North East Pacific Sponges

We will be having a Q&A on November 1st at 5pm PST / 8pm EST where you can ask the filmmakers questions after you've watched the film on CBC GEM or CBC TV. Host...ed by Amanda Palmer of Georgia Street Media with Director Nate J Slaco, Cinematographer Bryce Zimmerman and Diver Hamish Tweed Link and details coming soon! See more

Quillback Rockfish and his Cloud Sponge Whytecliff Park - British Columbia, Canada

What's down there? Cloud Sponge on a vertical wall at 186ft/56m. . . NikonD850. Nauticam Housing. Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX DG Diagonal Fisheye Lens. Athena Optical Dome Port OPD-F200V. Sea&Sea YS-D2 strobes. ISO900 f9 1/80s.

If you are interested in the glass sponge reefs in Howe Sound mark your calendars for October 30th on CBC Gem and October 31st on CBC

A couple weeks back a barge sank off Bowman island and was and from shore looked like it might have been close to the Dorman point Glass sponge reef. The team d...id a dive to survey the reef and check if any damage was done. Luckily it missed the reef! The team spent 60 min at 130ft and we were able to film the entire reef. Only damage to report was from small prawn traps in a number of spots. Thanks to @ataylor947 and Glen for their support and guidance. Thanks to @marcjeanpalay for always being there when we need you! @a.oxox Amy you did a great job with handling the video lights #shearwaterresearch #diveshearwater #lightandmotiondive #lightandmotion #howesound #bc #ocean #reefs #divelife #saveourplanet #glassspongeteam See more

The structure of the Cloud Sponges. Sometimes they really are like clouds, and sometimes they are like the skeletons of ancient giant monsters. Finally I managed to shoot a video. The visibility was excellent and the focus didn't float. Diving near Egmont. The wall was covered by them.