In 2017 I travelled around British Columbia and had roughly 80 dives in the cold Pacific Northwest water. Here is my showcase of the beautiful BC underwater world.
Where I have been to:
BEAUTIFUL BRITISH COLUMBIA ABOVE THE WATER
Campbell River, Spring 2017
Tuwanek, Spring 2017
Port Hardy, Autumn 2017
Bamfield, Summer 2017
Furry Creek, Summer 2016
My Favourite Marine Life
All the pictures were photographed with Sony RX100 iv plus a Sony MPK-URX100A Underwater Housing by me.
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GIANT PACIFIC OCTOPUS // Enteroctopus dofleini // Nanoose Bay, BC
SPOTTED RATFISH // Hydrolagus colliei // Barkley Sound, BC
CLOUD SPONGE // Aphrocallistes vastus // Whytecliff Park, BC
FRIED EGG JELLYFISH // Phacellophora camtscharica // Howe Sound, BC
WOLF-ELL // Anarrhichthys ocellatus // HMCS Saskatchewan, Nanaimo, BC
PUGET SOUND KING CRAB // Lopholithodes mandtii // Campbell River, BC
BASKET STAR // Gorgonocephalus eucnemis // Port McNeill, BC
STRAWBERRY ANEMONE // Corynactis californica // Campbell River, BC
DECORATED WARBONNET // Chirolophis decoratus // Whytecliff Park, BC
ORANGE SEA PEN // Ptilosarcus gurneyi // Campbell River, BC
NUDIBRANCHS
SCUBA DIVER // Homo sapiens "subaqueous"
The Adventures
Pavilion Lake
Apart from its crystal clear water and lush underwater meadows, Pavilion Lake is best known for its freshwater microbialites, a type of stromatolite representing some of the earliest life forms on earth. It has become a part of NASA's xenobiology research for searching for potential life on other planets.
This is the very first trip I organized and planned at UBC Aqua Society. From finding a reservable campground near Pavilion Lake, the campfire ban five hours before our trip, to Cache Creek wildfire 1 hour drive away from our camp site... I'm glad all of these ended up smoothly and hope everyone had a good time.
Powell River Camping & Diving
Second diving trip I planned at UBC Aqua Society. Powell River is famous for its "Mermaid". She was lowered into the waters in Saltery Bay Provincial Park on March 16th, 1989. Giant plumose anemone as crown and leather star as hairpin, she is a super phtogenic Emerald Princess!
bamfield
Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre (BMSC) is a world-class teaching and research facility located on the outer west coast of Vancouver Island. With many of the Aqua Soc dive instructors's field trip and researching experience at BMSC, we were lucky to spend a long weekend at the facility and explore the unreal diversity in Barkley Sound.
Cates Park Clean Up
The event was organized by Vancouver Diving Locker. We retrieved 235.7kg of marine debris outside of water.
Pumpkin Carving Club Dive
A fun tradition at UBC Aqua Society for Halloween weekend.
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