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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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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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Sea Gooseberry (March 25, 2007) |
Hydrocoral? Not sure. Probably colonial tunicates [aka ascidians] (Aug 26, 2007) |
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Sea Lemon or Lemon Dorid ~ 4 inches [10 cm] long. (Mar 25, 2007) |
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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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Pacific Sea Peach (Mar 25, 2007) |
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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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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) |