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Dive British Columbia!
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British Columbia attracts scuba
divers from around the world eager to explore the west
coat of BC. One of the top rated dive sites in the world! The
popularity of coming to the west
coast of BC for scuba diving is
catching on in a big way.
Dive Charters take groups to explore some of the
best underwater scenery in the world today. It is said, by Jacques
Yves Cousteau, that BC, Canada is the second
best place to ocean dive globally.
Scuba Diving in BC is experienced
on the west coast along the shoreline and coastlines of Vancouver
Island, the Gulf
Islands and Discovery
Islands exploring in and around the islets with marine life
every where and many decommissioned sunken ships off the B.C.
coastlines making for great dive destinations.
All the contact information for each
snorkel and scuba tour company is posted under the community
sections posted on each regional website. Links are provided
at the TOP of this PAGE connecting you to each regional
website. So pick a region. Pick a community and start researching. |
Scuba Diving is a year round activity
in British Columbia.
The visibility underwater in the summer months averages
45 ft. in the south to 65 ft. on the north of Vancouver
Island. In the summer months the ocean water
is more active therefore stirred up thus reducing visibility plus
it is also the season of algae blooms which will also decrease
visibility.
British Columbia temperatures
reach 6 Celsius in winter to 17 Celsius in summer, so it is necessary
to wear protective scuba gear at all times. Winter
is considered the best time to dive on the west
coast when visibility is at it's best.
British Columbia's west coast
is a diving playground because of the abundance of reefs,
the thousands of islands and the many decommissioned sunken
ship wrecks. The "Cape Breton" - in its hey
day was the largest - it is a 120 metre decommissioned navel vessel
scuttled in 2001 near Snake Island off the coast of Nanaimo,
British Columbia, Canada. There it sits, nestled quietly on
the Pacific Ocean floor close to the "Saskatchewan",
a 110 metre navy ship scuttled in 1997. There are over 5 decommissioned
dive sites on the west coast - and growing.
The marine wildlife is spectacular in B.C.
with plenty of ocean eye candy to observe like octopus,
rockfish, eels, sea cucumbers, salmon, six gill sharks and so
much more. Rodale’s Scuba Diving Magazine
gives BC the thumbs up as one of the best dive
destinations in the world!
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