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Links to photographs Braemar Avenue in North Saanich, B.C. Breakwater Island near Gabriola Pass, B.C. Deep Cove near Sidney, B.C. Dolphin Beach near Nanoose Bay, B.C. Elliot's Beach Park in Ladysmith, B.C. GB Church near Sidney, B.C. Henderson Point near Sidney, B.C. Madrona Point in Nanaimo, B.C. McKenzie Bight near Victoria, B.C. Neck Point in Nanaimo, B.C. Ogden Point in Victoria, B.C. Porteau Cove Marine Park, B.C. Port Hardy, B.C. Port McNeil, B.C. Rocky Point in Nanaimo, B.C. Saltery Bay near Powell River, B.C. Saxe Point in Esquimalt, B.C. Sidney, B.C. Ten Mile Point in Victoria, B.C. Wall Beach near Nanoose Bay, B.C. Whytecliff Park in Vancouver, B.C. Willis Point near Sidney, B.C. |
Scuba
Diving Pictures from Sidney, B.C.
Canada These are medium quality jpegs. But I have the RAW images as well. Email tjfidler@telus.net Directions to this dive site can be found at the bottom of this page. Type of dive: shore dive / boat dive Rating for this dive site: 6/10 as sensitive to current Parking: 8/10 for parking if you don't mind walking Boat ramp: Ease of entry: 9/10 [Wheel chair access: Yes one of the few dive spots with wheel chair ramp. Best at high tide.] Abundance of life: 6/10 Attractions: Bottom and depth: Facilities: dive shop, washrooms, picnic tables, Hazards/Obstacles: boat traffic, and current Sensitivity to tide/current: best done at slack tide as current can be very strong Terrain: mostly sand with some rocks, bit of an artificial reef and the piers attract some life |
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 pier in downtown Sidney:
Me at the stairs just coming out of the water
Crustaceans
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| Decorator Crab (?) - ( March 11, 2006) | Northern Kelp Crab ( March 12, 2006) |
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| Northern Kelp Crab ( March 19, 2006) | Northern Kelp Crab (?) ( March 19, 2006) |
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| Helmet Crab ( March 11, 2006) | Helmet Crab ( March 19, 2006) |
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| Helmet Crab covered in small barnacles ( March 19, 2006) | Helmet Crab covered in small barnacles ( March 19, 2006) |
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| Red Rock Crab ( March 11, 2006) | Red Rock Crab ( March 19, 2006) |
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| Decorator Crab - Covered in bits
of brown kelp (March 19, 2006) |
Decorator Crab (March 12, 2006) |
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| Decorator Crab (March 19, 2006) | Decorator Crab (March 19, 2006) |
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| Shrimp living on Yellow Sponge covering a beer bottle (March 19, 2006) | Yellow Sponge covering a beer bottle (March 19, 2006) |
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| young Decorator Crab (?) (March 12, 2006) | Decorator Crab (June 10, 2006) |
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| Decorator Crab (June 10, 2006) | Decorator Crab (June 10, 2006) |
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| Closeup of a Dungeness Crab (June 10, 2006) | Young Red Rock Crab on the side of the sunken boat (June 10, 2006) |
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| Closeup of a Red Rock Crab (June 10, 2006) | Three Shrimp (June 10, 2006) |
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Fish
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| Great Sculpin ( March 11, 2006) | Great Sculpin ( March 11, 2006) |
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| Sculpin ( March 11, 2006) | Penpoint Gunnel (June 10, 2006) |
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| Saddleback Gunnel ? (June 10,
2006) |
Sole (June 10, 2006) |
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| Sculpin of somekind with a Longfin Sculpin behind it (June 10, 2006) | Same two fish but centered (June 10, 2006) |
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| Pacific Snake Prickleback (June 10, 2006) | Saddleback Gunnel (June 10, 2006) |
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| Saddleback Gunnel (June 10, 2006) | Saddleback Gunnel (June 10, 2006) |
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| Two Saddleback Gunnels (June 10, 2006) | Some kind of sculpin (June 10, 2006) |
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Sea Slugs or Nudibranchs
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| Clown Dorid ( March 11, 2006) | Clown Dorid ( March 11, 2006) |
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| White Lined Dorid ( March 11, 2006) | White Lined Dorid ( March 11,
2006) This image also appears on the ocean-life calendar 2008 for Underwater Life of the Pacific Northwest. North America 2008 Calendar v02 |
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| Sea Lemon Nudibranch (March 19,
2006) |
Sea Lemon Nudibranch (March 19, 2006) |
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| Sea Lemon or maybe a Tar Spotted
Nudibranch (June 10,
2006) |
Not sure what species - my book is not detailed enough (June 10, 2006) |
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Sea Anemones ( Cnidarians )
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| Sea Anemone ( March 19, 2006) | Sea Anemones (June 10, 2006) |
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| Sea Anemones (June 10, 2006) | Sea Anemones (June 10, 2006) |
Starfish & Sea Cucumbers ( Echinoderms )
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| Blood Starfish ( March 11, 2006) | juvenile Sunflower Starfish ( March 12, 2006) |
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| young Sunflower Starfish eating
a Crab (March 19, 2006) |
Sea Cucumber (March 19, 2006) |
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| Young Sunflower Starfish (June 10, 2006) |
Chitons
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| Giant Pacific Chiton (aka
Gumboot Chiton) (March 19, 2006) |
Underside of a Giant Pacific Chiton (aka Gumboot Chiton) (March 19, 2006) |
Miscellaneous
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| Yellow Sponge covering a beer bottle (March 19, 2006) | Yellow Sponge (June 10, 2006) |
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