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Scuba Diving
Pictures from McKenzie Bight
near Victoria, B.C. Canada. These are medium quality jpegs. But I have the RAW images as well. Email tjfidler@telus.net Directions to the Dive Site located at the bottom of the page. Type of dive: shore dive Rating for this dive site: 6/10 as a long walk, 8/10 for rock walls, 7/10 for life Parking: space for about six cars but this is a narrow road Boat ramp: none Ease of entry: 6/10 actual entry is ok but its a long walk [Wheel chair access: No] Abundance of life: 7/10 Attractions: lots of walls, and depth, some have seen six gill sharks here, but not me Bottom and depth: rocky with some sand, and lots of rock walls Facilities: none Hazards/Obstacles: Sensitivity to tide/current: current and tide are not really a problem here. Safe place to dive during storms that affect Victoria Terrain: rocky, coarse sand between rocks, solid rock walls |
The following images are thumbnails. If you click on them a larger image will open up and the picture will take up most of your screen. Again these are medium qualifty jpegs. Higher quality images can be purchased directly from me via paypal using my email address tjfidler@telus.net And many of these photos can be found for sale on Cafepress through the Calendar link and Photo CD link .
A few people have already asked me about "What is that pink stuff on the rocks in some of the pictures?" Well, they're usually Pink Rock Crust (aka Encrusting Coralline Algae) or in some cases might even be Encrusting Hydrocorals. They're eaten by a variety of animals - apparently as a good source of calcium.
The parking lot for McKenzie Bight. Very small. At best it might hold 8-10 cars. Have to leave some room to turn around.
Cephalopods
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| Probably a Red or Ruby Octopus ~
3 inch [7.5 cm] mantle (Jan 6, 2007) |
Probably a Red or Ruby Octopus ~ 3 inch [7.5 cm] mantle (Dec 10, 2006) |
Crustaceans
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| Kelp Crab (Aug 12, 2006) They are generally found in the shallows which is why picture is so dirty. |
Kelp Crab (Aug 12, 2006) |
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| Coonstripe Shrimp (Aug 12, 2006) | Longhorn Decorator Crab (Aug 12, 2006) |
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| Red Rock Crab (Sept 26, 2006) | Red Rock Crab (Sept 26, 2006) |
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| Kelp Crab - in the shallows as
usual. Not as good water quality. (Sept 26, 2006) |
Longhorn Decorator Crab (Jan 6, 2007) |
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Fish
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| Ling Cod - about 3 feet (1 m) long ( Aug 12, 2006) | Ling Cod - about 4 feet (1.3 m) long (Aug 12, 2006) |
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| Rockfish of some kind (Aug 12, 2006) | Copper Rockfish (Aug 12, 2006) |
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| Perch of some kind. (Aug 12, 2006) | Perch of some kind. (Aug 12,
2006) It was moving in front of the camera. While I was trying to take picture of starfish. |
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| Plainfin Midshipman - odd name
(Aug 12, 2006) This photo can be found on the marine-life calendar 2008 for Fishes of the Pacific Northwest. North America 2008 Calendar v01 |
Northern Sculpin [?] (Aug 12, 2006) |
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| Northern Ronquil (Aug 12, 2006) | Northern Ronquil (September 26, 2006) |
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| Northern Ronquil riding a
Sunflower Star (September 26, 2006) This image also appears on the ocean-life calendar 2008 for Starfish of the Pacific Northwest. North America 2008 Calendar v01 |
Close up of Northern Ronquil
(September 26, 2006) This image can be found on the ocean-life calendar 2008 for Fishes of the Pacific Northwest. North America 2008 Calendar v01 |
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| Painted Greenling (Sept 26, 2006) | Roughback Sculpin [about 4
inches (10 cm)] and a Squat Lobster behind it. (October 29, 2006) |
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| Grunt Sculpin (January 06, 2007) | Black-eyed Goby (August 12, 2006) |
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Nudibranchs ( Sea Slugs ) and Snails
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| Clown Dorid ( Aug 12, 2006) | Clown Dorid ( Aug 12, 2006) |
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| Giant White Dirona (September 26, 2006) | Gold Dirona (September 26, 2006) |
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| Heath's Dorid (Dec 10, 2006) | Yellow Margin Dorids laying eggs (Jan 6, 2007) |
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Sea Anemones & Jellyfish ( Cnidarians )
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| A young Plumose Anemone - only about 3 inches tall versus 3 feet ( Aug 12, 2006) | Three Tube Dwelling
Anemones, a Rough Back Scupin, a small octopus on the top-left side of the photo, a tube worm, and two Squat Lobsters ( Aug 12, 2006) This photo also appears on the marine-life calendar 2008 for Underwater Life of the Pacific Northwest. North America 2008 Calendar v03 |
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| Tube Dwelling Anemone & a
Slime Tube Worm beneath it. (Aug 12, 2006) Getting a picture of a Slime Tube Worm is difficult. They are very sensitive to movement in the water. |
Fried Egg Jellyfish (Sept 26,
2006) |
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| Fried Egg Jellyfish (Sept 26, 2006) |
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Sea Cucumbers & Starfish ( Echinoderms )
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| Fat Henricia - odd name for a starfish - about 2 feet across (Aug 12, 2006) | Mottled Star and a Squat Lobster - star about 18 inches across (Aug 12, 20006) |
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| Very young Sunflower Star - about 8 inches across (Aug 12, 2006) | "Teenager" Sunflower Star - about 16 inches across (Aug 12, 2006) |
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| Mature Sunflower Star - usual 3 feet across [1 metre] (Aug 12, 2006) | Adult Sunflower Star - usual 3
feet [1 metre] across (Aug 12, 2006) This photo also appears on the marine-life calendar 2008 for Underwater Life of the Pacific Northwest. North America 2008 Calendar v01 |
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| Rose Star - about 8 inches across (Aug 12, 2006) | Sea Cucumber (Aug 12, 2006) Note its white, feeding appendages which it bascially taps down onto the ground and then pulls back into its body. |
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| Leather Star - about 10 inches across (Aug 12, 2006) | Leather Star - about 8 inchers across (Aug 12, 2006) |
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| Painted Star - about 12 inches
across (Aug 12, 2006) This photo also appears on the marine-life calendar 2008 for Starfish of the Pacific Northwest. North America 2008 Calendar v01 |
Leather Star - about 10 inches across (Sept 26, 2006) |
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| Possibly a baby Sunflower Star
or maybe a baby Morning Star [?] attacking some other kind of baby starfish. About 1 inch [2.5 cm] in diameter. (October 29, 2006) |
Brittle Stars - largest one about 5 inches [12.5 cm] across. (October 29, 2006) |
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Sponge
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| Yellow Boring Sponge and the
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white object might be a glass sponge. (Aug 12, 2006) |
Sponge (Dec 10, 2006) |
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| Cloud Sponge ~ 3 feet [1 metre] long (Dec 10, 2006) | Boot Sponge ~ 3 feet [1 metre] long & 9 inch [22.5 cm] opening (Jan 6, 2007) |
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Tunicates
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| Shiny Orange Tunicate surrounded by Lightbulb Ascidians (Aug 12, 2006) | Stalked Hairy Sea Squirts and Yellow Boring Sponge (Aug 12, 2006) |
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| Lightbulb Ascidians and a very young Sunflower Star [8 inches] (Aug 12, 2006) | Lightbulb Ascidians and a Coonstripe Shrimp to the right (Aug 12, 2006) |
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| Shiny Orange Tunicate [aka Sea Squirts] (September 26, 2006) |
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Worms
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| Slime Tube Worms - very
difficult to get a picture of them - very sensitive to movement - about 2 incches across (Aug 12, 2006) |
Slime Tube Worms - 4 exposed and
3 above them withdrawn into tubes. (September 26, 2006) |
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| White Crown Calcareous Tubeworm
(September 26, 2006) |
White Crown Calcareous Tube Worm
with a Shrimp in front (Oct 29, 2006) |
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