April 15, 2017 Ogden Point (Victoria) video

[MarkH]

 

[JohnN]

Nice vis. Is this a Marine Preserve?

 

[MaxBottomtime]

Is the ribbon a marker for the wolfeel den?

 

[MarkH]

Nice vis. Is this a Marine Preserve?

Sort-of. Diver's aren't allowed to take anything, but people are allowed to fish from the surface.

 

[MarkH]

Is the ribbon a marker for the wolfeel den?

Yes. Somebody put those as markers near most of the wolfeel dens within the last year. I'm not a fan of it. They are plastic and orange. Wolfeels are attracted to yellow and orange things since that's the colour of urchin roe (their favorite delicacy). In the video, you can see one of the wolfeels trying to eat my yellow bail-out tank. I'm a bit worried that a wolf eel will try and eat the plastic tape. Plus the idea of putting colourful plastic stuff underwater to make it easier for lazy people (or tourists?) to find the wolfeel dens seems a bit distasteful to me.

 

[JohnN]

Sort-of. Diver's aren't allowed to take anything, but people are allowed to fish from the surface.

Thanks, that would explain those lovely lovely scallops

 

[MarkH]

The Victoria area is closed to bivalve collecting due to proximity to an urban area and potential for contamination (sanitary closure, they call it).