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Scuba Diving
Pictures from Porteau Cove
Marine Park north of Vancouver, B.C. Canada. For more on this dive site
check out the Porteau Cove Marine Park government page
and pdf
of the actual scuba diving site and under water attractions. These are medium quality jpegs. But I have the RAW images as well. Email tjfidler@telus.net Directions to this dive site can be found at the bottom of this page. Number of dives I've done at this scuba diving site: 2 with my Olympus C7070 camera. Type of dive: shore dive but a boat would be nice as it is a long swim. Rating for this dive site: 7/10 for its convenience. Parking: Lots of parking for 30 cars, trucks, vans,.... Boat ramp: Yes, which makes this a convenient site. However they would like divers not to use it. There is a set of concrete stairs with a handle for getting in and out of the water. And a freshwater show just a few feet away from the stairs. The water even felt warm to me. Ease of entry: 9/10 due to boat ramp and also stairs with a hand rail going into ocean. [Wheel chair access: Yes if you use the boat ramp.] Abundance of life: 7/10 Accommodations: There are several places in North Vancouver, or even Horseshoe Bay, that you could find lodging at. Inns, Motels and Campgrounds. Attractions: A couple of wrecks and a variety of objects placed to attract life. Bottom and depth: Mostlly sandy and can drop well below a hundred feet [30 metres] Facilities: Their is a shower on shore for scuba divers, and a change room and washroom nearby. Also a camping area is located nearby in the park. Hazards/Obstacles: Boat traffic and current. Sensitivity to tide/current: The current can be a challenge here espicially when you are swimming out to the buoys to descend along them. Terrain: The area is mostly sand below the surface, the structure of the pier here offers some rock and steel columns. But mostly sand. Miscellaneous Information: If you are coming to Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics, this dive site is on the way to Whistler, the main downhill ski resort, where many of the olympic events will be held. About 30 minutes north past Horseshoe Bay. Tides, transportation and weather: Fisheries and Oceans Canada Tide Page., BC Ferries Schedule and Sailings. , The Weather Network
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Plumose Anemone ~ 2 feet [60 cm] tall. Quite common here.
[Original image was removed and replaced with a better digital image.] (April 15, 2006) |
Plumose Anemones ~ 2.5 feet [75
cm] tall.[Original image was removed and replaced with a better digital image.](April 15, 2006) |
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Swimming Anemome or
Tealia Anemone ~ 8 inches [20 cm] wide. Common at this scuba diving site. (April 15, 2006) |
Swimming Anemone or Tealia
Anemone ~ 6 inches [15 cm] wide. For more on anemones check out this link toWikipedia. (April 15, 2006) |
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Swimming Anemone ~ 6 inches [15
cm] wide. Note that this is some sort of mixed hybrid or mutant color variant. The tips of its tentacles are an odd white colour. |
Swimming Anemone ~ 6 inches [15
cm] wide. This one is even a more odd colour than the previous one, with a white center but orange tentacles. |
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Young Giant Plumose Anemones (?)
~ 6 inches [15 cm] wide. Very common here, and covers most of the starboard side of the artifical reef the Granthall. (April 15, 2006) |
Snakelock Anemone ~ 18 inches
[45 cm] wide. Common here at great depths. (April 15, 2006) |
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Anemone of some kind. (?) ~ 3 inches [7.5 cm] wide. (April 15, 2006) | Plumose Anemone ~ 6 inches [15
cm] wide. This is what they look like when they are not feeding. This one is currently only about 6 inches tall, but I'm sure it would over 2 feet [60 cm] tall when it opens up to feed. |
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Various anemones around a hole
in one of the very large concrete blocks at this scuba diving site. ~ 8 inches [20 cm] for the largest one. |
This video shows you the extent
and differences of the anemones on the Port and Starboard sides of the artificial reef the wreck of the Granthall. Note the larger plumose anemones are found more to the rear of the ship and on the starboard side. |
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Sponge (April 15, 2006) | Rusticles on the underside of
the artificial reef wreck of the Granthall. For more information on rusticles check out this link. |