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San Nic has been owned by the U.S. Government and under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Navy since 1933. It contains a large Navy base, which includes tennis courts, a racquet ball court, a movie theater, a bowling alley, a recreation center and a 10,000 foot runway. The island is off limits to civilians. Until fur traders eliminated them in the late 1800s, sea otters were plentiful off San Nic. A highly controversial program transplanted 139 otters from Monterey on the island between 1987 and 1990. Only 16 remain. About half swam back to Monterey, some died, and many are unaccounted for. At the time of the transplant, divers and fishermen worried that the otters would ruin San Nic's abalone/lobster fishery; little did we know humans could decimate the abalone population all by themselves. San Nic has always been one of the least dived Channel Islands because it is so far offshore. As a result, the island was legendary for the large red abalone and spiny lobsters it produced. If you've got a dive trip planned to San Nic , go with a boatload of good friends, a good book or both. Charter dive boats usually leave at 9:00 or 10:00 p.m. the night before in order to be there at 6:00 or 7:00 a.m. While you'll sleep most of the way there, it's a long trip back!
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