Diving Videos of Favorite Dive Sites in Pacific Northwest and Canada

Diving Videos
From the Pacific Northwest and Beyond

One of the favorite sites in Monterey, much as Seacrest is here in the Pacific Northwest, the Breakwater serves as a frequent spot for open water certifications. It is also one prime spot to be scoped out by the plentiful sea lions. Mind you, this is a long swim, but well worth the results. You will note that the visibility was somewhat green for us. Which only inspires us to return to this fantastic assortment of dive spots. I only show one sea lion here, but there were actually a pair scoping us out and delighting us as they did so.

Here you will find a variety of underwater video from around the Pacific Northwest, Canada and California and possibly Hawaii. The video is currently either in windows media player compatible wmv or flash. In the near future I plan to move all the content here to a new domain northwestdivingvideos.com

This will also involve re-editing most of the videos you find here and include must higher resotion hidef content that I am now able to acquire. In particular, I will have video of the Saskatchuan off of Nanaimo to begin with.

Diving Videos From the Pacific Northwest and Beyond
General Videos of Underwater Species These are videos of specific follows of species that can be found in many if not most locations throughout Puget Sound and Canada. These are species that likely will not be unique to a specific site. So, for instance, I include crabs and jellyfish and ling cod here, but not scallops or cabezons unless there are other features unique to a site that will give a flavor for that site in particular. This seal was encountered at cove 1 at Seacrest. We encountered this seal at the second set of pilings unusually during broad day light and he was eyeing us suspiciously as he sped away. I will note also that this is video was accidentally taped over after saving it as a smaller sized wmv which counsels always always always to back up your best video and make sure it is saved and correctly organized. Lesson learned in the case of this underwater videographer. Following a crab at Titlow Beach Crabs are probably one of the most prevalent species you will encounter in your dives aside from anemones. For the videographer they are frequent encounter and great show offs to the point that some describe filming them as crab pornography. Still, here is an example for your pleasure. Ling Cods are also a frequent encounter at most sites in Puget Sound. They are also good eating if you are so inclined to hunt them, as I am not. Their size can range from small to huge and it is always a welcome and wonderful site to find one that is almost as long as you are. This particular fish, a painted greenling, is common to many sites and a beautiful little creature. This rather extended follow was caught at Edmond's Underwater Park. Ratfish This is a particularly nice shot of this frequently encountered fish at sites throughout Puget Sound. Here this Edmonds Underwater Park example held virtually motionless in the current. You will definitely enjoy each encounter you have with this ancient denizen of our waters. A creature you are likely to encounter at throughout Puget Sound are the ever present jelly fish that seem to populate the waters close to the surface and the deeper dives as well, especially during the summer. These can include a variety of species such as the Lions Mane or the egg yolk or others. This particular large specimen was filmed during the summer at Flag Pole Point near Mike's Beach Resort in Hood Canal, Titlow Beach Video Underwater vegetation at Titlow One of the items about Titlow is the plantings that have been used to improve the general marine environment. This clip shows that they have succeeded. In the future I hope to have video from the beautiful anemones that decorate the pilings a short distance away from what is shown here as well as the rock ledges and other features that can found at this site. It should be noted that Titlow is a current dependant site, although not to the level of some of the sites in the San Juans or others. Also, this is among my earlier attempts with a video camera so I hope to get a somewhat steadier shot of similar material in the future as well. KVI Some of the scenery and a sunken boat decorated in anemones (This, like some other shots is an early use of my camera - in the near future I will re edit and include additional footage from more recent dives at KVI - so, please take this video as is) Maury Island Barges This is also one of the earliest uses of my video cam underwater and somewhat unsteady. Still, it will give you an idea what a great site to dive Maury Island Barges is. Included are shots of several of the barges, a flat fish I followed, a three and a half foot ling cod and a anemone decorated column. In the future I will re edit this and other outings at Maury with a more robust rendering of this magnificent dive site and certain one with better shot video than it available here. Seacrest The I-Beams These were filmed on my 50th birthday at 92 feet at a very low tide and close to when my computer was telling me in no uncertain terms it was time to head back to the surface. So, not the steadiest example, but clear shots of the elusive I-Beams. In more recent time, I have had occasion to visit these several times and gotten more replete video, including shots of a quite photogenic decorated war bonnet. In the near future I will edit and post this as a replacement for the shot above. That and video of other spots at Seacrest, including Mary's Wreck and more. The addition of new navigation ropes afford a quick means of getting down to the I-Beams. Also, I have some extensive film available from recent dives there including a decorated war bonnet and more. So, stay tuned for more recent film.	San Juan Islands Dawn's Bottom Many have heard me laude the praises of this extraordinary site. Dawn's Bottom was named after Dawn, the current manager of the Island Divers dive shop in Friday Harbor. I have finally gotten around to adding a short video of the wall that can be found on the western most end of Long Island, a small island at the bottom end of Lopez Island in the San Juan's. The thing to note here is that the life on this wall is as prolific at 120 feet as at 35 feet at the top of the wall. This video comes from a range of 80 to 110 feet Scallop antics or my first encounter with this real life inspiration for pacmen or animated false teeth Edmond's Oildocks Edmond's Oil Docks is an extremely current dependant site and should only be dived during low exchanges and slacks. However, when available, this is a truly extraordinary site as the video attempts to show. Provided in Flash format, it should stream on a broadband platform. If you have not dived this site, this gives the sights from several night dives at the Oil Docks several years back. Note, too, that if the Edmonds City planners have their way this site will become the new home of the Edmonds Ferry, which should give us a new extension to Edmonds Underwater Park, but will lose us this site. So, if you have not dove it, do so now :-) Monterey, California One of the favorite sites in Monterey, much as Seacrest is here in the Pacific Northwest, the Breakwater serves as a frequent spot for open water certifications. It is also one prime spot to be scoped out by the plentiful sea lions. Mind you, this is a long swim, but well worth the results. You will note that the visibility was somewhat green for us. Which only inspires us to return to this fantastic assortment of dive spots. I only show one sea lion here, but there were actually a pair scoping us out and delighting us as they did so. The Knuckle off of Flag Pole Point at Mike's Beach Resort (note that since this site is not really noted in most books, I will give a more complete site description in the near future as well as video of the nearby Sea Whip fields that we encountered on our first dive at this site) One of the noted aspects to the Knuckle at Mike's Beach Resort is the presence of Cloud Sponges, usually at the 90 to 100 foot level and below. It is unusual to see these beautiful sponges at depths above 100 feet, but I happen to catch these on a very low tide at 85 to 94 feet. While Wolf Eels are not unique to the Knuckle, this happened to be my first encounter with these beautiful creatures. As it happened, my wife, Fran, had her first encounter the week before at Titlow beach. Hornby Island One of our primary reasons for visiting Hornby Island was to encounter the ever elusive six gill shark. On the last of our three days of diving there we descended down a steep wall to a depth of 80 feet. Unbeknownst to me, I had inadvertantly bumped the wall and turned off my camera. So, when we encountered the above shark in beautiful profile twenty feet below us at 102 feet, all 12 feet of him, it was with horror that I missed getting the best shot, but I was able to get my camera going and shoot him as he swam graceful off into the distance. Somehow I was not up to chasing him. Also, even if I did not get the best shot, I will never forget that moment as we stared down at the grandeur and awesome grace of this beautiful creature of the deep. As it happens, more recently my wife and I were lucky enough to encounter a eight foot six gill at Seacrest Cove 2 on two separate occasions once in 2003 and again in 2004 at about 95 feet. One time we were along the line at about the point where Olive used to be sitting on her eggs and the next time in 2004 we were at the point at which the rope meets the I-Beams. Unfortunatley, given that the vis was bad on both occasions I was bereft of my video camera on both occasions as was my wife.. Edmonds Underwater Park Cabezon Attack (This individual fish thumped me hard on the left leg when he head butted me and then proceded to make it clear that he was not enamored with our presence in his domain) diver through the arch (There are several different arches at Edmond's underwater park that lend themselves to divers diving under and through them. My buddy and my wife has a penchant for doing just that and here is an example)
Here you will find a variety of underwater video from around the Pacific Northwest, Canada and California and possibly Hawaii. The video is currently either in windows media player compatible wmv or flash. In the near future I plan to move all the content here to a new domain northwestdivingvideos.com This will also involve re-editing most of the videos you find here and include must higher resotion hidef content that I am now able to acquire. In particular, I will have video of the Saskatchuan off of Nanaimo to begin with.
For more information about marine life in the Pacific Northwest I would like to suggest that if you get a chance, please visit the Northwest Marine Life web site. And if you live in the Pacific Northwest and have an interest in either underwater photography or videography I recommend that you check out the Snap N' Shoot web site to discover information about this active group of those interested in recording their underwater experiences. All rights to graphics, video and content provided on this sites are reserved by John J. Beslanwitch. © 2002 . Any requests for use of video or graphics should be directed at Jack Beslanwitch Web design and conversion of underwater video for the web created by all rights to videos and pictures at this site reserved by John J. Beslanwitch and Frances A. Beslanwitch © copyright 2000 - 2003