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Scuba Diving Pictures from Daphne Islet near Brentwood Bay which is not far from 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 are located at the bottom of the page. Note: This page is under construction April, 2009 Type of dive: shore dive or boat dive Rating for this dive site: 6/10 Parking: Some parking on the road near the church, but it is limited to about six cars. Bathroom/Washroom/Toilet: Boat ramp: Ease of entry: 7/10. The path leads to a set of stairs that litterally descend into the water at high tide. [Wheel chair access: No] Abundance of life: 6/10 Accommodations: None Attractions: Bottom and depth: Facilities: None Hazards/Obstacles: Boats Sensitivity to tide/current: Terrain: rocky, sandy, solid rock, both, all Tides, transportation and weather: Fisheries and Oceans Canada Tide Page., BC Ferries Schedule and Sailings. , The Weather Network If you like these pages, and wish this web site to continue, please remember to check out some of the Google Ads. Just clicking on the ads helps pay for the web site.

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 quality 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. As well some of these can be found as posters via Cafepress, and some of these ocean life photographs are available as widescreen backgrounds via the widescreen link immediately below some of the photographs.

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. The algae are eaten by a variety of animals - apparently as a good source of calcium.


Links to the various groups of organisms:
Cephalopods, Crustaceans, Fish, Mollusks, Nudibranchs, Sea Anemones, Sea Cucumbers & Echinoderms, Sponges, Tunicates, Worms, Miscellaneous

Cephalopods



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Crustaceans

Helmet Crab ~ 6 inches [15 cm] wide with the legs. Note the particles floating in the water around the animal. These particles often make it difficult to get a nice shot.	Helmet Crab ~ 6 inches [15 cm] wide including the legs. Making this a juvenile based on its size.
Red Rock Crab ~ 8 inches [20 cm] wide along the shell. This one was hiding under the kelp.	Red Rock Crab ~ 8 inches [20 cm] wide along the shell. They can often be found buried in the sand. Probably hiding from predators.
Red Rock Crab ~ 6 inches [15 cm] across the shell. Note that this is a female since it is carrying eggs below its body. They seemed to have picked up a lot of dirt from her crawling on the bottom, or perhaps they are more mature. [?]	Red Rock Crab ~ 4 inches [10 cm] wide. Another female with what might be new eggs. Much more colourful than the eggs of the female to the left of this image.
Shrimp of some kind. ~ 4 inches [10 cm] long. One in the middle of this image, and one to the top left in this image. Very common here.

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Fish

Buffalo Sculpin ~ 12 inches [30 cm] long.	Grunt Sculpin ~ 4 inches [10 cm] long.
Ling Cod ~ 12 inches [30 cm] of this fish is visible. Full length was about 2 feet [60 cm] long. Making this a young animal. As adults they are typically between 4 to 5 feet [1.3 m to 1.7 m] long.	Longfin Sculpin ~ 8 inches [20 cm] long. This one appears to be quite a bit more camouflaged than usual for this species.
Pacific Staghorn Sculpin ~ 16 inches [40 cm] long. I don't see these fish very often.	Pacific Cod ~ 18 inches [45 cm] long. This is the first photo of mine of this type of fish.
Kelp Perch ~ 6 inches [15 cm] long. This fish did not stay still for another picture. I encountered a few on this dive, but as usual they swam away before I could take a picture.	Rockfish ~ 4 inches [10 cm] across the head. Probably a Copper Rockfish as they are one of the most common in the Sannich Inlet. Note the chiton just to the left of it, and slightly above it.
~ 12 inches [30 cm] long. I find it difficult sometime to identify the species of these different kinds of flat fish. Can you see it - its right in the middle of this image and is facing to the top of the image.	Tube Snout ~ 6 inches [15 cm] long. It helped to get a decent picture of this fish as it layed on the bottom, while most of the time when I see these fish they are normally swimming around me too quickly for a decent picture.
White Spotted Greenling ~ 18 inches [45 cm] long. The only reason I believe I was able to get this close was this was taken during a night dive. The fish are more likely to stay still at night. Possibly because all they see are my lights - not me.	White Spotted Greenling ~ 18 inches [45 cm] long. This fish did not stay still for another picture.
Roughback Sculpin ~ 6 inches [15 cm] long. These fish were quite common here. (Feb 20, 2009)

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Mollusks

Giant Rock Scallop ~ 12 inches [30 cm] wide. There were a few at this dive site. (Feb 25, 2009)

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Nudibranchs [or Sea Slugs] & Snails

Barnacle-Eating Dorids ~ 1 inch [2.5 cm] long. These are one of our smallest species that stand out enough for me to take a picture of. They are usually found around the colonies of the small barnacles. There are two of them in the center of this image. (Feb 25, 2009)	Pilose Dorid ~ >2 inches [5 cm] long. It is the white animal more to the top left of the center of this image. (Feb 20, 2009)
Frosted Nudibranch ~ 3 inches [7.5 cm] long. Obviously a young one based on its size. As adults they tend to be around 6 inches [15 cm] long. (Feb 25, 2009)

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Sea Anemones & other Cnidarians

Giant Plumose Anemone ~ 18 inches [45] wide. I could not take a picture of the whole animal as the water quality was too poor. Too many tiny particles floating in the water at this dive site at this time. (Feb 20, 2009)	Anemone ~ 6 inches [15 cm] wide. Not sure what species. And odd that it is laying on its side. (Feb 20, 2009)
Moon Jellyfish ~ 6 inches [15 cm] wide. They were quite common in the shallows this day. (Feb 20, 2009)	Tubedwelling Anemone ~ 10 inches [25 cm] wide. (Feb 25, 2009)

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 Sea Cucumbers & Starfish ( Echinoderms )

Leather Starfish ~ 12 inches [30 cm] wide. Quite common at this dive site. (Feb 25, 2009)	Leather Starfish ~ 12 inches [30 cm] wide. (Feb 25, 2009)
Blood Star ~ 10 inches [25 cm] wide. The blood starfish here are not of the usual coloration that I normally encounter. Usually their colour is a more solid red or orange. It is touching a Shiny Orange Tunicate. (Feb 25, 2009)	Blood Star ~ 10 inches [25 cm] wide. Note the Shiny Orange Tunicate that it is beside. (Feb 20, 2009)
Creeping Petal Sea Cucumber ~ 3 inches [7.5 cm] wide. Common at this dive site. (Feb 25, 2009)	Mottled Star ~ 14 inches [35 cm] wide. This one is missing a couple arms. (Feb 25, 2009)
Morning Starfish ~ 2.5 feet [75 cm] wide. This is the only starfish species that I have seen eating other species of starfish. See Henderson Point web page for an image of one in the process of killing another starfish. (Feb 25, 2009)	Morning Star ~ 4 inches [10 cm] wide. A baby or juvenile based on its size. Note that they are much brighter than the adults. (Feb 20, 2009)
Pale Sea Cucumber ~ 10 inches [25 cm] wide at the top. (Feb 20, 2009)	Pale Sea Cucumber ~ 6 inches [15 cm] wide at the top. (Feb 25, 2009)
Purple Star ~ 8 inches [20 cm] wide. There were a few of these in the shallow areas. Which is quite normal for them. (Feb 25, 2009)	Salt and Pepper Sea Cucumber ~ 12 inches [30 cm] wide. Not that common here. (Feb 25, 2009)
Spiny Pink Star ~ 14 inches [35 cm] wide. The adults are 3 feet [1 m] wide. (Feb 20, 2009)	Sunflower Star ~ 2 feet [60 cm] wide. That would make this a juvenile. (Feb 20, 2009)
Sunflower Star ~ 12 inches [30 cm] wide. That would make this a juvenile. (Feb 25, 2009)	Sunflower Star ~ 2 inches [5 cm] wide.  (Feb 25, 2009)

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Sponges

Velvety Red Sponge ~ 8 inches [20 cm] across. (Feb 25, 2009)

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Tunicates

Transparent Tunicate ~ 4 inches [10 cm] long. (Feb 20, 2009)	Two different tunicates in this image. The more commonly seen Shiny Orange Tunicate and a little below it is a Stalked Tunicate - the reddish body. The white stuff around them are the calcium tubes of young Calcareous Tube Worms. (Feb 20, 2009)
Orange Social Ascidians ~ half an inch [1.25 cm]. They are the orange "dots" in this image. There is a larger Shiny Orange tunicate on the left side of this image. And something I did not see until I was reviewing this photo, note the pink object on the far left in the middle of the image. It is the first Pale Creeping Petal Sea Cucumber that I've ever "seen." The more common species is the Red one. (Feb 25, 2009)

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Worms

Rose Ribbon Worm ~ 12 inches [30 cm] long. But these animals get to be up to 6 feet [2 m] long according to the book. This animal had about 3 feet sticking out of its burrow when I arrived. (Feb 25, 2009)

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Miscellaneous

Giant Sea Spider ~ 2 inches [5 cm] wide including the legs. You have to look carefully to see it near the top middle of this image. Seven legs are visible. (Feb 25, 2009)

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