BC Scuba Diving Videos

All of the footage in these videos has been taken in British Columbia Canada and edited by me.  If you like my content please subscribe to my channel, give a like, and leave a comment!

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I'm just a cold water diver on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada who loves to share the beauty of our underwater world.

Diving 7 Tree Island In Browning Passage (full video in description) 0:15

Diving 7 Tree Island In Browning Passage (full...

ScubaBC
737 Views
1 week ago
18 Likes

Longer Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIdCLQ3ZzSc You can visit my website here: https://w...

Scuba Diving In Browning Passage April 2025 #VancouverIsland #PortHardy #ScubaDiving 4:03

Scuba Diving In Browning Passage April 2025 #VancouverIsland...

ScubaBC
282 Views
2 weeks ago
42 Likes
14 Comments

I booked a last minute cancellation with www.ubdiving.com for one of their Port Hardy trips into the...

A Cute Wolf Eel Couple #scubadiving #fish #vancouverisland 0:19

A Cute Wolf Eel Couple #scubadiving #fish #vancouverisland

ScubaBC
611 Views
4 weeks ago
28 Likes

Divers have been visiting Grandpa the wolf eel for over 20 years. Most of the time, he’s hanging o...

Hooded Nudibranch Jungle – A Mysterious Underwater World #Nudibranch #ScubaDiving #VancouverIsland 1:08

Hooded Nudibranch Jungle – A Mysterious Underwater World...

ScubaBC
322 Views
1 month ago
25 Likes
2 Comments

Beneath the surface of a shallow bay in Port Hardy, an ethereal spectacle unfolds. Thousands upon th...

Winter Scuba Diving Vancouver Island, British Columbia #VancouverIsland #ScubaDiving 3:13

Winter Scuba Diving Vancouver Island, British Columbia #VancouverIsland...

ScubaBC
327 Views
2 months ago
46 Likes
18 Comments

Winter is the best time of year to scuba dive off Vancouver Island because the visibility is the bes...

Octopus Crawls On Scuba Divers Camera #Octopus #VancouverIsland #Scubadiving 0:38

Octopus Crawls On Scuba Divers Camera #Octopus #VancouverIsland...

ScubaBC
194 Views
2 months ago
16 Likes
1 Comments

This smaller giant pacific octopus couldn't resist inspecting my camera. Full Video Here: https://...

Playful Sea Lions #ScubaDiving #UnderwaterVideo #Nature 0:16

Playful Sea Lions #ScubaDiving #UnderwaterVideo #Nature

ScubaBC
749 Views
3 months ago
20 Likes

When a bunch of rowdy teenagers come and crash your otherwise peaceful dive. This small group droppe...

Scuba Diving Orlebar Point A Deep Wall Dive Off Gabriola Island British Columbia #ScubaDiving 3:00

Scuba Diving Orlebar Point A Deep Wall Dive...

ScubaBC
366 Views
3 months ago
30 Likes
2 Comments

This footage was taken over 4 dives at Orlebar Point on Gabriola Island a small Island off the coast...

An Octopus Out For An Evening Stroll #Octopus #VancouverIsland #ScubaDiving #sonya7s3 0:17

An Octopus Out For An Evening Stroll #Octopus...

ScubaBC
670 Views
3 months ago
38 Likes
1 Comments

One of the local residents just out for an evening stroll on a recent night dive with @getting_salty...

Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker #vancouverisland #scubadiving #nature 0:19

Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker #vancouverisland #scubadiving #nature

ScubaBC
638 Views
3 months ago
26 Likes

The Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker. These tiny little fish make their way into the shallows during the wi...

Octopus Catches A Crab #Octopus #Predator #ScubaDiving #VancouverIsland 0:16

Octopus Catches A Crab #Octopus #Predator #ScubaDiving #VancouverIsland

ScubaBC
5.3K Views
3 months ago
105 Likes

Giant Pacific Octopus are lethal to the local crabs and shellfish. This small GPO took this dungenes...

Vancouver Island Scuba Diving 2024 | Highlight Reel #VancouverIsland #ScubaDiving #SonyA7S3 4:29

Vancouver Island Scuba Diving 2024 | Highlight Reel...

ScubaBC
2.8K Views
3 months ago
136 Likes
46 Comments

Vancouver Island, British Columbia boasts some of the most spectacular cold water SCUBA diving on ea...

Decorated Warbonnet #VancouverIsland #Scubadiving #Fish 0:19

Decorated Warbonnet #VancouverIsland #Scubadiving #Fish

ScubaBC
595 Views
5 months ago
27 Likes

A cool little fish called a decorated warbonnet, often found in cracks or holes in the rocks, also o...

Is It An Eel Or A Fish?   #Wolfeel #ScubaDiving #VancouverIsland 0:15

Is It An Eel Or A Fish? #Wolfeel...

ScubaBC
945 Views
5 months ago
29 Likes
1 Comments

One of our most famous resident wolf eels. You can visit my website here: https://www.scubabc.ca ...

Baby Ruby Octopus #Octopus #VancouverIsland #ScubaDiving 0:21

Baby Ruby Octopus #Octopus #VancouverIsland #ScubaDiving

ScubaBC
562 Views
5 months ago
27 Likes

Just a little baby ruby Octopus I found while night diving last night. You can visit my website her...

Octopus On The Move #octopus #vancouverisland #scubadiving 0:27

Octopus On The Move #octopus #vancouverisland #scubadiving

ScubaBC
610 Views
5 months ago
29 Likes
2 Comments

Just a little octopus we found while on a recent dive trip to Barkley Sound, on the west coast of Va...

A Little Octopus Hunting #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Octopus 0:21

A Little Octopus Hunting #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Octopus

ScubaBC
857 Views
5 months ago
43 Likes

A little octopus we encountered at Orlebar Point on Gabriola Island, in British Columbia. You can v...

Surrounded By Salmon #VancouverIsland #Salmon #Nature 0:14

Surrounded By Salmon #VancouverIsland #Salmon #Nature

ScubaBC
605 Views
5 months ago
27 Likes
1 Comments

Surrounded by a school of salmon in Campbell River, BC. Full Video Here: https://www.youtube.com/wa...

Giant Pacific Octopus Fighting Over A Mate #Octopus #VancouverIsland #Scubadiving #Nature #Wildlife 0:28

Giant Pacific Octopus Fighting Over A Mate #Octopus...

ScubaBC
697 Views
5 months ago
24 Likes
11 Comments

This started out as a normal dive at Madrona Point until we came across these octopus having an epic...

A Little Octopus Out Hunting #Octopus #VancouverIsland #ScubaDiving 0:18

A Little Octopus Out Hunting #Octopus #VancouverIsland #ScubaDiving

ScubaBC
846 Views
5 months ago
45 Likes

Just a little giant pacific octopus I came across on my night dive tonight. You can visit my websit...

Sea Lion Says Hello #Sealion #ScubaDiving #VancouverIsland 0:22

Sea Lion Says Hello #Sealion #ScubaDiving #VancouverIsland

ScubaBC
520 Views
5 months ago
34 Likes
2 Comments

It's always cool when a sea lion drops in for a quick visit! You can visit my website here: https:...

A Huge Lion's Mane Jellyfish #ScubaDiving #VancouverIsland 0:28

A Huge Lion's Mane Jellyfish #ScubaDiving #VancouverIsland

ScubaBC
594 Views
5 months ago
39 Likes

We found this huge Lion's Mane jellyfish up in Port Hardy, British Columbia. You can visit my websi...

A Giant Pacific Octopus #Octopus #Scubadiving #VancouverIsland 0:26

A Giant Pacific Octopus #Octopus #Scubadiving #VancouverIsland

ScubaBC
70 Views
5 months ago
6 Likes

We found this octopus out in the open on snake wall, a popular dive site just a short boat ride from...

A Baby Ruby Octopus #Octopus #NightDiving #VancouverIsland #SonyA7Siii #Scubadiving 0:17

A Baby Ruby Octopus #Octopus #NightDiving #VancouverIsland #SonyA7Siii...

ScubaBC
546 Views
5 months ago
34 Likes

A baby ruby octopus that I came across on a night dive last night. Want to see what we see on a nig...

Octopus Crawls On Camera - Full Video In Description #Octopus #VancouverIsland #Scubadiving 0:31

Octopus Crawls On Camera - Full Video In...

ScubaBC
516 Views
5 months ago
25 Likes

This octopus couldn't resist my camera and came in to get all grabby with it. Full video here: htt...

An Octopus Comes Out - Full Video In Description #Octopus #VancouverIsland #ScubaDiving 0:31

An Octopus Comes Out - Full Video In...

ScubaBC
459 Views
5 months ago
6 Likes
1 Comments

I waited on the bottom outside this den for 50 minutes until this octopus was comfortable enough to ...

School Of Rockfish #PortHardy #ScubaDiving #VancouverIsland 0:17

School Of Rockfish #PortHardy #ScubaDiving #VancouverIsland

ScubaBC
466 Views
6 months ago
14 Likes

A school of yellowtail rockfish with a few blacktail rockfish mixed in while diving "The Grotto" in ...

Free Swimming Wolf Eel #Eel #Fish #ScubaDiving #VancouverIsland #adventuresport 0:26

Free Swimming Wolf Eel #Eel #Fish #ScubaDiving #VancouverIsland...

ScubaBC
519 Views
6 months ago
20 Likes
2 Comments

A large male wolf eel that we found free swimming at a place called "5 fathom reef" in Port Hardy, B...

Huge Lion's Mane Jellyfish #VancouverIsland #Jellyfish 0:31

Huge Lion's Mane Jellyfish #VancouverIsland #Jellyfish

ScubaBC
867 Views
6 months ago
29 Likes

A huge Lion's Mane jellyfish that we spotted in Browning Passage while SCUBA diving off Northern Van...

China Rockfish (Sebastes Nebulosus) #Fish #Scubadiving #VancouverIsland 0:22

China Rockfish (Sebastes Nebulosus) #Fish #Scubadiving #VancouverIsland

ScubaBC
575 Views
6 months ago
13 Likes

You can visit my website here: https://www.scubabc.ca You can use our free visibility app to get ...

Hooded Nudibranchs #Nudibranch #VancouverIsland #ScubaDiving 0:24

Hooded Nudibranchs #Nudibranch #VancouverIsland #ScubaDiving

ScubaBC
789 Views
6 months ago
25 Likes

Dozens and hooded nudibranchs on a strand of kelp in Port Hardy, British Columbia. You can visit my...

Hooded Nudibranchs 0:19

Hooded Nudibranchs

ScubaBC
241 Views
6 months ago
6 Likes

Just a few hooded nudibranchs on a piece of kelp swaying in the surge in Port Hardy, British Columbi...

The BEST Cold Water SCUBA Diving On Planet Earth #PortHardy #VancouverIsland #ScubaDiving 9:06

The BEST Cold Water SCUBA Diving On Planet...

ScubaBC
1.7K Views
6 months ago
80 Likes
31 Comments

This footage was taken on a recent trip with www.ubdiving.com to Port Hardy, located on Vancouver Is...

It's World Octopus Day! #octopus 0:31

It's World Octopus Day! #octopus

ScubaBC
644 Views
6 months ago
19 Likes
2 Comments

Just a few octopus I have filmed in the waters off Vancouver Is #vancouverisland #octopus #scubadi...

Diving Barkley Sound With Rendezvous Dive Adventures August 2024 #BarkleySound #VancouverIsland 1:43

Diving Barkley Sound With Rendezvous Dive Adventures August...

ScubaBC
687 Views
8 months ago
24 Likes
7 Comments

This footage was taken from a recent trip into Barkley Sound with Rendezvous Dive Adventures. On da...

Laowa 10mm F2.8 Underwater | Madrona Point | Vancouver Island #VancouverIsland #Laowa #Sonya7S3 1:30

Laowa 10mm F2.8 Underwater | Madrona Point |...

ScubaBC
799 Views
9 months ago
26 Likes
17 Comments

This is my first dive using the new Laowa 10mm F2.8 wide angle lens on my Sony A7S3. I am pretty im...

7 Tree Island Scuba Diving | Port Hardy | Vancouver Island #ScubaDiving #BritishColumbia 2:10

7 Tree Island Scuba Diving | Port Hardy...

ScubaBC
412 Views
9 months ago
15 Likes
8 Comments

This footage was taken from a dive at "7 Tree Island" in Browning Passage on the northern tip of Van...

A Giant Nudibranch Dancing #Nudibranch #ScubaDiving #Sealife 0:18

A Giant Nudibranch Dancing #Nudibranch #ScubaDiving #Sealife

ScubaBC
509 Views
10 months ago
21 Likes

A Giant Dendronotid nudibranch free swimming in the water column. You can visit my website here: h...

Hunting With An Octopus #Octopus #VancouverIsland #ScubaDiving #MarineLife 2:09

Hunting With An Octopus #Octopus #VancouverIsland #ScubaDiving #MarineLife

ScubaBC
3.9K Views
10 months ago
223 Likes
39 Comments

I patiently laid on the bottom a few feet outside of this octopus den for 50 minutes today. I was lo...

Octopus Are So Cool! #BritishColumbia #ScubaDiving #Octopus 0:16

Octopus Are So Cool! #BritishColumbia #ScubaDiving #Octopus

ScubaBC
577 Views
10 months ago
22 Likes

I patiently laid on the bottom a few feet outside of this octopus den for 50 minutes today. I was lo...

Octopus Are Cool #Octopus #ScubaDiving #UnderwaterVideo #VancouverIsland #Scuba 0:16

Octopus Are Cool #Octopus #ScubaDiving #UnderwaterVideo #VancouverIsland #Scuba

ScubaBC
125 Views
10 months ago
13 Likes
2 Comments

We found this large giant pacific octopus out and about on Snake Wall off the coast of Nanaimo, Brit...

Mesmerizing Fried Egg Jellyfish 0:16

Mesmerizing Fried Egg Jellyfish

ScubaBC
722 Views
10 months ago
42 Likes

a fried egg jellyfish fish swimming in the waters off Nanaimo, British Columbia....

Diving The HMCS Cape Breton Artificial Reef #WreckDiving #Shipwreck #Nanaimo #Scubadiving 1:30

Diving The HMCS Cape Breton Artificial Reef #WreckDiving...

ScubaBC
712 Views
12 months ago
29 Likes
10 Comments

The HMCS Cape Breton is a 441 foot long "Cape" class maintenance ship that was built in 1944 and com...

Diving Snake Wall - Vancouver Island British Columba #ScubaDiving #VancouverIsland #SonyA7S3 1:51

Diving Snake Wall - Vancouver Island British Columba...

ScubaBC
767 Views
12 months ago
32 Likes
6 Comments

This footage was taken from a recent dive on Snake Wall just off Snake Island which is a few minutes...

The Giant Pacific Octopus  #octopus #underwatervideo #wildlife #nanaimo #underwater 0:27

The Giant Pacific Octopus #octopus #underwatervideo #wildlife #nanaimo...

ScubaBC
571 Views
1 year ago
25 Likes

Just a little close up giant pacific octopus action. We found this one out of it's den on a dive at ...

20 Second Cold Water Scuba Dive #VancouverIsland #NightDiving #underwatervideo #wildlife 0:21

20 Second Cold Water Scuba Dive #VancouverIsland #NightDiving...

ScubaBC
118 Views
1 year ago
10 Likes

Just a little dusk dive at Tyee Cove on Vancouver Island. Filmed on a Sony A7Siii with the Sony 16-...

Scuba Diving Campbell River #VancouverIsland #ScubaDiving 0:33

Scuba Diving Campbell River #VancouverIsland #ScubaDiving

ScubaBC
805 Views
1 year ago
30 Likes
5 Comments

Some quick clips from a recent dive trip in Campbell River with Abyssal Charters. We dove Steep Isl...

Vancouver Island Night Diving #NightDiving #ScubaDiving #VancouverIsland 2:11

Vancouver Island Night Diving #NightDiving #ScubaDiving #VancouverIsland

ScubaBC
1.3K Views
1 year ago
61 Likes
18 Comments

A collection of footage from several night dives over the last few months. Dive sites include Oak L...

Diving "The Grotto" #PortHardy #VancouverIsland #ScubaDiving 0:34

Diving "The Grotto" #PortHardy #VancouverIsland #ScubaDiving

ScubaBC
102 Views
1 year ago
9 Likes

"The Grotto" is a fantastic dive site in Port Hardy. You start the dive in a small rock alcove and w...

Hooded Nudibranchs #PortHardy #ScubaDiving #VancouverIsland 0:25

Hooded Nudibranchs #PortHardy #ScubaDiving #VancouverIsland

ScubaBC
220 Views
1 year ago
11 Likes

At the end of an unnamed drift dive near Browning Pass the current had taken us almost a mile from w...