Swimming with Pink Salmon in Campbell River, British Columbia
Pink salmon, also known as humpback salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), is an anadromous fish in the…
Browsing: British Columbia
44th Annual Victoria Classic Boat Festival
The Victoria Classic Boat Festival is a spectacular annual gathering of vessels of a Classic…
Squid Vs Octopus: What is the difference?
Appearances can be deceiving and while squids and octopuses may look similar to the untrained…
“Muck Diving” in British Columbia
Before the phrase “Muck Diving” was ever coined… we were doing just that here in…
Exhibit Opening – Salmon Tales: How Fishing Shaped BC Opens at the Maritime Museum of British Columbia
The Maritime Museum of BC is thrilled to announce that it will be home to…
Garrett Clement Explores Dark Canyon Under Englishmen Falls at Vancouver Island
Garrett Clement went to Englishmen Falls to practice his videography and said the terrain is…
Book: The Wreck of HMS Speedy – The Tragedy That Shook Upper Canada
“A maritime mystery drives this powerful narrative; but the greatest strength of HMS Speedy may be its…
Diving with Pacific Spiny Lumpsuckers On Vancouver Island
The Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker (Eumicrotremus orbis) is a small, bottom-dwelling fish that is native to…
Update on Canadian Commercial Fisherman, Scott Steer
Kate Cheung recently wrote to The Scuba News Canada concerning Scott Steer (British Columbia) and…
Island of the Sea Wolves: A Netflix Film – Watch The Trailer
Where the vast Pacific meets the Canadian wilderness lies a mysterious island shrouded in mist…
Chris Foisey, Canada’s Latest PADI Ambassadiver
Chris Foisey works as a Scuba Instructor for Dan’s Dive Shop in St Catherine’s, Ontario,…
Winter Surfing in Ontario Has Made An Icy Cold Call
Surfs Up! When it comes to winter in Canada, Canadians are divided into two groups.…
Hermit Crab Shell Exchange – Nanaimo, British Columbia
Enjoy this video by Garrett Clement with his voice over and the hermit crab’s adventures in…
2022 Reefs and Wrecks Calendar
Photo Credit via Facebook Stuart Seldon’s 11th edition of his Reefs and Wrecks Calendar has…
Freediving: Up Close and Personal With a Dogfish at Indian Arm, Vancouver, British Columbia
Barrie Kovisas was recently scuba diving in Indian Arm, British Columbia, and left his camera…
The Maritime Museum of BC Opens New Location
The Maritime Museum of BC is excited to announce that it will open its new…
A Look Back: History of Salmon Fishing and Canneries In the Skeena River, British Columbia
The Skeena River’s salmon fishery and canneries have a long history. Beginning in 1877 with…
Introducing The Marine Detective
What’s “The Marine Detective”? It’s me, Jackie Hildering, a biology teacher, cold-water diver, underwater photographer, and Humpback…
Call of the Coastal Wolves
The film “Call of the Coastal Wolves” follows a crew of filmmakers on a two-week…
VIDEO: Diving the Argonaut Wharf in Campbell River
It can be both fun and challenging to dive the Argonaut Wharf.
Ocean Guardian Introduces Innovative Diver Lift
The dive charter ship, Ocean Guardian, is up and running for dive charters in 2021…
Introducing, Maxwel Hohn, Underwater Photographer
An adventurer, photographer and filmmaker with a passion for showcasing British Columbia’s stunning natural diversity.…
How I See The Ocean
This is a compilation of video shot by Roy Mulder, scuba diver and underwater photographer.…
Learn more about the SS Princess Sophia Disaster
On 25 October 1918, after grounding on Vanderbilt Reef in the Lynn Canal near Juneau,…
To save wild salmon, Discovery Islands fish farms must go
During their miraculous but perilous journey from inland spawning grounds, down rivers, out to sea…
Vancouver International Boat Show Cancelled for 2021
For the past 58 years, the Vancouver International Boat Show has signalled the upcoming boating…
Emerald Lake and The Brass Bath Tubs
Emerald Lake, near Field British Columbia, is a beautiful site. Formed by the thrusting of…
Tadpoles: The Big Little Migration
TADPOLES: The Big Little Migration is a unique mini documentary and a world first. The…
The Maritime Museum of British Columbia is Re-opening
The Maritime Museum of BC is pleased to announce that it will re-open to the…
Learn more about Humboldt Squid
Humboldt squid are a large squid that lives throughout the eastern Pacific Ocean. They are…
Going, Going, Gone, Ship Disposals
While there have been few successful ship disposal controls in the past, and so the possibility of being caught has been restricted, national authorities as well as environmental organisations are now more cautious.
Introducing Marina Tasman, Driftwood Paintings
Bring the outdoors indoors! One of a kind, hand painted originals on pieces of driftwood…
Beyond Climate ventures to the heart of a rapidly heating British Columbia
Island Scallops on Vancouver Island has relied on stable ocean conditions since 1989. But CEO…
2020 Beaver Medal Nomination Now Open
The Maritime Museum of British Columbia is now accepting nominations for the 2020 SS Beaver Medals,…
The 2019 Maritime Museum BEAVER Medal Presentations
On November 8, 2019, three British Columbians and a heritage steam tug were awarded the…
Maritime Museum of British Columbia Requests that 28 Bastion Square be Declared a BC Heritage Site
The Maritime Museum of BC has asked the provincial government to conduct a heritage inspection…
Home Port Heroes of WWI and WWII Exhibit Opens at the Maritime Museum of BC
The Maritime Museum of BC is pleased to invite media to a Media Open House and exclusive preview of Home Port Heroes of WWI & WWII: The Merchant Navy, Shipyards, and the Disappearance of the HMCS Galiano, a featured exhibit at the Maritime Museum of BC in collaboration with Parks Canada.
Home Port Heroes of WWI and WWII Exhibit Opens at the Maritime Museum of BC
The Maritime Museum of BC is pleased to invite media to a Media Open House…
Introducing Tavish Campbell Coastal Photography
From the decks of expedition sailboats, fishing vessels and research boats, to charter vessels, dive operations, tall ships and kayaks, Tavish Campbell has spent most of his life exploring the coastline of British Columbia above and below water.
Introducing Tavish Campbell Coastal Photography
From the decks of expedition sailboats, fishing vessels and research boats, to charter vessels, dive…
Maritime Museum of BC Launches Summer Art Show “West Coast Celebration” Featuring Mark Hobson and Esther Sample
The Maritime Museum of BC is pleased to announce “West Coast Celebration”, the summer art show which features two prominent BC marine artists, Mark Hobson and Esther Sample. David Leverton, Executive Director of the Maritime Museum stated, “We are very fortunate to have such talented marine artists displaying their work during this summer period. Over the past two years we have featured a number of B.C. artists and look forward to continuing to highlight other amazing marine artists in the future.”
Maritime Museum of BC Launches Summer Art Show “West Coast Celebration” Featuring Mark Hobson and Esther Sample
The Maritime Museum of BC is pleased to announce “West Coast Celebration”, the summer art…
Charting a New Course for the Maritime Museum of British Columbia
The Maritime Museum of BC has been in the process of re-structuring its organization since moving out of the old Bastion Square Courthouse location in December 2015.
Charting a New Course for the Maritime Museum of British Columbia
The Maritime Museum of BC has been in the process of re-structuring its organization since…
The Maritime Museum of British Columbia celebrates 15 years of the Massive Marine Garage Sale
This Saturday, April 21st, the Maritime Museum of BC celebrates 15 years of its annual fundraiser, the Massive Marine Garage Sale.