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Scuba Diving
Pictures from Bear Cove Boat Launch near Port Hardy of
northern Vancouver Island, B.C. Canada. 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: 5 with my Olympus C7070 camera. Type of dive: shore dive Rating for this dive site: 7/10 for the abundance of life Parking: Not much parking at boat launch, but there is plenty of parking at the park only about 200 feet [60 metres] away. Boat ramp: Yes Ease of entry: 9/10 due to the boat launch. [Wheel chair access: You can certainly use the boat launch to do so.] Abundance of life: 7/10 Accommodations: There are several places in Port Hardy that you could find lodging at. Including Inns and Campgrounds. Attractions: A variety of life, and I've seen thousands of Hooded Nudibranchs here in the fall. Bottom and depth: Facilities: Washroom in park nearby. Picnic tables. Hazards/Obstacles: Boat traffic. But current is not an issue here. Sensitivity to tide/current: Current is not an issue here. Terrain: A combination of rock, sandy bottoms, and some solid rock out croppings. Tides, transportation and weather: Fisheries and Oceans Canada Tide Page., BC Ferries Schedule and Sailings. , The Weather Network
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Rock Scallop ~ 12 inches [30 cm]
wide. I spotted a few of these mollusks at this scuba diving site. [Oct 2009] |
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Clown Dorid ~ about 6 inches [15 cm] long ( July 8, 2006) | Clown Dorid ( July 8, 2006) |
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Opalescent Nudibranch on Lettuce
Kelp. ( July 8,
2006) This image also appears on the ocean-life calendar 2009 for Mollusks Life of the Pacific Northwest. North America 2009 Calendar v01 |
Opalescent Nudibranchs ~ each
about 2 inches [5 cm] long. When I came up to them they appeared to be using thier orange appendages to fight each other. But once they sensed me they stoppped fighting and separated. ( July 8, 2006) |
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Giant Dendronotid ~ 10 inches
[25 cm] long. These are very common here. (July 8, 2006) |
Spotted Aglaja, a
nudibranch about an inch [2.5 cm] long (July 8, 2006) |
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Striped Dogwinkles - a type of
snail. Very common along the break water of this boat launch. ~ 1.5 inches [3.75 cm] long. (July 8, 2006) |
Two Hairy Tritons laying eggs -
about 5 inches in length (July 8, 2006) |
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Hoooded Nudibranch. ~ 5 inch
[12.5 cm] wide mouth. Notice the one on the far right and that its mouth is open. I think they should have called these the Venus Fly Trap Nudibranch. Note that these animals only show up here in the fall to breed. |
Same group of Hooded Nudibranchs
as the photograph to the left. But now notice the closed mouth of the nudibranch on the far right. Cycle time to open and close was as short as around 4 to 7 seconds. Others seems to keep their mouths open. |
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Top view of a Hooded Nudibranch.
Clearly shows more details about their bodies, including their rhinophores - the horn-like projections. Note that these animals only show up in the fall to breed. |
Lemon Dorid ~ 8 inches [20 cm]
long. This has to be the largest one I have ever seen. The Noble Sea Lemons are larger, but these ones usually are less than six inches [15 cm] long. I spotted a couple of them on these two dives. [Oct 2009] |
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Frosted Nudibranch [aka White
Lined Dirona] ~ 5 inches [12.5 cm] long. [Oct 2009] |
Frosted Nudibranch ~ 4 inches [10 cm] across. [Oct 2009] |
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Giant Dendronotid ~ 12 inches
[30 cm] long. In the upper left hand of this digital image is a normal coloured one. Mostly whites and grays. I had never seen one so orange like this before. [Oct 2009] |
Giant Dendronotid ~ 16 inches
[40 cm] long. A less common color but I have seen one this color before. [Oct 2009] |
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Gold Dirona ~ 3 inches [7.5 cm]
long. This is the only one that I have seen here. [Oct 2009] |
This video shows how a Giant
Dedronotid moves around. It only moves a couple inches, and the Sole Fish that had been following me around on this dive make their appearance. |
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Barnacle Eating Dorids ~ 2
inches [5 cm] long. Near some Hooded Nudibranchs. [Oct 2009] |
Barnacle Eating Dorids ~ 2 inches [5 cm] long. [Oct 2009] |
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Red Dendronotid ~ 10 inches [25
cm] long. This is the only example of this type of nudibranch that I have seen here. [Oct 2009] |
Leopard Dorid ~ 5 inches [12.5
cm] long. I spotted a couple of these nudibranchs on this dive. [Oct 2009] |
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Velvety Sponge and some tiny
hermit crabs. Also note the Barnacle Eating Dorids. [Oct 2009] |
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Stalked Tunicate ~ 4 inches [10 cm] long. (July 8, 2006) | Stalked Tunicate (July 8, 2006) |
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Transparent Tunicate ~ 3 inches
[7.5 cm] Note the little shrimp at their bases, and the Calcareous Tube Worm. |
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Sea Sacs or Halosaccion glandiforme ~ about 3 inches [7.5 cm] tall. ( July 8, 2006) |