Where: Little Dume Lobster trip

Depart from: Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard

When: Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024

Time: Board at 6:00 am, depart at 7:00 am with us getting back about 4:00 pm.

Cost: $240.00 includes 3 dives, hot lunch, water & air fills including FREE nitrox-Limited to 6 divers

ALL TRIPS are weather-dependent

If you have any questions, please get in touch with Ken at

info@channelislandsdiveadventures.com or call (805) 469-7288

  The Little Dume area is rarely dived by any boat due to the distance from any harbor and is a perfect location for an advanced lobster trip. It is close to 30 miles East of Channel Islands Harbor and we plan to dive the outer area outside the SMCA.  This area is quite large and well worth the effort to get to. 

 The Little Dume area is rarely dived by any boat due to the distance from any harbor. From the Channel Islands Harbor, it is close to 30 miles East. Most all of Little Dume is in a State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) and is around the corner from Pt. Dume going towards Paradise Cove. The area we plan to dive is the outer area just outside the SMCA. This area is more like a reef with kelp and some excellent bottom terrain with shallower depths around 50′-60′ ft. This area is quite large and well worth the effort to get to. 

 Between Leo Carrillo and Point Dume are Nicholas Canyon and Decker Canyon all excellent dive sites. This whole isn’t like a beach dive. The outer areas are all deeper rocky reefs between 40′-60′. These areas are basically untouched by divers and CIDA is the only one who has ever chartered boats to these areas. Over the years, we have chartered many boats to these areas and further, including the Peace for a 2-day trip many years ago. 

 Advanced divers and above that have experience in cold water conditions including; current, swell, possible limited visibility and deep water. Most importantly, good buoyancy control is needed and surface signal tubes are always recommended. 

 The DV Triton is 40′ x 12′ in size and set up for only six divers. It’s a new-to-dive trips around the Channel Islands, local wrecks, and awesome coastal diving, and gives divers choices they never had before. The owner of the DV Triton, Danny Graham, has been diving for years as a recreational, Tech and rebreather diver. A few years back, he went from working for Nuvair to owning a boat doing commercial urchin diving and removing old nets and lobster cages. Mid 2023 Danny received his captain’s license and license to operate the boat for six divers. Now, Danny can operate the boat for a multitude of work and keep doing what he loves.  If you are an Experienced Advanced Diver or above and are looking for something different than the usual diving, the DV Triton is for you. 

 Where the Triton lacks creature comforts, it makes up for it with speed, tank fills, and the ability to do things and dive locations you can not with other dive operators. For tank fills, there is a 3500 PSI compressor with banked 35% Nitrox and the ability to do custom Nitrox mixes and supply 100% 02. It is best to bring your tank full for the first dive, and then for the second and third dives, you can get Nitrox fills for free. Read more about the DV Triton HERE.