NUDI BAY

Macro & Hooded Nudibranch Diving

Nudi Bay is one of Vancouver Island’s most productive macro photography dive environments known for hooded nudibranchs, decorator crabs, shrimp, plumose anemones, tube worms, juvenile rockfish, and extraordinary Pacific invertebrate biodiversity.

The protected conditions and nutrient-rich waters create ideal conditions for underwater photographers, macro videographers, and divers seeking slow-paced cold-water exploration focused on marine life behaviour and fine-detail imaging.

Nudi Bay is an extremely protected dive environment with depths typically reaching a maximum of approximately 70 feet making it ideal for long macro photography dives, underwater videography, and relaxed cold-water exploration.

Fall is widely considered the best time of year to encounter extraordinary concentrations of hooded nudibranchs throughout the site creating one of the most surreal cold-water diving experiences found anywhere on Vancouver Island.

One of the strangest details consistently reported by divers exploring high concentrations of hooded nudibranchs is the distinct smell of watermelon lingering on divers after exiting the water. It is one of those unforgettable experiences that sounds impossible until you experience it yourself.

Divers exploring Nudi Bay frequently combine expeditions with Browning Wall, Coral Island, Five Fathom Rock, and other legendary Port Hardy expedition environments throughout Vancouver Island’s northern cold-water ecosystems.

Expeditions aboard Good Vibrations combine professional marine operations, photography-friendly layouts, diver-focused support, and fast comfortable access throughout Port Hardy’s legendary cold-water diving environments.