Nautilus Swell, British Columbia - October 29-November 4, 2013
We were a hardy group of eight trying out the frigid waters (48°) off Vancouver Island. With the proper equipment we were all able to enjoy 45 minute dives as we took in the wonders that the Pacific Northwest offers.
- anemone1
No shortage of anemones.
- anemone3
- anemone4
Plumose anemones, the most abundant.
- china_rockfish
- columbia2
Guns on the HMCS Columbia, a Canadian destroyer.
- crab1
Just about every type of crab is encountered in these waters.
- crab3
- crab5
- crab6
- crab8
Crab & sculpin.
- crab9
- crab10
- greenling
- hooded_nudi
Hooded nudibranch - well, most of it.
- irish_lord_sculpin
- kelp_greenling
- king_crab3
- king_crab4
- lined_chiltons
- ling_cod1
- ling_cod2
- lions_mane1
Lion's Mane Jellyfish - the largest species in the world.
- lions_mane2
Lion's Mane in the kelp.
- nudi1
The nudibranchs grow big here.
- nudi2
- nudi3
- nudi4
- nudi5
- nudi6
- nudi8
- nudi10
This gives you a perspective on a medium-sized one.
- nudi11
These were my favorite.
- nudi12
- nudi13
- nudi14
- orange_peel_nudi
Orange Peel nudi & barnacle.
- nudi_eggs
- orange_sea_pen
Orange Sea Pen - note the shrimp.
- quillback_rockfish
- ratfish1
On a night dive.
- ratfish3
- rockfish
- scalyhead_sculpin
- sculpin_crab
Sculpin & Hermit Crab.
- sea_star1
- sea_star2
- shrimp
- shrimp_crab
Shrimp & Crab on kelp.
- unknown1
- wolf_eel1
- wolf_eel2
- wolf_eel3
- bald_eagle
- nautilus_swell
- tender
Inde - the dive skiff.
- sweatshirts
- drysuits
Whites drysuit advertisement.
- rough_seas
- tsunami_warning