Row & Be Damned near Campbell River: Scuba Diving Pictures

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Scuba Diving Pictures from Row & Be Damned near Campbell River, 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.
Type of dive: strictly a boat dive
Rating for this dive site: 7/10
Parking: N/A
Bathroom/Washroom/Toilet: hope you have one on your boat.
Boat ramp: Campbell River
Ease of entry: [Wheel chair access: No]
Abundance of life: 8/10. Mostly Strawberry Anemones and Sea Urchins
Accommodations: There are several places in Campbell River that you could find lodging at. Including Hotels, Inns, Motels and Campgrounds.
Attractions: The Strawberry Anemones make for a very colorful bottom.
Bottom and depth: About 75 feet for depth, and this site seems to be mostly rocks and boulders.
Facilities:
Hazards/Obstacles: Current is an issue here.
Sensitivity to tide/current: This dive is mostly a drift dive location.
Terrain: very rocky shore and bottom, not much sand, solid rock in shore,
Tides, transportation and weather: Fisheries and Oceans Canada Tide Page., BC Ferries Schedule and Sailings. , The Weather Network

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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

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Crustaceans


Bering Hermit Crab ~ 4 inches [10 cm] wide across the shell. Note the small sculpin just to the left of the hermit crab. (October 6, 2008)	Bering Hermit Crabs ~ 4 inches [10 cm] wide across the shell. In this image you can see the second hermit crab more clearly. A nice side profile. (October 6, 2008)

Giant Acorn Barnacles and a Red Sea Urchin surrounded by Strawberry Anemones (October 6, 2008)	Sharp Nosed Crab ~ 6 inches [15 cm] wide across the legs. (October 6, 2008)

Sharp Nosed Crab ~ 6 inches [15 cm] wide across the legs. (October 6, 2008)	Sharp Nosed Crab. Same one as on the left of this image, but now you can see the sculpin just above it. (October 6, 2008)


Ling Cod ~ 2.5 feet [75 cm]. This one was quite young but did stay still for a couple of pictures.	A juvenile Kelp Greenling ~ 12 inches [30 cm] long. (October 6, 2008)

Painted Greenling ~ 12 inches [30 cm] long. It did not want to stay still for another picture. (October 6, 2008)	Quillback Rockfish ~ 14 inches [35 cm] long. (October 6, 2008)

Scalyhead Sculpin ~ 4 inches [10 cm] long. Quite common at this dive site. (October 6, 2008)	Scalyhead Sculpin ~ 4 inches [10 cm] long.(October 6, 2008)

Scalyhead Sculpin ~ 4 inches [10 cm] long. (October 6, 2008)


Abalone ~ 10 inches [25 cm] wide. (October 6, 2008)	Limpet of some kind. ~ 3 inches [7.5 cm] long. (October 6, 2008)


Leapord Dorid ~ 4 inches [10 cm] long. And a Blue-Lined Chiton beside it. (October 6, 2008)


Painted Anemone ~ 10 inches [25 cm] wide. (October 6, 2008)	Pink Encrusting Hydrocoral ~ 12 inches [30 cm] tall. (October 6, 2008)

Strawberry Anemones ~ 1 inch [2.5 cm] in diameter. I have never seen so many as I did at this dive site. (October 6, 2008)	Strawberry Anemones (October 6, 2008)

Strawberry Anemones (October 6, 2008)	Strawberry Anemones (October 6, 2008)

Strawberry Anemones (October 6, 2008)


Leather Star ~ 12 inches [30 cm] long. One of the most common starfish in B.C. (October 6, 2008)	Mottled Star ~ 16 inches [40 cm] long. Missing 3 of 5 arms. (October 6, 2008)

Red Sea Urchin ~ 14 inches [35 cm] wide. (October 6, 2008)	Red Sea Urchin ~ 14 inches [35 cm] wide. Note the baby one just below it, and also a Blue-Lined Chiton in the lower left of this image. (October 6, 2008)

Purple and a Red Sea Urchins. Each about 12 inches [30 cm] wide. (October 6, 2008)


Sponge of some kind. ~ 10 inches [25 cm] long.


Transparent Tunicates ~ 1.5 inches [3.75 cm] long. (October 6, 2008)

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