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 near Nanoose Bay, 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 Victoria Sidney, B.C. Ten Mile Point in Victoria, B.C. Wall Beach near Nanoose Bay, B.C. Whytecliff Park near Vancouver, B.C. Willis Point near Sidney, B.C.

Scuba Diving Pictures from Wall Beach Road and Seahaven Road near Nanoose Bay, B.C. Canada Email tjfidler@telus.net Directions to the Dive Site are located at the bottom of the page. This page is under construction February 24, 2008 Type of dive: shore dive Rating for this dive site: 6/10 for ease of entry, mind you only at high tide, and loss of points for long surface swim if you want depth Parking: 7/10 for Seahaven Rd parking spot, NA for actual Wall Beach Rd - yet Boat ramp: none Ease of entry: 4/10 at low tide, but 8/10 at high tide [Wheel chair access: No] Abundance of life: 5/10 Attractions: Bottom and depth: Facilities: none Hazards/Obstacles: very slippery solid rock beach, algaes make it very slippery here Sensitivity to tide/current: protected from current, but best entered only at high tide Terrain: mostly solid rock

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. If you ask nicely I may be able to provide a higher quality image.

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.



Cephalopods



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Crustaceans

Bering Hermit Crab with a Sponge (Feb 17, 2008)

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Fish

Copper Rockfish (Feb 17, 2008)	Male Ling Cod guarding eggs - natural lighting (Feb 17, 2008)
Striped Sea Perch - natural lighting (Feb 17, 2008)

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Mollusks


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Nudibranchs [or Sea Slugs] & Snails

Dorid of some kind. (Feb 17, 2008)	Lemon Dorid (Feb 17, 2008)

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Sea Anemones ( Cnidarians )

Green Anemone (Feb 17, 2008)	Plumose Anemone - natural light and video light. (Feb 17, 2008)
Short Plumose Anemones - natural lighting  (Feb 17, 2008)

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 Sea Cucumbers & Starfish ( Echinoderms )

Sea Cucumber using a Strobe Light. (Feb 17, 2008)	Sea Cucumber using mostly natural light and video light. (Feb 17, 2008)
Leather Star - note that this one has six arms. (Feb 17, 2008)	Leather Star - with the normal five arms. (Feb 17, 2008)
A juvenile Morning Star - about 4 inches [10 cm] across. (Feb 17, 2008)	Morning Star who seems to be catching a young Sunflower Star. About 10 inches [25 cm] across. Also note the three Pacific Prawns. (Feb 17, 2008)
Striped Sun Star - almost three feet [1 m] across. (Feb 17, 2008)	Vermilion Star - about 10 inches [25 cm] across. (Feb 17, 2008)
Sunflower Star - usual three feet [1 metre]  in diameter. (Feb 17, 2008)	Sunflower Star - juvenile - 8 inches [20 cm] across. (Feb 17, 2008)
White Sea Urchin - about 4 inches [10 cm] in diameter. (Feb 17, 2008)

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Sponges



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Tunicates



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Worms

Calcareous Tube Worms (Feb 17, 2008)	Marine Worm on a Painted Star (Feb 17, 2008)

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Miscellaneous


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If you want to locate this site on a map, or print out a map, you can user either:

Google Maps: enter Wall Beach Nanoose Bay BC
Or
MapQuest: enter Wall Beach for the Address, Nanoose Bay for the City and BC for the state