Nanaimo Diving Features
There are a vast majority of artificial reefs around Nanaimo's harbour. Moreover, there is a myriad of marine life with splendid chambers multiplying the beauty of diving. Nanaimo is also one of the best cold-water diving destinations on Vancouver Island. Available shore dive sites and boat charters in the Nanaimo zone with various diving opportunities for all levels make this location a superb diving destination both in Canada and all over the globe.
More experienced divers can opt for Nanaimo for diving due to the long swims and deep depth waters. Yearly, many Vancouver Island tourists visit Nanaimo for a diving experience and excursion around the area. The diversity of wildlife and animals living around the area intensifies the attractiveness of diving on the Nanaimo coasts. These creatures include nosed dolphins, killer whales, sea lions, seals, wolf eels, six grill sharks and dogfish.
Nanaimo is roughly a year-round diving location with protection from winds and currents and a suitable temperature. Plunged ships, buses and trains and the wide variety of creatures augment the appeal of Nanaimo and its underwater world. Underwater surfaces and diving zone areas of Nanaimo have a rich and eye-catching range of invertebrates like white plumose anemones, yellow zoanthids, orange cup corals, lobed ascidians, orange sea pens, and pink corals. Some other critters, including nudibranch, octopus, crabs, sea stars, red sea urchins, sea cucumbers, cabezon fish, grunt sculpins, rockfishes, lingcod, wolf eels, Stellar sea lions, harbour seals, and the occasional orca, may be witnessed around Nanaimo area concurrently.