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green spacer Alberthead Lagoon in Metchosin, B.C.
Bear Cove in Port Hardy, B.C.
Bob's Spot in the Plumper Island Group, B.C.
Braemar Ave in North Saanich, B.C.
Breakwater Island near Gabriola Pass, B.C.
Browning Passage near Port Hardy, B.C.
Browning Wall near Port Hardy, B.C.
China Creek near Port Alberni, B.C.
Clover Point in Victoria, B.C.
Copper Cliffs near Campbell River, B.C.
Daphne Islet near Brentwood Bay
Deep Cove near Sidney, B.C.
Discovery Island near Victoria, B.C.
Dolphin Beach near Nanoose Bay, B.C.
Elliot's Beach Park in Ladysmith, B.C.
Five Fathom near Port Hardy, B.C.
Forest Island (north end) near Sidney, B.C.
GB Church [ship to reef] near Sidney, B.C.
Gowland Point on South Pender Island, B.C.
Henderson Point near Sidney, B.C.
Madrona Point in Nanaimo, B.C.
Maple Bay near Duncan, B.C.
McKenzie Bight near Victoria, B.C.
McNeill Point aka Kitty Islet in Victoria, B.C.
Neck Point in Nanaimo, B.C.
Northeast Pearse Wall, Telegraph Cove, B.C.
Ogden Point in Victoria, B.C.
Porteau Cove Marine Park, B.C.
Port McNeil, B.C.
Rocky Point in Nanaimo, B.C.
Row & Be Damned near Campbell River, 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 near Vancouver, B.C.
Willis Point near Sidney, B.C.

International
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Kaui - an Island of Hawaii, USA
Aquatic but Non-Marine Life
Vancouver Island, B.C.
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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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.

Dolphin Beach near Parksville - Dolphin Beach Nanoose Bay - scuba diving site vancouver island british columbia canada

Dolphin Beach near Parksville
Dolphin Beach, Nanoose Bay
Dolphin Beach near Parksville




The parking lot beside Dolphin Beach. Tyee Crescent.
Parking Lot beside Dolphin Beach

Cephalopods

Pacific Giant Octopus - part of an arm in view - Dolphin Beach Nanoose Bay - scuba diving site vancouver island british columbia canada
Longfin Sculpin at Octopus den
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

Quillback Rockfish on Boot Sponge
Quillback Rochfish - Dolphin Beach Nanoose Bay - scuba diving site vancouver island british columbia canada
Quillback Rockfish sitting on top of a large Boot Sponge. (Mar 25, 2007) Quillback Rockfish ~ 10 inches [25 cm] long. (Mar 25, 2007)
Copper Rockfish - Dolphin Beach Nanoose Bay - scuba diving site vancouver island british columbia canada
Copper Rockfish
Copper Rockfish ~ 12 inches [30 cm] long. (Aug 26, 2007) Copper Rockfish (Aug 26, 2007)
English Sole fish  - Dolphin Beach Nanoose Bay - scuba diving site vancouver island british columbia canada
Lingcod
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)
Longfin Sculpin and a Sea Cucumber
Painted Greenling
Longfin Sculpin and a Sea Cucumber (Aug 26, 2007) Painted Greenling ~ 8 inches [20 cm] long. (Aug 26, 2007)
Quillback Rockfish fish  - Dolphin Beach Nanoose Bay - scuba diving site vancouver island british columbia canada
Quillback Rockfish fish  - Dolphin Beach Nanoose Bay - scuba diving site vancouver island british columbia canada
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,...

Sea Gooseberry
Hydrocoral?
Sea Gooseberry (March 25, 2007)
Hydrocoral? Not sure. Probably colonial tunicates [aka ascidians] (Aug 26, 2007)

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Nudibranchs or Sea Slugs

Sea Lemon or Lemon Dorid

Sea Lemon or Lemon Dorid ~ 4 inches [10 cm] long. (Mar 25, 2007)

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Sea Anemones ( Cnidarians )

Crimson Anemone  - Dolphin Beach Nanoose Bay - scuba diving site vancouver island british columbia canada
Tube Dwelling Anemone - Dolphin Beach Nanoose Bay - scuba diving site vancouver island british columbia canada
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)
Tube Dwelling Anemone
Tube Dwelling Anemone
Tube Dwelling Anemone (Mar 25, 2007) Tube Dwelling Anemone (Aug 26, 2007)
Tube Dwelling Anemone

Tube Dwelling Anemone (Aug 26, 2007)

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 Sea Cucumbers & Starfish ( Echinoderms )

Brittle Star
Cushion Star
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)
Painted Sea Starfish  - Dolphin Beach Nanoose Bay - scuba diving site vancouver island british columbia canada
Rose Starfish echinoderm  - Dolphin Beach Nanoose Bay - scuba diving site vancouver island british columbia canada
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)
Cushion Star
Morning Star
Cushion Star ~ 6 inches [15 cm] wide. (Aug 26, 2007) Morning Star ~ 2 feet [60 cm] wide. (Aug 26, 2007)
Painted Star
Rose Star
Painted Star (Aug 26, 2007) Rose Star ~ 6 inches [15 cm] wide. (Aug 26, 2007)
Rose Star
Sea Cucumber echinoderm  - Dolphin Beach Nanoose Bay - scuba diving site vancouver island british columbia canada
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)
White Sea Cucumbers - Dolphin Beach Nanoose Bay - scuba diving site vancouver island british columbia canada
Spiny Red Starfish  - Dolphin Beach Nanoose Bay - scuba diving site vancouver island british columbia canada
White Sea Cucumbers & Creeping Petal Sea Cucumber (red ones) (Mar 25, 2007) Spiny Red Star (Mar 25, 2007)
Vermilion Star
Vermilon Star
Vermilion Star ~ 9 inches [22.5 cm] wide. Common at this scuba diving site.
 (Mar 25, 2007)
Vermilion Star (Aug 26, 2007)
Sunflower Star - juvenile - Dolphin Beach Nanoose Bay - scuba diving site vancouver island british columbia canada

Sunflower Star - juvenile. One of the most commonly seen starfish at any  scuba
diving site. (Aug 26, 2007)


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Sponges

Boot Sponge
Orange Rough Ball Sponge
Boot Sponge (Mar 25, 2007) Orange Roughball Sponge (Mar 25, 2007)
Orange Roughball Sponge - Dolphin Beach Nanoose Bay - scuba diving site vancouver island british columbia canada
Yellow Boring Sponge - Dolphin Beach Nanoose Bay - scuba diving site vancouver island british columbia canada
Orange Roughball Sponge (Aug 26, 2007) Yellow Boring Sponge (Mar 25, 2007)


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Tunicates

Pacific Sea Peach

Pacific Sea Peach (Mar 25, 2007)


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Worms

White Calcareous Tubeworm - Dolphin Beach Nanoose Bay - scuba diving site vancouver island british columbia canada
Shell of the White Calcareous Tube Worm
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

Pink Enrcusting Algae on Calecareous Tube Worm burrows
Fish eggs?
Pink Encrusting Algae on Calcareous Tube Worm burrows (Mar 25, 2007) Fish eggs? Not sure. (Aug 26, 2007)
Sea Horse
Sea Horse - toy
Sea Horse - ride on type toy (Aug 26, 2007) Sea Horse - ride on type toy (Mar 25, 2007)

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