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Mermaid Cove
Madeira Park, British Columbia, Canada
EntryShore
Water bodySalish Sea
Water temp8–14°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Sep
About this site
Mermaid Cove is a wall dive site near Madeira Park, British Columbia, Canada, in the Salish Sea. It is reached from the shore. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes seals, dolphins, harbor seals, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 8 to 14 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Spiny DogfishSqualus suckleyi
Yelloweye RockfishSebastes ruberrimus
Ochre StarPisaster ochraceus
Atlantic SalmonSalmo salar
Pacific CrabMetacarcinus magisterQuillback RockfishSebastes maliger
Chum SalmonOncorhynchus keta
Pacific HerringClupea pallasii
Nearby sites
- 1Neville Rock7.5 km
- 2Western Rock8.4 km
- 3Temple Rock18 km
- 4HMCS Annapolis19 km
- 5Sechelt Rapids (Skookumchuck)22 km
- 6Yogn 8226 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org