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Ford Cove
Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada
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Quite possibly the best shore dive on the Pacific Northwest. Great both by day and by night, this dive is loved by open water students and professional photographers alike.

A new addition is the wreck of the fishing vessel Carloda N.


Conditions, Depths and Bottom Composition
An eelgrass meadow slopes to a rock drop off, broken boulders, and then flattens into sandflats.


Marine Life
Heart crabs, baby ratfish and sailfin sculpins are all found here, along with northern sunstars, sea peaches and a variety of nudibranchs.


Type of Dive
Cold, Salt, Shore, Wreck


Minimum Skill Level
Beginner


Tide Table
Point Atkinson
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Average Monthly Visibility (in feet)


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Sandstone formations at low tide




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