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Scuba
Diving
Pictures from Dolphin Beach
near Nanoose Bay, B.C. Canada. Turns out I may have the wrong name.
Kathleen [Aug 2010] has informed me this should be called Tyee. And that Dolphin Beach is on Blueback Drive before you get to Tyee. I think I may have dove the location she has mentioned prior to getting my camera - a few years earlier. 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 Rating for this dive site: 7/10 due to gets deep very fast, shore access can be hard on ankles Parking: 7/10 with space for about 6-8 cars, trucks, etc. Boat ramp: none Ease of entry: 7/10 very close to parking, but rock shore with lots of ankle breakers, bit of path through rocks in water [Wheel chair access: No] Abundance of life: lots of fish, but not much for crustaceans, the odd nudibranch, Accommodations: There are several places in Parksville, or Nanaimo, that you could find lodging at. Including Hotels, Motels, Inns and Campgrounds. Attractions: boot sponges on wall, can get deep quickly, lots of fish like Quillback & Copper Rockfish Bottom and depth: rocky area with sand leading down to depths 100+ feet [30+ metres] Facilities: none Hazards/Obstacles: rocky shore with lots of rocks I call ankle breakers, but a bit of a path through them into water and low tide Sensitivity to tide/current: current is not a problem, tide exposes lots of rock Terrain: rocky, rocky shore, some solid rock and rock walls, sandy bottom into depths Tides, transportation and weather: Fisheries and Oceans Canada Tide Page., BC Ferries Schedule and Sailings. , The Weather Network
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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.
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The parking lot beside Dolphin Beach. Tyee Crescent.
Cephalopods
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| Can just make out the arm of a
Pacific Giant Octopus in its den. (Aug 26, 2007) |
A moment later this Longfin Sculpin swam into view in front of the den. (Aug 26, 2007) |
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Fish
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| Quillback Rockfish sitting on top of a large Boot Sponge. (Mar 25, 2007) | Quillback Rockfish ~ 10 inches [25 cm] long. (Mar 25, 2007) |
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| Copper Rockfish ~ 12 inches [30 cm] long. (Aug 26, 2007) | Copper Rockfish (Aug 26, 2007) |
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| English Sole ~ 12 inches [30 cm]
long. These fish can be quite friendly and are common at this scuba diving site. (Aug 26, 2007) |
Lingcod fish - juvenile. ~ 2 feet [60 cm] long. (Aug 26, 2007) |
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| Longfin Sculpin and a Sea Cucumber (Aug 26, 2007) | Painted Greenling ~ 8 inches [20 cm] long. (Aug 26, 2007) |
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| Quillback Rockfish ~ 14 inches
[35 cm] long. Very common at this scuba diving site and these fish seemed to be quite calm and willing to stay still to have their picture taken. (Aug 26, 2007) |
Quillback Rockfish ~ 8 inches [20 cm] long. (Aug 26, 2007) |
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Hydroids [Jellyfish], Hydrocorals,...
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| Sea Gooseberry (March 25, 2007) |
Hydrocoral? Not sure. Probably colonial tunicates [aka ascidians] (Aug 26, 2007) |
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Nudibranchs or Sea Slugs
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| Sea Lemon or Lemon Dorid ~ 4 inches [10 cm] long. (Mar 25, 2007) |
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Sea Anemones ( Cnidarians )
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| Crimson Anemone ~ 16 inches [40 cm] wide. Common at this
scuba diving site. (Mar 25, 2007) |
Tube Dwelling Anemone ~ 8 inches
[20 cm] wide. Common at this scuba diving site. A favourite food of the Giant Dendronotid nudibranch. (Mar 25, 2007) |
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| Tube Dwelling Anemone (Mar 25, 2007) | Tube Dwelling Anemone (Aug 26, 2007) |
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| Tube Dwelling Anemone (Aug 26, 2007) |
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Sea Cucumbers & Starfish ( Echinoderms )
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| Brittle Star ~ 6 inches [15 cm] wide. Common at this dive site. (Mar 25, 2007) | Cushion Star ~ 3 inches [7.5 cm] wide. Not common. (Mar 25, 2007) |
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| Painted Star ~ 2 feet [60 cm] wide. Common here. (Mar 25, 2007) | Rose Star ~ 8 inches [20 cm]
wide. Common at this scuba diving site. (Mar 25, 2007) |
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| Cushion Star ~ 6 inches [15 cm] wide. (Aug 26, 2007) | Morning Star ~ 2 feet [60 cm] wide. (Aug 26, 2007) |
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| Painted Star (Aug 26, 2007) | Rose Star ~ 6 inches [15 cm] wide. (Aug 26, 2007) |
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| Rose Star ~ 6 inches [15 cm] wide. Very common here. (Aug 26, 2007) | Sea Cucumber ~ 2 feet [60 cm]
long. Common at this scuba diving site. (Aug 26, 2007) |
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| White Sea Cucumbers & Creeping Petal Sea Cucumber (red ones) (Mar 25, 2007) | Spiny Red Star (Mar 25, 2007) |
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| Vermilion Star ~ 9 inches [22.5
cm] wide. Common at this scuba diving site. (Mar 25, 2007) |
Vermilion Star (Aug 26, 2007) |
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| Sunflower Star - juvenile. One
of the most commonly seen starfish at any scuba diving site. (Aug 26, 2007) |
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Sponges
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| Boot Sponge (Mar 25, 2007) | Orange Roughball Sponge (Mar 25, 2007) |
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| Orange Roughball Sponge (Aug 26, 2007) | Yellow Boring Sponge (Mar 25, 2007) |
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Tunicates
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| Pacific Sea Peach (Mar 25, 2007) |
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Worms
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| White Calcareous Tube Worm (Aug 26, 2007) | And a moment later it has ducked inside its tube. (Aug 26, 2007) |
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Miscellaneous
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| Pink Encrusting Algae on Calcareous Tube Worm burrows (Mar 25, 2007) | Fish eggs? Not sure. (Aug 26, 2007) |
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| Sea Horse - ride on type toy (Aug 26, 2007) | Sea Horse - ride on type toy (Mar 25, 2007) |
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