Catalina Island Marine Institute Explained

The Catalina Island Marine Institute (CIMI) is a non-profit educational program founded in 1979 and run by Guided Discoveries on Santa Catalina Island, California.

It is the host to approximately 15,000 students a year, who visit it in school-organized trips and summer camps.[1] [2] Students at CIMI learn marine biology through activities such snorkeling, scuba diving, sailing, hiking, marine science labs, kayaking and squid dissections.[3]

CIMI operates out of three facilities on Catalina Island: Toyon Bay (a private beach three miles northwest of Avalon), Fox Landing, and Cherry Cove (a camp owned by the Boy Scouts of America).[4] In addition to this, Guided Discoveries also owns and operates AstroCamp California, AstroCamp Virginia, and Camp Motorsport.

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Notes and References

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  4. Web site: Entry in Marine, Coastal, and Watershed Resource Directory . 2011-02-05 . coastal.ca.gov . https://web.archive.org/web/20070427120025/http://www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/directory/resdirectory/g_orgs/guideddiscoveries.html . 2007-04-27 . California Coastal Commission.