About the Avalon Underwater Clean-Up

Information about the Avalon Harbor Underwater Clean-Up on Catalina Island. See also other Scuba Diving Events and All Events on Catalina Island.

EVENT: Avalon Harbor Underwater Clean-Up
FIRST HELD: 1970's
BENEFIT FOR: USC'S Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber
BENEFIT FOR: Wrigley Institute Scientific Diving Program
VENUE: Underwater Avalon Harbor
LOCATION: Avalon, Calalina Island, Southern California

The Avalon Harbor Underwater Clean-Up is an annual event hosted by the Catalina Conservancy Divers that is a bay cleanup day and a benefit for Ocean Conservation and the Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber. Divers enter the water at three different points, the Green Pleasure Pier, Steps Beach, and Casino Point, and the dive typically lasts about an hour and a half. More then 500 diver typically participate.

Editions

EDITION: 38th Avalon Harbor Underwater Clean-Up
DATE: February 23, 2019 (Saturday)
TIME: 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m;.
HOST: USC Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber
HOST: Wrigley Inswtitute for Environmental Studies
HOST: Catalina Conservation Divers
- Facebook "38th Avalon Harbor Underwater Clean-Up" Event Page

EDITION: 37th Avalon Harbor Underwater Clean-Up
DATE: February 24, 2018 (Saturday)
TIME: 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Facebook "37th Avalon Harbor Underwater Clean-Up" Event Page

EDITION: 36th Avalon Harbor Underwater Clean-Up
DATE: February 25, 2017 (Saturday)
TIME: 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Facebook "36th Avalon Harbor Underwater Clean-Up" Event Page

EDITION: 35th Avalon Harbor Underwater Clean-Up
DATE: February 20, 2016 (Saturday)
TIME: 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Facebook "35th Avalon Harbor Underwater Clean-Up" Event Page

35th was in 2016
34th was in 2015
33rd was in 2014

EDITION: 32nd Avalon Underwater Clean-Up
DATE: February 23, 2013 (Saturday)
TIME: 12:00 noon
- Facebook "2013 Avalon Underwater Clean-Up" Event Page #1
- Facebook "2013 Avalon Underwater Clean-Up" Event Page #2

31st was in 2012

EDITION: 30th Avalon Harbor Underwater Clean-Up
DATE: February 26, 2011
The 30th Annual Avalon Harbor Underwater Clean-Up will take place on February 26, 2011 and online registration will begin on December 1, 2010.

EDITION: 29th Avalon Harbor Underwater Clean-Up
DATE: February 20, 2010
eCatalina "Avalon Harbor Underwater Clean-Up" Video

EDITION: 28th Avalon Harbor Underwater Clean-Up
DATE: February 21, 2009
- Elainejobin "2009 Underwater Clean-Up Volunteers Needed" Article
- ? "2009 Avalon Harbor Underwater Clean-Up" Pictures
- eCatalina "2009 Avalon Harbor Underwater Clean-Up" Video

EDITION: 27th Avalon Harbor Underwater Clean-Up
DATE: February 23, 2008
eCatalina "2008 Avalon Harbor Underwater Clean-Up" Article

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EDITION: 21st Avalon Harbor Underwater Clean-Up
DATE: February 24 (Saturday)
CA Diving News "Getting the Most out of the Underwater Clean-Up" Article

Resources

- USC Wrigley Institute "WIES-CCD Cleanup" Article
- Facebook "USC Wrigley Institute" Event Pages

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