This is a gallery of underwater photos, as well as above-water shots of animals (sea lions, otters, bears), taken in Nootka Sound on the west side of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
The village of Tahsis is located literally at the end of the road in N ...
The village of Tahsis - population 300-ish - is where we stayed, and t ...
One of the residents of Nootka Sound. A sea otter - about as cute and ...
Of course, what we came for was underwater. This is a seapen, with ke ...
"Fried Egg" Jellyfish. The green of cold waters in British Columbia ( ...
Another "fried egg" jellyfish.
Sunflower Seastar.
Crinoids. I'm not sure whether the transition from green to blue is s ...
John, Bob and Valerie after another great dive in Nootka Sound as the ...
John dons his rebreather gear. Hey, nobody said this sport was simple ...
Curt uses a different arrangement - two steel 119's "side mount" style ...
Translucent tunicates, crinoids, and a small cloud sponge.
Cloud sponge (one of the key reasons for visiting Nootka Sound!) among ...
Strawberry anemones are plentiful on many dive sites in Nootka Sound.
Strawberry anemone close-up.
Small, but ravenous. These strawberry anemones make a meal of tentacl ...