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  5. Browning Pass (Vancouver Island)

Browning Pass (Vancouver Island)

Cold-water wall
Depth: 5–30 mLevel: Advanced Open WaterAll year round
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Reckoned one of the finest cold-water wall dives in the world for its explosion of colourful invertebrates.

Depth

5–30 m

Recommended level

Advanced Open Water

Average visibility

15 m

Location

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Browning Pass (Vancouver Island): 27 documented species

Ecosystem

Wall

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Water temperature

10 °C

Current

Strong

Access

Boat

Best season

All year round

Recommended certification

Drysuit Diver

Approx. price

90 USD / dive

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Best season
All year round
Approx. price
90 USD / dive
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Same country: Canada

Canada · British Columbia
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Gray WhaleLeast Concern

Gray Whale

Eschrichtius robustus

Humpback WhaleLeast Concern

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

Green CrabLeast Concern

Green Crab

Carcinus maenas

Sunflower Sea StarCritically Endangered

Sunflower Sea Star

Pycnopodia helianthoides

Harbor SealLeast Concern

Harbor Seal

Phoca vitulina

Steller Sea LionNear Threatened

Steller Sea Lion

Eumetopias jubatus

Harbor PorpoiseLeast Concern

Harbor Porpoise

Phocoena phocoena

Dall's PorpoiseLeast Concern

Dall's Porpoise

Phocoenoides dalli

Moon JellyfishNot Evaluated

Moon Jellyfish

Aurelia aurita

Lion's Mane JellyfishNot Evaluated

Lion's Mane Jellyfish

Cyanea capillata

Mediterranean MusselNot Evaluated

Mediterranean Mussel

Mytilus galloprovincialis

Sea OtterEndangered

Sea Otter

Enhydra lutris

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