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Scuba Diving
Pictures from Henderson Point
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 the dive site located at the bottom of this page. Type of dive: shore dive Rating for this dive site: 7/10 for ease of entry, and lots of rock structure Parking: 7/10 with space for about six cars,trucks,... Boat ramp: none Ease of entry: 8/10 but the rock steps can be challenging for the last few feet down to beach [Wheel chair access: No] Abundance of life: 6/10 Accommodations: There are several places in Sidney or even Victoria that you could find lodging at. Including Motels, Inns and Bed & Breakfasts Attractions: fairly easy entry if you can get down the rock steps, protected from current, Bottom and depth: combination of rock walls & rocks at various depths and sand Facilities: none Hazards/Obstacles: getting down to the beach the last few feet, boats could be a problem but I've never had a problem Sensitivity to tide/current: protected from current, low tide can expose rocks that are better navigated at high tide Terrain: there is a lot of solid rock, and rock walls at this site. As well as a lot of sand in the shallows and flat areas Tides, transportation and weather: Fisheries and Oceans Canada Tide Page., BC Ferries Schedule and Sailings. , The Weather Network
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Octopus with a Head/Mantle
length of around 2 inches [5 cm] long. 1 of 3 images of the same individual. The following is a link to a widescreen version of this image. (Feb 17, 2009) |
Octopus with a Head/Mantle
length of around 2 inches [5 cm] long. 2 of 3 images of the same individual. (Feb 17, 2009) |
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Octopus with a Head/Mantle
length of around 2 inches [5 cm] long. 3 of 3 images of the same individual. They way its arms are spread out now is usually part of their hunting mode. (Feb 17, 2009) |
Pacific Giant Octopus
[Enteroctopus dolfeini] ~ 5 inches
[12.5 cm] for the head/mantle length. 1 of 4 images of the same Octopus. This was its initial position, as I came across it. Trying to remain hidden by camouflaging itself against the rocks. (Mar 11, 2009) |
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Pacific Giant Octopus
[Enteroctopus dolfeini] ~ 5 inches
[12.5 cm] for the head/mantle length. 2 of 4 images of the same Octopus. It started to crawl along the bottom. (Mar 11, 2009) |
Pacific Giant Octopus
[Enteroctopus dolfeini] ~ 5 inches
[12.5 cm] for the head/mantle length. 3 of 4 images of the same Octopus. In this image it is just launching itself to swim away, but I was not able to capture a good image of this "flying." (Mar 11, 2009) |
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Pacific Giant Octopus ~ 5 inches
[12.5 cm] for the head/mantle length. 4 of 4 images of the same Octopus. It has now landed again and its arms are under its body to probably try and protect them. (Mar 11, 2009) |
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Decorator Crab or Sharp Nosed Crab [Scyra acutifrons] sitting
on a Spiny Pink Star (March 25, 2006) |
Decorator Crab or Sharp Nosed
Crab [Scyra acutifrons] also sitting on
the same Spiny Pink Star (March 25, 2006) |
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Coonstripe Shrimp [Spirontocaris
holmesi] sitting below
a Warty Tunicate. (December 9, 2006) |
Red Rock Crab [Cancer productus]
~ 12 inches [30
cm] long. (December 9, 2006) |
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Longhorn Decorator Crab
~ 10 inches [25 cm] wide with the legs. (December 9, 2006) |
Longhorn Decorator Crabs -
female left and male right (December 9, 2006) This image also appears on the ocean-life calendar 2008 for Crustaceans of the Pacific Northwest. North America 2008 Calendar v01 |
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Red Rock Crab [Cancer productus]
(December 9, 2006) This photo also appears on the marine-life calendar 2008 for Crustaceans of the Pacific Northwest. North America 2009 Calendar v01 Now available as a wide screen image - click here. |
A Longhorn Decorator Crab ~ 12
inches [30 cm] wide.
(January 1, 2008) The pink stuff around it is Pink Encrusting Algae, which is rich in calcium and eaten by a lot of smaller animals like Chitons. |
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A Squat Lobster [aka Galatheid
Crab] and two shrimp. (March 6, 2008) The length of the Squat Lobster is about 4 inches [10 cm]. |
A Squat Lobster [aka Galatheid
Crab] ~ 4 inches [10 cm] long. These are more frequently found when its night or the sky is dark due to clouds. (March 6, 2008) |
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Two Coonstriped shrimp
[Spirontocaris holmesi] ~ 3 inches [7.5 cm]
long. Very common here. (March 6, 2008) |
Kelp Crab ~ 10 inches [25 cm]
wide with the legs. Very common here in the shore area. (Sept 30, 2007) |
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Pacific Prawn ~ about 6 inches
[15 cm] along the main body. Very common here and most easily seen during a night dive when they come out to eat. They can avoid some of their predators by coming out mostly at night. (March 6, 2008) |
Three Coonstriped Shrimp
[Spirontocaris holmesi] eating a jelly
fish. When I originally came upon them there was about a dozen shrimp eating this jelly fish. But most ran away. (January 1, 2008) |
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Decorator Crab ~ 5 inches [12.5
cm] wide. This is on the side of a recently sunk sail boat. Approximately a 240 degree reading from the flag. (Nov 8, 2008) |
Green Shore Crab ~ 2 inches [5
cm] wide. Very common here, but usually the water quality in the shallows is too poor to take the time to take a picture here. (Nov 8, 2008) |
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Golfball Crab ~ 4 inches [10 cm]
wide across the legs. Note the Pale Sea Cucumber to the top-right of the crab. (Nov 5, 2008) |
Golfball Crab - same one as to
the left of this image. This is the only time I've been able to take a picture of this species here. And only the 2nd time I've seen one of these here. So, they seem to be rare in this area. (Nov 5, 2008) |
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Longhorn Decorator Crab at the
base of a couple Short Plumose Anemones. The anemones are about 10 inches [25 cm] tall. These crabs are fairly common at this dive site. (Nov 5, 2008) |
Northern Kelp Crab [Pugettia
producta] ~ 14 inches
[35 cm] wide across the legs. And as you would expect its munching on kelp in the shallows. Very common here, but often the water in the shallows makes taking a photo not worth it. (Nov 5, 2008) |
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Northern Kelp Crab [Pugettia
producta] ~ 18 inches
[45 cm] wide across the legs. Note how small the shrimp are compared to it. (Nov 5, 2008) |
Red Rock Crab [Cancer productus]
~ 12 inches [30
cm] wide. Note that this is a female and she is carrying eggs under her body. The orange mass. (Nov 5, 2008) |
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Spiny Lithode Crab ~ 10 inches
[25 cm] wide with the legs. This is the only one I've seen at this site, and in fact is the second I've ever seen and also taken a photo of. The other was near Campbell River. (Nov 5, 2008) |
Spiny Lithode Crab - same
individual as the one found in the image left of this one. But I've included in this shot a Vermilion Star that was close to it. (Nov 5, 2008) |
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Shrimp ~ 1.5 inches [3.75 cm]
long. Sitting on what I think are the eggs of a fish. Probably a sculpin, as one was nearby. (Feb 17, 2009) |
Golf Ball Crab ~ 3 inches [7.5
cm] widle. Based on this size it is quite young. (Feb 17, 2009) |
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Heart Crab [Phyllolithodes
papillosus] ~ 3 inches [7.5 cm]
wide across the legs. This is the first time I've seen one of these at this scuba diving site. (October 2009) |
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Copper Rockfish [Sebastes caurinus] ~ about 12 inches [30 cm]
long. (March 25, 2006) This photo can be found on the marine-life calendar 2009 for Fishes of the Pacific Northwest. North America 2009 Calendar v01 |
A Buffalo Sculpin [Enophrys
bison] guarding an egg
mass (March 25,
2006) The fish is about 14 inches [35 cm] long. |
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A Scalyhead Sculpin [Artedius
harringtoni] ~ about 3
inches [7.5 cm] long. These are one of our most colourful fish, and friendly as well. (March 25, 2006) |
A Scalyhead Sculpin [Artedius
harringtoni] with Shrimp
touching the
fish with their antennae. (March 25, 2006) |
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Sculpin [of some kind] ~ 5
inches [12.5 cm] long and the mouth of a Slime Tube Worm behind it. A very friendly fish. (March 25, 2006) |
Sculpin [of some kind] ~ about 4 inches [10 cm] long. (March 25, 2006) |
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Sculpin [of some kind] about 4
inches [10 cm] long and a Lemon Dorid. The yellow stuff around them is Yellow Boring Sponge. (December 9, 2006) |
Smooth Alligator Fish sitting on
an English Sole fish (December
9, 2006) The SMF is about 4 inches [10 cm] long. |
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Ling Cod [Ophiodon elongates] ~
4 feet [1.3 m] long.
By far the largest fish that is commonly found at this dive site. (December 16, 2006) |
Painted Greenling [Oxylebius
pictus] ~ 10 inches
[25 cm] long. A relatively common fish here, but the hard part is taking a good picture of one. (December 16, 2006) |
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Sculpin [of some kind] that does take up most of the picture. (December 16, 2006) | Painted Greenling [Oxylebius pictus] (April 1, 2007) |
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Grunt Sculpin [Rhamphocottus
richardsonii] ~ 4 inches [10 cm]
long. (March 6, 2008) The unusual thing about these fish is that they can barely swim. They mostly crawl on the bottom, or along surfaces. And seem to only use their tails when trying to scale rock walls or move a little bit faster. |
A baby Plainfin Midshipman ~ 3
inches [7.5 cm] long There were at least 12 of these this night dive. Never saw them before this dive except as adults at other dive sites. These fish seem to come out at night. So, if you want to see one of the babies try night diving. (March 6, 2008) |
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Some kind of Sculpin ~ about 7 inches [17.5 cm] long. (March 6, 2008) | Shiner Perch ~ the longest was
about 6 inches [15 cm] long. These fish are easier to spot at night, as they often come to the lights. Or at least stay still longer if you find them. (March 6, 2008) |
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Tubesnout - a small but common
fish here. ~ 5 inches [12.5 cm] long. These are more commonly seen at night. During the day I rarely see them. But at night I've run into schools of up to around 100 individuals. (Oct 29, 2008) |
Longfin Gunnel - a type of eel
like
fish. ~ 6 inches [15 cm] long. These may be more common here, but they are quite small. And easy to miss if most of their body is hidden from view. (Nov 8, 2008) |
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English Sole ~ 12 inches [30 cm]
long. At least I think this fish is an English Sole. (Nov 5, 2008) |
Northern Ronquil ~ 10 inches [25
cm] long. A fairly common fish here, but hard to take a photograph of one. They are usually quite shy. (Nov 5, 2008) |
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Sole Fish ~ 4 inches [10 cm]
long. The round object near the top of this image is the entrance to the burrow of a Slime Tube Worm. (Feb 17, 2009) |
Scalyhead Sculpin ~ 5 inches
[12.5 cm] long. These fish are common here, but this is my first decent shot of one at this location. (Feb 17, 2009) |
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Fringed Sculpin ~ 8 inches [20
cm] long. Not entirely sure this is a Fringed Sculpin (Feb 17, 2009) |
Possibly a Scalyhead Sculpin ~ 4
inches [10 cm] long. Note the arms of the Squat Lobster hiding under the rock. (Feb 17, 2009) |
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Tube Snout ~ 6 inches [15 cm]
long. This fish was attracted to the little shrimp, that was attracted to my video lights during this night dive, and was eating the shrrimp. There is one of the shrimp just above it in this image. (Mar 11, 2009) |
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Chiton ~ 3 inches [7.5 cm] long. Common at this site. (Feb 17, 2009) | Chiton ~ 3 inches [7.5 cm] long. Common at this site. (Feb 17, 2009) |
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Rock Scallop (?) ~ 6 inches [15 cm] across. (Feb 17, 2009) | |
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Marine Worm crawling on a
Paintes Star fish. I often spot them on starfish. (Feb 17, 2009) |