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Vancouver Island, B.C.
Scuba Diving Pictures from Wall Beach Road and Seahaven Road near Nanoose Bay, B.C. Canada
Email tjfidler@telus.net
Directions to the Dive Site are located at the bottom of the page.
This page is under construction 2008
Type of dive: shore dive
Rating for this dive site: 6/10 for ease of entry, mind you only at high tide, and loss of points for long surface swim if you want depth
Parking: 7/10 for Seahaven Rd parking spot, NA for actual Wall Beach Rd - yet
Boat ramp: none
Bathroom/Washroom/Toilet: Not on site.
Ease of entry: 4/10 at low tide, but 8/10 at high tide [Wheel chair access: No]
Abundance of life: 5/10
Accommodations:  There are several places in Parksville or even Nanaimo that you could find lodging at. Including Motels, Inns and Campgrounds.
Attractions:
Bottom and depth: shallow for quite a ways out from the beach and is solid rock for the most part.
Facilities: none
Hazards/Obstacles: very slippery solid rock beach, algaes make it very slippery here
Sensitivity to tide/current: protected from current, but best entered only at high tide
Terrain: mostly solid rock
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.















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Crustaceans

Hermit Crab with Sponge

Bering Hermit Crab with a Sponge (Feb 17, 2008)





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Fish

Copper Rockfish
Male Ling Cod guarding eggs
Copper Rockfish (Feb 17, 2008) Male Ling Cod guarding eggs - natural lighting (Feb 17, 2008)
Striped Sea Perch

Striped Sea Perch - natural lighting (Feb 17, 2008)

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Nudibranchs [or Sea Slugs] & Snails

Dorid of some kind - aka Sea Slug
Lemon Dorid
Dorid of some kind. (Feb 17, 2008) Lemon Dorid (Feb 17, 2008)





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Sea Anemones ( Cnidarians )

Green Anemone
Plumose Anemone
Green Anemone (Feb 17, 2008) Plumose Anemone - natural light and video light. (Feb 17, 2008)
Short Plumose Anemones - natural lighting

Short Plumose Anemones - natural lighting  (Feb 17, 2008)

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 Sea Cucumbers & Starfish ( Echinoderms )

Sea Cucumber - using a Strobe Light
Sea Cucumber - using more natural light and video light
Sea Cucumber using a Strobe Light. (Feb 17, 2008) Sea Cucumber using mostly natural light and video light. (Feb 17, 2008)
Six armed Leather Star - not common
Leather Star - more common five arm variety
Leather Star - note that this one has six arms. (Feb 17, 2008) Leather Star - with the normal five arms. (Feb 17, 2008)
Morning Star - juvenile
Morning Star
A juvenile Morning Star - about 4 inches [10 cm] across. (Feb 17, 2008) Morning Star who seems to be catching a young Sunflower Star. About 10 inches
[25 cm] across. Also note the three Pacific Prawns. (Feb 17, 2008)
Striped Sunstar
Vermilion Star
Striped Sun Star - almost three feet [1 m] across. (Feb 17, 2008) Vermilion Star - about 10 inches [25 cm] across. (Feb 17, 2008)
Sunflower Star
A juvenile Sunflower Star
Sunflower Star - usual three feet [1 metre]  in diameter. (Feb 17, 2008) Sunflower Star - juvenile - 8 inches [20 cm] across. (Feb 17, 2008)
White Sea Urchin

White Sea Urchin - about 4 inches [10 cm] in diameter. (Feb 17, 2008)

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Worms

Calcareous Tube Worms
Marine Worm on Painted Star
Calcareous Tube Worms (Feb 17, 2008)
Marine Worm on a Painted Star (Feb 17, 2008)

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Miscellaneous






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