Pacific Pro Dive & Marine Adventures
101-2270 Cliffe Avenue V9N 2L4 Courtenay, BC, Canada

Lesson from a jellyfish: Keep it Simple! Lacking brains, blood, or even hearts, jellyfish are pretty simple creatures. Blob top jellyfish are made of up 95% of water, and their transparency highlights their elegant simple structures. #ExploreBC #PacificProDive #coldwaterdiving

Puget sound king crabs start out as a brightly covered juvenile that grow into a beautiful looking dull red and purple adult. Diving allows us a short peek into the life of these amazing animals

There are many reasons why cold-water diving will benefit not only your health but improve your freediving skills as well. Check out our recent blog to read more! https://pacificprodive.com//cold-water-freediving-health-b

Pacific Pro Dive Tofino & Ucluelet dive store will now be offering air fills! At this time we do not have nitrox, but stay tuned for more updates as we continue to expand our store to better serve the Tofino and Ucluelet dive community!

Rat Fish Reflection - Spotted ratfish are among the deepest-living fishes in the world. They are related to sharks and are considered the missing link between the bony and cartilaginous fishes because they have the characteristics of both!

Vancouver Island is renowned as one of the world’s best cold-water diving destinations. Miles of coastline and massive marine life, including leviathans such as giant pacific octopus! Filmed by Trisha Stovel #beneathbc

We have so many breathtaking critters in our ocean, that no matter what site you dive here on Vancouver Island you are in for a treat. From discovering the tiniest stubby squid, to encounters with massive GPOs while listening to the sound of orcas in the distance, there is always a fresh adventure awaiting under the waves. If you haven’t yet visited, add us to your bucket list! If you have been lucky enough to dive our waters before, we can’t wait to welcome you back soon!

Did you know among all provinces and territories of Canada, British Columbia has the mildest climate? It has the longest frost-free periods of Canada and flowers often start blooming as early as February. Winter is here, but it's only around briefly and Jan/Feb are the best months of the year for clear visibility!

On behalf of the team at Pacific Pro Dive we wish you a happy New Year! May 2021 be filled with many diving adventures #NYE2021 #PacificProDive

Masters of camouflage - Red irish lords can change their mottled and banded colouration to include brilliant reds, pinks, purples, browns, black, and even white to match the sandy or rocky nearshore bottom habitats that they favour.

Only 2 days left of the BOXING WEEK BLOWOUT - Dec 27th to 31st. - Save on popular items like BCDs, Regulators, Computers, Tanks and Dive Thermals - Drysuits and Wetsuits store inventory at 25% OFF... - Rash guards, shirts, shorts, hats, sunglasses, sandals at buy one get one half price! - Discounts on accessories Visit Pacific Pro Dive to see more. Happy New Year everyone!

Broughton Archipelago Park, B.C.'s largest marine park, consists of dozens of remote, undeveloped islands and islets. Just below the surface is an astonishing amount of colourful sea life, just waiting to be discovered! We have been conducting a series of exploratory dives to expand on the already abundant dive sites that Vancouver Island has to offer. Stay tuned for more to come!

Incredible squid footage by our good friend and local diver Krystal Janicki! You can hear orcas singing in the beginning, how cool is that?!

Have you ever seen a Basket Star? Basket Stars feed by perching in an elevated position and extending their arms in a net-like fashion perpendicular to the current. In the wild they may live up to 35 years and weigh up to 11lbs! Image by Lonely Spruce Photography

Campbell River is an area with some of the highest tidal exchanges in North America, this results in vast amounts of water moving through the relatively narrow Discover Passage at very fast rates. This high water flow (often with currents at 10-14 knots) brings in a huge amount of nutrients, which over time has resulted in walls of colourful life. Yellow sulphur sponge, finger sponge, strawberry anemones, purple and green urchins, rockfish, lingcod, cabezon, and even giant pacific octopus!

Join us for an underwater pumpkin carving contest! This year we are teaming up with Ocean Fix Ventures and holding the event at Argonaut Wharf in Campbell at 10am on Oct 31st. Prizes for best costumes and pumpkin carvings. Bring a creative plan and a good dive knife! $10 per person, includes pumpkin and BBQ. All proceeds will be donated to the Comox Valley Pregnancy Care Centre. See event for more details: www.facebook.com/events/1224281517936131 #halloween2020 #underwaterpumpkincarving

Have you been to the Singing Sands dive site? This is one of our favourite shore dives, and it's only a 10 minute drive from our dive centre! For more information about renting dive gear or hiring a dive guide email us at: [email protected]

SALE! We are selling used Bare 8/7mm Velocity Ultra suits for $499. Regular price $719.95. Variety of sizes available while supplies last

Get your scuba halloween costumes ready, because we have a ton of great prizes at our annual underwater pumpkin carving contest! This year we are teaming up with Ocean Fix Ventures and holding the event at Argonaut Wharf in Campbell River at 10am on Oct 31st. For more details visit: www.facebook.com/events/1224281517936131 #halloween2020 #underwaterpumpkincarving

This giant pacific octopus was out of the den, seeming to interact with us as much as we were with them. The encounter felt like both species were just as curio...us and playful. Pretty difficult to fully express how amazing and unusual an experience like this is! Krystal’s light shined bright at the right second *An octopus arm(s) on the regulator is not recommended, and could turn into a problem fast. We did move off to give space, with the octo staying put and amongst us. It was later that the arms moved slowly upwards, touching/tasting.