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Diving the Gulf Islands - Dodd
Narrows - Porlier Pass
- Marine Life
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Copper Rockfish
Photograph by Kevin Oke
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Located off the eastern coast of Vancouver Island this area is most famed in diving circles for its yearly visitors. In the summer it is the arrival of the six gilled sharks. These ancient sharks are usually unspottable living thousands of feet below the recreational diver, but for reasons unknown each year during the summer months they move closer to the surface offering divers an experience they will never forget. The best place to dive to see the sharks is known as Flora Islet. This islet is only accessible by boat which can be chartered from Hornby or Quadra Island. Alternatively, Diving Adventures offers trips from Vancouver during the summer with the local boat charters.
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One of Hornby Island's famous
six gill sharks
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In the winter why not take a dive and see Stellar and Californian Sea Lions.
Norris Rocks is situated at the Southern tip of the Island and is the best place to see the seals playing and feeding. Norris Rocks is also a great area to see starfish, sea urchins, sea snails as well as a thriving underwater garden of plant life.
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Don’t despair if you cannot make it to see the sharks or sea lions for an abundance of life can be seen year round at Flora Islet . Why not follow the famous Helliwell bluffs as they drop into the ocean
forming fertile grounds where you will find a veritable city of life, or night dive from the shore to the Ford reef. Whatever your choice from sharks to octopus, wolf eels to anemones, dog fish to star fish Hornby Islands offers a great variety of diving. Visibility is good and the currents gentle. Hornby Island has dives that will suit beginners to experienced divers all year round.
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