Oceans contain habitats as different from one another as rainforests are from deserts. From coastlines to the deepest ocean trenches there lives a vast array of marine life - some rare, some bizarre, some astonishingly beautiful. The Pacific Northwest, especially Vancouver Island, and the coast of British Columbia is one of the richest and most diverse areas on earth. A guilty pleasure of sorts. It is home to thousands of plants and animals both above and below the shoreline. Visitors are awestruck by the pristine beauty of the coastline and mountain ranges.

The images, photography, tutorials, and diving information found throughout this website are to help promote the education, understanding, and conservation of the marine environment and its inhabitants in the Pacific Northwest.

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The portfolio of our work is extensive and diverse. Check out these examples.

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Ogden Point Breakwater

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Vancouver Island & Puget Sound

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Seals, Sea Lions and whales

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Pacific Octopus and Squid

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Sharks, Rays and Skate

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Pacific Northwest Nudibranchs

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Molluscs, Bivalves and Worms

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Shrimp, Crabs and Barnacles

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Sponges, Corals and More

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Pacific Northwest Shipwrecks

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Dive Sites

British Columbia Dive Sites

The cool pristine waters of the Pacific Ocean splashing the shores of British Columbia, provides a home for the greatest diversity of marine life in North America. Marvelous visibility, intriguing shipwrecks, incredible corals and creatures make the waters around B.C. an underwater paradise for aquatic adventurers.

Vancouver Island

Queen Charlotte Islands

Important Information

The marine images represented here are the culmination of many years of work and effort of the photographer. Under no circumstances may any of these photographs be downloaded or used in any way without the expressed permission of the photographer.

If you wish to purchase or use any of the photographs please contact Scott Stevenson at sdrstevenson@yahoo.ca.

Scott Stevenson is a freelance underwater photographer living in Victoria BC. He created 8arm.com to be one of the largest sources of photos, photography information and diving for the Pacific Northwest on the Internet.

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Pen Point Gunnel

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Opalescent Nudibranch

Blood Star

Mosshead Warbonnet

MV Mamro

Clam Cove

China Rockfish

Arrow Post Canadian Coast Guard Vessel

Diamondback Nudibranch

Pink Soft Coral

Hermit Crab

Mamro Adventures Skiff

Kelp Greening

Kelp Greening Eggs

Keyhole Limpet

Stellar Sea Lion

Northern Abalone

Opalecent Nudibranch

Sea Spiders

Stellar Sea lion

Sculpin

Grunt Sculpin

Giant Pacific Octopus

Clam Cove

Basketstar

Hermit Crab

Mosshead Warbonnet

Stellar Sea lion

Ogden Point Breakwater

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Ogden Point Breakwater

Ogden Point Breakwater

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Ogden Point Breakwater

Ogden Point Breakwater

Ogden Point Breakwater

Conservation and Research

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Ogden Point Reef Balls

Ogden Point Reef Balls

Ogden Point Reef Balls

Sea Lice on Lingcod

Ogden Point Reef Balls

Ogden Point Reef Balls

Boat battery discarded at Willis Point