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Scuba Diving Pictures from Fathom Five near Port Hardy, 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 , 2008 Type of dive: boat dive Rating for this dive site: 7/10 for the large number of fish here. Including Ratfish and Wolf Eels. Others saw them on the dive but I did not see the eels. Parking:  N/A Bathroom/Washroom/Toilet:  N/A Boat ramp: Port Hardy Ease of entry:  [Wheel chair access: No] Abundance of life: 7/10 Accommodations:  Check out Telegraph Cove, Port McNeil or Port Hardy for places to stay. Attractions:  Lots of types of large fish here and differents kinds of rock fish. Bottom and depth: Pinacle is about 30 feet [10 metres] at the buoy, and descends around the peak to various rock structures and sand. Facilities: Port Hardy Hazards/Obstacles: really only other boats Sensitivity to tide/current: did not seem to be an issue here. Terrain: some rocky out croppings and boulders, and large sandy areas 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 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.

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


Crustaceans

Shrimp ~ 3 inches [7.5 cm] long.	Shrimp standing on the egg case of a Spotted Chimaera.

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Fish

Black Rockfish ~ 16 inches [40 cm] long. There had to be easily over 50 of these at the marker buoy that marks this sea mount. If you can call it that. But there were more particles suspended in the water here, so the visibility was not as good as Browning Wall.	Yellowtail Rockfish ~ 16 inches [40 cm] long. There was not as many of these as compared to the Black Rockfish, and they were hanging out with the Black Rockfish along the rope we descended down.
China Rockfish ~ 14 inches [35 cm] long. Suspended beside some calcareous tube worms [presently hiding in their calcium tubes] that are pink because of the coating of Pink Encrusting Algae.	Same China Rockfish as on the left. There were a few of them around this site, but only this one stay still long enought to allow me to take a couple pictures of it.
Another China Rockfish. About the same size as the one in the photograph above.	Spotted Chimaera [aka Ratfish] ~ 3 feet [1 metre] long. I saw about five of them at this dive spot. And this was a day dive, which surprised me as I usually see them at night.
Spotted Chimaera [aka Ratfish] ~ 3 feet [1 metre] long.	Spotted Chimaera [aka Ratfish] ~ 3 feet [1 metre] long.
Kelp Greening ~ 18 inches [45 cm] long. This was the only Kelp Greenling that I saw on this dive. At least it stayed still long enough to have its picture taken a few times.	Kelp Greenling. The same on as found in the image to the left of this one. If you look at the larger version of this image you will be able to spot the parasites on the underside of this fish.
Lingcod ~ 3 feet [1 metre] long. There were several of these animals here.	The same Lingcod as on the left of this image. I was able to get a little closer with- out scaring this one, and taking this close-up.
Lingcod ~ 5 feet [1.6 metres]. This was one of the largest lingcod's that I spotted at this dive site.	The same Lingcod as to the left of the photograph. My strobe is not quite strong enough to illuminate subjects beyond 6 feet [2 m]. I will either have to buy a better one sometime in the future, or learn to get more out of my existing strobe setup.
Quillback Rockfish ~ 14 inches [35 cm] long.	Quillback Rockfish ~ 14 inches [35 cm] long.

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Mollusks

Swimming Scallop, Chiton and a tunicate [possibly a Sea Vase].	A side view of the Swimming Scallop and the Sea Vase [or Transparent Tunicate]

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Nudibranchs [or Sea Slugs] & Snails

A Dorid of some kind, but not sure of its name. Only about 1.5 inches [3.75 cm] long. I only spotted one of these during my dive.	Clown Dorid ~ 3 inches [7.5 cm] long. I only saw one of these during this dive.

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Sea Anemones ( Cnidarians )

Tube Dwelling Anemone ~ 10 inches [25 cm] across. Note the Slime Tube Feather Duster Worms in front of it.	Zoanthids ~ 1 inch [2.5 cm] in diameter. Also note that there is at least three small hermit crabs in this picture.
Sea Pen - juvenile ~ 6 inches [15 cm] tall. The adults get over 2 feet [60 cm] tall.

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 Sea Cucumbers & Starfish ( Echinoderms )

Orange Sunstar ~ 14 inches [35 cm] across.	Orange [?] Sunstar ~ 14 inches [35 cm] wide.
Painted Star ~ 12 inches [30 cm] wide.	Painted Star
Rose Star ~ 6 inches [15 cm] wide.	Rose Star ~ 8 inches [20 cm] wide.
Wrinkled Star ~ 6 inches [15 cm] wide.	Sea Cucumber ~ 2 feet [60 cm] long.
Sea Cucumber on top of a Painted Star. What was it doing? I'm not sure.

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Worms

Slimetube Feather Duster Worm. ~ 1.5 inches [3.75 cm] wide. On the right the animal is actually out and feeding, while on the left the other one has withdrawn into its protective casing. They were quite common at this site.

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Miscellaneous

The egg case of a Spotted Chimaera [aka Ratfish] ~ 8 inches [20 cm] long. There was several of these lying around this dive site.

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