Conditions & tides
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About this site
Portier Pass is a narrow tidal channel in British Columbia, Canada, near the Gulf Islands off the southern coast. Diving here reaches a maximum depth of around 15.2 metres and is generally considered an intermediate dive, with the pass's tidal flow being the main factor divers need to plan around.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
North Pacific Spiny DogfishSqualus suckleyiReported here · unconfirmed
Leather StarDermasterias imbricataReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea UrchinMesocentrotus franciscanusReported here · unconfirmed
giant California sea cucumberApostichopus californicusReported here · unconfirmed
Orange Cup CoralBalanophyllia (Balanophyllia) elegansReported here · unconfirmed
Blackeye GobyRhinogobiops nicholsiiReported here · unconfirmed
Copper RockfishSebastes caurinusReported here · unconfirmed
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