Category: Fisherman’s Wharf

Viewing Fish from the Top of the Breakwater

Posted on  Sunday March 1, 2009  in bc, breakwater, british columbia, ecology, Fisherman's Wharf, herring, james bay, kelp greenling, ogden point, rockfish, salmon, shoreline, tyee, urban, victoria, wolf eel

There’s no shortage of spectacular fish awaiting those lucky enough to SCUBA dive at Ogden Point. Wolf eels, kelp greenling and rockfish alone are some of the wonders waiting among the 10,000 granite blocks and forests of bull kelp. But even for those just walking out to the point, there is much to see. Chinook [Continue]

Seeing Seals..and other marine mammals at Ogden Point

Posted on  Saturday February 21, 2009  in bc, breakwater, british columbia, ecology, Fisherman's Wharf, james bay, ogden point, river otter, sea lion, seal, urban, victoria, whales

You’re likely to see a harbour seal in the water any time you walk the Ogden Point breakwater. They are pretty tame and come close for a good look at you. The harbour seal is the common seal found around Victoria or Vancouver, the western counterpart to the harp seal in the east and the [Continue]