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Scuba Diving
Pictures from Ogden Point in
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 for the most part, but the far end would be better as a boat dive near the light house at the end of the pier. Rating for this dive site: Parking: lots of park but need to pay, space for thirty plus vehicles Boat ramp: none Ease of entry: 7/10 as parking is close to water, but getting up and down granite blocks can be challenging. The barnacles can be dangerous. You can also enter the water by the beach and for some people this would be the best choice.[Wheel chair access: Not really] Abundance of life: 8/10 one of the best for Victoria, narrow band of kelp along the break-water in the summer and fall Attractions: the granite blocks that make up the break water are home to lots of life and add area for life Bottom and depth: can get past 90 feet [27 metres] at the end of the pier. Facilities: Dive shop, coffee shop, bathroom, Hazards/Obstacles: The agae on the granite blocks can be slippery, and climbing up and down the blocks is somewhat challenging Sensitivity to tide/current: best to dive here at slack tide if you want to swim far, but if staying close then tide is not much of an issue Terrain: granite blocks, with sandy bottom and some rock at bottom of blocks below the surface |
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 .
The Ogden Point Breakwater
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 and are very common on the rock surfaces. They're eaten by a variety of animals - apparently as a good source of calcium.
Cephalopods
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| Giant Pacific Octopus - hiding under kelp - poor visibility today ( July 2, 2006) | Giant Pacific Octopus ( July 2, 2006) |
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| Giant Pacific Octopus ( July 2, 2006) |
Chitons
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| Pacific Giant or Gumboot Chiton - about a foot long. (February 14, 2006) | Black Katy Chiton (?) - about 4 inches long. (February 11, 2006) |
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| Gumboot Chiton with camouflage
and other critters living on it like an island. Shrimp and small hermit crabs. As well as "red algae." About 12 inches long. (August 27, 2006) |
Two more colourful chitons. The
larger one is about 4 inches long.(August 27, 2006) This photo also appears on the marine-life calendar 2008 for Mollusks of the Pacific Northwest. North America 2008 Calendar v01 |
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Crustaceans
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| Hermit Crab - Name? ( March 18, 2006) | Northern Kelp Crab ( January 14, 2006) |
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| Juvenile Puget Sound King Crab (February 11, 2006) | Juvenile Puget Sound King Crab (February 11, 2006) |
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| Juvenile Puget Sound King Crab ~ 3 inches [7.5 cm] wide. (February 11, 2006) | Adult Puget Sound King Crab ~ 12 inches [30cm] wide. (February 11, 2006) |
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| "Teenager" Puget Sound King Crab
~ 8 inches [20 cm] wide
(February 14, 2006) This image also appears on the ocean-life calendar 2008 for Crustaceans of the Pacific Northwest. North America 2008 Calendar v01 |
"Teenager" Puget Sound King Crab ~ 8 inches [20 cm] wide. (February 14, 2006) |
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| Hermit Crab (February 11, 2006) | Sharp Nosed Crab - not sure why blue claws. Normally white. (February 11, 2006) |
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| Sharp Nosed Crab (February 5, 2006) | Sharp Nosed Crab (February 14, 2006) |
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| Young Umbrella Crab and Scaly
Head Sculpin to the left. (February 14,
2006) This image also appears on the ocean-life calendar 2008 for Crustaceans of the Pacific Northwest. North America 2008 Calendar v01 |
Adult Umbrella Crab ~ 5 inches
[12.5 cm] wide. (February
14,
2006) These are fairy common here, but you do have to look for them. |
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| Orange Hermit Crab ~ 6 inches
[15 cm] wide for the snail shell.
(March
18,
2006) An appropriate name for this hermit crab. And they are fairly common here. |
Hermit Crab wearing Sponge ~ 6
inches [15 cm] wide along the sponge. (February 14, 2006) |
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| Orange Hermit Crab - (March 18, 2006) | Orange Hermit Crab wearing Sponge (February 14, 2006) |
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| Heart Crab (April 8, 2006) | Heart Crab (April 8, 2006) |
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| Heart Crab (April 8, 2006) | Sharp Nosed Crab (May 13, 2006) |
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| Decorator Crab (May 13, 2006) | Two Decorator Crabs mating (May 13, 2006) |
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| Slender Crab (?) eating a small jelly fish. "Now you see me." (May 13, 2006) | Same crab. "Now you don't." (May 13, 2006) |
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| Giant Acorn Barnacle - yes
related to crabs. Arms about 4 inches. (May 13, 2006) This photo also appears on the marine-life calendar 2008 for Crustaceans of the Pacific Northwest. North America 2008 Calendar v01 |
Cancer Crab hiding in Acorn
Barnacle shell (June 6, 2006) |
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| Sharp Nosed Crab (June 6, 2006) |
Decorator Crab (June 6, 2006) |
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| Hermit Crab leaning against a
larger crabs arm (June 6, 2006) |
Slender Crab (July 2, 2006) |
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| Sharp Nosed Crab (August 27,
2006) Sharp Nosed crabs are very common here and usually easy to spot. |
Decorator Crab on field of Fused Orange Social Tunicates (August 27, 2006) |
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Fish
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| Wolf Eel (#1) (April 8, 2006) | Wolf Eel (#1) (April 8, 2006) |
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| Wolf Eel (#2) (April 8, 2006) | Wolf Eel (#3) (April 8,
2006) This photo can be found on the marine-life calendar 2008 for Fishes of the Pacific Northwest. North America 2008 Calendar v01 |
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| Kelp Greenling ( January 14, 2006) | Ling Cod ( January 14, 2006) |
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| Scaly Head Sculpin - some back
scatter in image (September 3, 2006) |
Close up of Scaly Head Sculpin
(February 14, 2006) |
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| Close up of Scaly Head Sculpin (February 14, 2006) | Some kind of Sculpin (February 14, 2006) |
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| Longfin Sculpin (March 18,
2006) |
Longfin Sculpin (March 18,
2006) This image also appears on the ocean-life calendar 2008 for Underwater Life of the Pacific Northwest. North America 2008 Calendar v03 |
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| Painted Greenling (April 8, 2006) | Painted Greenling (April 8, 2006) |
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| Mosshead Warbonnet (April 8, 2006) | Mosshead Warbonnet (April 8, 2006) |
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| Vermilion Rockfish - not a good picture - Example of Backscatter (May 13, 2006) | Canary Rockfish (?) - not a good picture - Example of Backscatter (May 13, 2006) |
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| Grunt Sculpin (June 6, 2006) |
Canary Rockfish - based on the
scale
pattern I think this is the same fish as above. But this is about a month later in time. (June 6, 2006) There were about six of these fish but they would not stay still to have their picture taken. But they kept swimming by me. |
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| Sculpin of some kind (July 2, 2006) | Sculpin of some kind (July 2, 2006) |
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| Sculpin of some kind (July 2,
2006) The sculpins in general seem to be curious and sometimes come to me. But after a while get bored or scared of the flash. And leave like most fish do. But sometimes they come even closer. |
Ling Cod - braver than most as they usually run away (July 2, 2006) |
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| Grunt Sculpin (July 2, 2006) This photo can be found on the marine-life calendar 2008 for Underwater Life of the PacificNorthwest. North America 2008 Calendar v01 |
Grunt Sculpin (July 2, 2006) |
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| Black Eyed Goby (July 2, 2006) | Longfin Sculpin and pink
Blue-Lined Chiton
below it (July 2, 2006) |
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Molluscs (excluding Nudibranchs, Chitons & Cephalopods)
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| Scallops (May 13,
2006) This photo also appears on the marine-life calendars for Mollusks [v01] & Underwater Life [v01] of the Pacific Northwest . North America 2008 Calendars |
Scallops (May 13, 2006) |
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| Scallops (May 13, 2006) | Scallops (May 13, 2006) |
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| Scallops (May 13, 2006) | Scallops (May 13, 2006) |
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| Scallops (May 13, 2006) | Scallops (May 13, 2006) |
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| Scallop with odd sponge covering
and a small Hermit Crab (June 6, 2006) This image also appears on the ocean-life calendar 2008 for Underwater Life of the Pacific Northwest. North America 2008 Calendar v03 |
Nudibranchs (Sea Slugs) & Snails
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| Yellow Margin Dorid (March 18.
2006) |
Giant White Dorid (February 14,
2006) |
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| California Berthella and tiny shrimp riding one of them. (February 14, 2006) | California Berthella (May 13, 2006) |
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| California Berthella (July 2, 2006) | White Lined Dorid (July 2, 2006) |
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| Hairy Triton and 4 Dorids [type
of Nudibranch] below it (July 2,
2006) This image also appears on the ocean-life calendar 2008 for Mollusks Life of the Pacific Northwest. North America 2008 Calendar v01 |
Close up of Dorids from previous image (July 2, 2006) |
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| Clown Dorid - about 6 inches long. (August 27, 2006) | Diamond Back Tritonia - about 6
inches long. (August 27, 2006) This photo also appears on the marine-life calendar 2008 for Mollusks of the Pacific Northwest. North America 2008 Calendar v01 |
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Sea Cucumbers & Starfish
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| Sea Cucumber ( January 14, 2006) | Striped Sunstar (February 14, 2006) |
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| Creeping Pedal Sea Cucumber - Open (April 8, 2006) | Creeping Pedal Sea Cucumber - Closed (April 8, 2006) |
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| Slipper Sea Cucumber (March 18, 2006) | Creeping Pedal Sea Cucumber (May 13, 2006) |
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| Orange Sea Cucumber - closed (February 14, 2006) | Orange Sea Cucumber - partially open (February 14, 2006) |
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| Orange Sea Cucumber (May 13, 2006) | Orange Sea Cucumber (May 13, 2006) |
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| Rose Star Fish (May 13, 2006) | Spiny Pink Sea Star (May 13,
2006) |
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| Striped Sunstar - about 3 feet across (August 27, 2006) | Striped Sunstar - about 3 feet across (August 27, 2006) |
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Sea Anemones & Jellyfish ( Cnidarians )
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| Red Beaded Anemone ( January 14, 2006) | Fish Eating Anemone or Painted
Anemone (?) (March
18,
2006) |
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| Fish Eating Anemone (?) (March 18, 2006) | Fish Eating Anemone (?) (March 18, 2006) |
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| Tube Dweling Anemone and a Spiny Pink Star (May 13, 2006) | Tube Dweling Anemone (June 6, 2006) |
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| Sea Blubber or Lion's Mane - about 12 inches (30 cm) across (May 13, 2006) | Sea Blubber - same animal from different view (May 13, 2006) |
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| Zoanthid Anemones (June 6, 2006) |
Rose Anemone (September 3, 2006) |
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Worms
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| Calcareous Tube Worm (September
3, 2006) |
Calcareous Tube Worm (September 3, 2006) |
Ogden Point
You will more likely want to dive along the break water that makes up Ogden Point. It is located near the corner of Dallas Road and Dock Street in Victoria, British Columbia [BC], Canada.
If you want to print out a map you can user either:
Google Maps and just type in: Dock Street Victoria BC
MapQuest then for Ogden Point you can enter Dock Street for the Address, Victoria for the City, BC for the State/Province. Switch to the Aerial View [An option at the top-right of the screen.] and you will actually see the break water itself.