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• Color, shallow and deep
• Pacific white-sided dolphins and salmon to snorkel with
• Wrecks — expert wreck divers refer to one heritage wreck in this guide as the best wreck dive in BC
• Largest octopuses in the world
• Artificial reefs — six of them, five are warships
• Steller sea lions, sixgill sharks
• Porteau Cove Marine Park with sunken vessels for divers of all skill levels
• Caves to explore
• Lingcod, China rockfish, basket stars, cloud sponges, pink soft corals
• Underwater fireworks — dive at night, stroke orange sea pens as they shimmer neon green, at in-the-city sites in West and North Vancouver and Seattle

DETAILS FOR 151 DIVES IN THIS GUIDEBOOK

• 74 Shore Dives   • 77 Boat Dives — 17 reachable by dive-kayak

EACH DIVE DESCRIPTION TELLS YOU what's special about the site skill required GPS location for boat dives tide and current tables bottom and depths hazards and how to deal with them facilities at the site and nearby how to reach the site

SERVICE INFORMATION INCLUDES dive shops and air stations: recreational, nitrox, rebreather, technical instruction; air, nitrox, trimix and soda-lime sources charters — day, multiple-day and liveaboard trips dive resorts rental boats, launch ramps tourist and ferry information

ILLUSTRATIONS INCLUDED 12 maps 153 nautical chart portions 175 photographs

© Betty Pratt-Johnson