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Rocky Point
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| Rocky Point parking lot ( January 23, 2006) | Boat Launch (No longer used by boats) ( January 23, 2006) |
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| Bear at the entrance to the
parking lot for Rocky Point. Only about a metre [yard] tall. |
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.
Octopus
Baby octopus sitting in a moon snail shell. ( December 23, 2007 )
Unfortunately I was not able to get a better close up.
Chitons
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| Not sure of name ( January 23, 2006) | Not sure of name ( January 23, 2006) |
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Crustaceans
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| Bering Hermit Crab wearing Moon Snail Shell ( January 23, 2006) | Bering Hermit Crab wearing Sponge ( January 23, 2006) |
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| Young Bering Hermit Crab ( April 16, 2006) | Young Bering Hermit Crab ( April
16, 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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| Black Eyed Hermit Crab ( December 23, 2007) | Decorator Crab of some kind. ( April 16, 2006) |
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| Red Rock Crab ( December 23,
2007 ) As usual this one is particially buried in the sand. |
Red Rock Crab ( December 23,
2007 ) Nice side profile that you don't often get a chance to take. |
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| Decorator Crab of some kind. ( December 23, 2007 ) |
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Fish
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| Black Eyed Goby (?) (January 23 , 2006) | Black Eyed Goby (?) (January 23 , 2006) |
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| Goby or Ronquil ? (April 16 , 2006) | Pacific Staghorn Sculpin ( December 23, 2007 ) |
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| Grunt Sculpin ( December 23, 2007 ) |
Sea Slugs (Nudibranchs)
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| Yellow Margin Dorid (January 23 , 2006) | Giant Dendronotid (January 23 , 2006) |
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Sea Anemones
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| Sea Anemone (January 23 , 2006) | Sea Anemone (January 23 , 2006) |
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| Giant Plumose Anemone - using external flash. (April 16 , 2006) | Giant Plumose Anemone - using natural light. (April 16 , 2006) |
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| Tube Dwelling Anemone (April 16 , 2006) |
Sea Cucumbers ( Class Holothuroidea ) - Also Echinoderms (Actually related to starfish)
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| Sea Cucumber ( January 23, 2006) | Pale Sea Cucumber (April 16 , 2006) |
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| Feeding Sea Cucumber (April 16 , 2006) |
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Starfish & Sea Urchins ( Echinoderms )
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| Morning Sunstar ( January 23, 2006) | Juvenile Sunflower Starfish (January 23, 2006) |
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| Sea Urchin ( January 23, 2006) | Sunflower Starfish - about 3 feet ( 1 metre ) across. (April 16 , 2006) |
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| Leather Star (April 16 , 2006) | Vermilion Starfish (April 16 , 2006) |
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| Spiny Mud Star ( December 23, 2007 ) | Close up of the legs of a Spiny
Mud Star ( December 23, 2007 ) These star fish can move very fast. No time lapse photography is necessary. |
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| Spiny Pink Star ( December 23, 2007 ) | A pink version of an Orange Sun Star ( December 23, 2007 ) |
Miscellaneous
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| Sponge (April 16 , 2006) | Shiny Orange Tunicate (April 16 , 2006) |
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| Eggs of some kind. (April 16 , 2006) |
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Rocky Point
If you're starting out from the ferry terminal you need to get on to and follow Hammond Bay Road, and assuming your coming from the south, make a right onto Entwhistle Road and follow it until you can make a right onto Fillinger Crescent. Keep an eye out for the bear statue and the actual address is 5040 Fillinger Crescent. You should see the bears their holding the street address at the entrance of this old boat launch. Plenty of parking at this dive location. The waters here are fairly shallow and most of your diving will probably be above 50 feet [16 metres].
If you want to print out a map you can user either:
Google Maps : enter 5040 Fillinger Crescent Nanaimo BC
MapQuest : enter 5040 Fillinger Crescent for the Address, Nanaimo for the City, BC for the State/Province