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 Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii, USA Kaui - an Island of Hawaii, USA > Aquatic but Non-Marine Life Vancouver Island, B.C.

Scuba Diving Pictures from the GB Church (a ship) near Sidney, B.C. Canada These are mostly medium quality jpegs. But I have the RAW images as well. Email tjfidler@telus.net Directions to this dive site are located at the bottom of this page. Type of dive: boat dive only possilble here Rating for this dive site: 8/10 Parking: not possible Boat ramp: none, but their are buoys to tie your boat to Ease of entry:  [Wheel chair access: NA] Abundance of life: 7/10 Accommodations:  There are several places in Sidney or even Victoria that you could find lodging at. Including Hotels, Motels, Inns and Campgrounds. Attractions: somewhat protected from current at depth, well established life on this vessel Bottom and depth: maximum depth around 80+ feet [25 metres], mostly course sand around bottom of ship Facilities: none Hazards/Obstacles: current can be a problem, and so can other boats, but well known dive site Sensitivity to tide/current: current can be a problem at surface but not much of a problem Terrain: course sand around bottom of ship and some rock 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.

The GB Church just before it was turned into an artificial reef - by sinking it.

Courtesy of Pauline Ptolemy (Photographer) and Kevin Cleemput of  www.shalloncharters.com
Check out Kevin's site if you're planning a boat dive, mothership support for Kayakers or even just sightseeing.

Crustaceans

Lyre Crab - a type of Decorator Crab ( February 18, 2006)	Decorator Crab & a group of Solitary Tunicates ( February 18, 2006)
Decorator Crab ( February 18, 2006)	Bering Hermit Crab ( April 29, 2006)
Bering Hermit Crab ~ 5 inches [12.5 cm] wide along the shell. ( April 29, 2006)	Bering Hermit Crab - close up. This crab is sitting on the rail like ledge on the side of the ship.  ( April 29, 2006)
Decorator Crab wearing Barnacles (February 18, 2006)	Decorator Crab (February 18, 2006)
Decorator Crab (February 18, 2006)	Decorator Crab (April 29, 2006)
Possibly a Sharp Nosed Crab with Barnacles on it (April 29, 2006)	Giant Acorn Barnacles (April 29, 2006)
Giant Acorn Barnacle (April 29, 2006)	Giant Acorn Barnacle (April 29, 2006)
Giant Acorn Barnacles (April 29, 2006)	Moss Crab (November 24, 2007)
Puget Sound King Crab - juvenile (November 24, 2007) There were several of these on the ship. Only about 7.5 cm [3 inches] across on average. It would seem that there is lots of food for them on the ship.	Puget Sound King Crab - juvenile (November 24, 2007)

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Fish

Sculpin of some kind ~ 4 inches [10 cm] long. There were a variety of these fish on this ship. (February 18, 2006)	Sculpin of some kind ~ 4 inches [10 cm] long. These fish are very common on this ship wreck. ( April 29, 2006)
Sculpin ~ 4 inches [10 cm] long. (November 24, 2007) The actual type of this sculpin is unknown to me. But a common fish here.	Longfin Sculpin ~ 4 inches [10 cm] long. Which makes this a young fish. (November 24, 2007) This was the first fish I saw today on the sides of this ship.

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Sea Slugs (Nudibranchs )

Tar Spotted Nudibranch ~ 5 inches [12.5 cm] long. These don't seem to be common any where. They just show up once and a while. (February 18, 2006)	Sea Lemon ~ 4 inches [10 cm] long. One of the more common nudibranchs found almost at every site I go to. (April 29, 2006)
Clown Dorid ~ 4 inches [10 cm] long. (November 24, 2007) There were several of these nudibranchs [sea slugs] on the ship this day.	Clown Dorid ~ 6 inches [15 cm] long. One of the more common nudibranchs found almost at every site I go to.  (November 24, 2007)
Gold Dirona ~ 5 inches [12.5 cm] long. These are common enough but I don't see them on every dive. (November 24, 2007)

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Sea Anemones ( Cnidarians )

White Plumed Anemone and White Sea Cucumber ( January 24, 2006)

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Sea Cucumbers & Starfish (Echinoderms)

Two White Sea Cucumbers ~ 12 inches [30 cm] long. I have never seen so many of these anywhere. I've seen them at the odd dive site, but on this ship there were several dozen of them hanging off of almost every surface above the main hull of the ship. (April 29, 2006)	Two White Sea Cucumbers - close up of image on left (April 29, 2006)
A few White Sea Cucumbers (April 29, 2006)	A few White Sea Cucumbers (April 29, 2006)
A few White Sea Cucumbers (April 29, 2006)

Worms

Christmas Tree Worms, Sponge & White Plumed Anemones (April 29, 2006)

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Miscellaneous

Sponge (February 18, 2006)	Sponge (April 29, 2006)
Solitary Tunicates (Reddish Tubes) & White Sea Cucumber (April 29, 2006)

GB Church

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