BC Scuba Diving Videos

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I'm just a cold water diver on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada who loves to share the beauty of our underwater world.

Why Do Rockfish Follow Giant Pacific Octopus? 0:17

Why Do Rockfish Follow Giant Pacific Octopus?

ScubaBC
3K Views
2 days ago
38 Likes

A giant Pacific octopus searches every crack and crevice for prey while a group of rockfish follows ...

No One Parties Harder Than a Giant Nudibranch During Mating Season 0:17

No One Parties Harder Than a Giant Nudibranch...

ScubaBC
1.3K Views
3 days ago
24 Likes
1 Comments

It's giant nudibranch mating season and they are out dancing all throughout the water column. #nudi...

Young Giant Pacific Octopus 0:18

Young Giant Pacific Octopus

ScubaBC
473 Views
6 days ago
13 Likes
4 Comments

I found this young giant pacific octopus out on a stroll on a recent dive off Vancouver Island. #oc...

World Ocean Day 2026 | Vancouver Island Beneath the Surface 2:31

World Ocean Day 2026 | Vancouver Island Beneath...

ScubaBC
139 Views
1 week ago
23 Likes
9 Comments

In celebration of World Ocean Day 2026, this short film showcases some of the incredible marine life...

Laowa 10mm Underwater Footage & Review | Sony A7S III 3:05

Laowa 10mm Underwater Footage & Review | Sony...

ScubaBC
39 Views
1 week ago
4 Likes
5 Comments

The Laowa 10mm f/2.8 Zero-D FF Autofocus is one of the widest rectilinear lenses available for Sony ...

It's World Seaweed Day! 0:16

It's World Seaweed Day!

ScubaBC
398 Views
2 weeks ago
29 Likes

It's World Seaweed Day. So here is some Seaweed to enjoy. Filmed in Browning Passage off Vancouver ...

You Won't Believe The Size Of This Octopus... 😳 0:16

You Won't Believe The Size Of This Octopus......

ScubaBC
2.1K Views
4 weeks ago
25 Likes
1 Comments

This battle scarred giant Pacific octopus was out of it's den and cruising around the reef. It was ...

Close Up With an Octopus 0:13

Close Up With an Octopus

ScubaBC
1.8K Views
1 month ago
29 Likes
1 Comments

This little octopus was just hanging out on the wall this morning 92 feet below the surface. #octop...

Meet a Monster From The Deep Sea 0:16

Meet a Monster From The Deep Sea

ScubaBC
2K Views
1 month ago
23 Likes
1 Comments

We were 43 minutes into our dive and on our way back to shore when I saw a large arm with suckers sw...

The Tinniest Octopus 0:16

The Tinniest Octopus

ScubaBC
2.1K Views
1 month ago
38 Likes
2 Comments

A tiny ruby octopus the size of a pea. Filmed while night diving off Vancouver Island. #octopus #n...

Hypnotizing Alien Jellyfish 0:16

Hypnotizing Alien Jellyfish

ScubaBC
250 Views
2 months ago
12 Likes
4 Comments

Large Lion's Mane jellyfish driftimg slwoly through current and light. Filmed off Vancouver Island,...

Hypnotic Jellyfish Drifting & Pulsing | Deep Ocean Relaxation for Sleep & Study 1:9:56

Hypnotic Jellyfish Drifting & Pulsing | Deep Ocean...

ScubaBC
519 Views
2 months ago
42 Likes
13 Comments

Experience the slow, hypnotic movement of jellyfish drifting through the cold waters of British Colu...

Why I'll Never Eat Octopus 🐙 0:31

Why I'll Never Eat Octopus 🐙

ScubaBC
1.4K Views
2 months ago
43 Likes
8 Comments

I'll never forget this moment. While diving off Vancouver Island, this little Giant Pacific Octopus...

The Opalescent Squid #squid #marinelife #nightdiving 0:16

The Opalescent Squid #squid #marinelife #nightdiving

ScubaBC
1.7K Views
2 months ago
19 Likes
1 Comments

Calamari also known as opalescent squid or "market" squid is a common species we see diving the Sali...

Go Inside a Sunken Warship #shipwreck #britishcolumbia #scubadiving #warships 0:20

Go Inside a Sunken Warship #shipwreck #britishcolumbia #scubadiving...

ScubaBC
2K Views
2 months ago
30 Likes
8 Comments

The HMCS Saskatchewan is a 366 foot Mackenzie class Canadian naval destroyer sunk in 1997 near Snake...

I almost didn't dive today.... #octopus #britishcolumbia #vancouverisland 0:16

I almost didn't dive today.... #octopus #britishcolumbia #vancouverisland

ScubaBC
204 Views
2 months ago
10 Likes
3 Comments

Today was one of those days when I almost didn't dive. Work and life, just get in the way sometimes,...

Drifting With a Giant Lion's Mane Jellyfish 🪼 #nature #britishcolumbia #jellyfish 0:16

Drifting With a Giant Lion's Mane Jellyfish 🪼...

ScubaBC
363 Views
2 months ago
7 Likes

Drifting with a massive Lion's Mane jellyfish in Browning Passage off Northern Vancouver Island. #b...

This Rockfish Finally Found Some Affordable Housing In BC #britishcolumbia #ocean 0:16

This Rockfish Finally Found Some Affordable Housing In...

ScubaBC
1.5K Views
2 months ago
16 Likes
4 Comments

Rockfish can live up to 90 years and beyond. This guy has been saving his down payment since 1940. S...

You Won't Believe What This Octopus Lives In! #octopus #ocean #britishcolumbia 0:31

You Won't Believe What This Octopus Lives In!...

ScubaBC
1.9K Views
2 months ago
25 Likes
12 Comments

I found this octopus out in the open while scuba diving in a shallow bay off Vancouver Island. It...

Drift Over Fields of Gorgonian Corals 106 Feet Below The Surface 0:16

Drift Over Fields of Gorgonian Corals 106 Feet...

ScubaBC
431 Views
2 months ago
10 Likes

Drifting over fields of gorgonian corals 106 feet below the surface off northern Vancouver Island....

King Of The King Crabs 0:16

King Of The King Crabs

ScubaBC
1.8K Views
2 months ago
25 Likes
2 Comments

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Giant Pacific Octopus in Motion 0:19

Giant Pacific Octopus in Motion

ScubaBC
2.2K Views
2 months ago
37 Likes
1 Comments

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On a Mission: Giant Pacific Octopus on the move! 🐙💨 0:21

On a Mission: Giant Pacific Octopus on the...

ScubaBC
1.9K Views
3 months ago
68 Likes
1 Comments

Catching a Giant Pacific Octopus (GPO) out in the open and on the move is a rare treat. 🐙✨ Thi...

Meeting a Giant in the Kelp Forest 🦁🪼 0:31

Meeting a Giant in the Kelp Forest 🦁🪼

ScubaBC
1.4K Views
3 months ago
49 Likes

Floating through the emerald canopy with a majestic Lion’s Mane jellyfish. 🦁🪼 These giants ...

The View from 40ft Down... 🌧️🌿#kelpforest  #underwater #relaxing 0:31

The View from 40ft Down... 🌧️🌿#kelpforest #underwater #relaxing

ScubaBC
1.4K Views
3 months ago
48 Likes
4 Comments

A rare perspective from 40 feet below the surface. 🌧️🌿 There is something incredibly peacef...

Instant Stress Relief: Underwater 4K #shorts #calm 0:31

Instant Stress Relief: Underwater 4K #shorts #calm

ScubaBC
1.7K Views
3 months ago
37 Likes

Immerse yourself in the golden light of a hidden kelp forest off Vancouver Island in the emerald sea...

Ocean Scenes with Relaxing Music, Vancouver Island Cold Water Reefs (Broughton Archipelago, 4K) 3:31:05

Ocean Scenes with Relaxing Music, Vancouver Island Cold...

ScubaBC
896 Views
3 months ago
51 Likes
12 Comments

Experience 3.5 hours of cold water diving along Northern Vancouver Island, filmed in the rich and di...

The Grunt Sculpin #vancouverisland #fish #scubadiving 0:28

The Grunt Sculpin #vancouverisland #fish #scubadiving

ScubaBC
1.4K Views
4 months ago
47 Likes
2 Comments

I found this grunt sculpin on a recent night dive....

Sleeping Giant Pacific Octopus #octopus #britishcolumbia #scubadiving 0:22

Sleeping Giant Pacific Octopus #octopus #britishcolumbia #scubadiving

ScubaBC
1.8K Views
4 months ago
25 Likes
2 Comments

Even apex predators rest. This giant Pacific octopus was sleeping quietly along a deep wall during ...

I Found This Octopus Yesterday… #octopus #scubadiving #britishcolumbia 0:26

I Found This Octopus Yesterday… #octopus #scubadiving #britishcolumbia

ScubaBC
2.1K Views
4 months ago
33 Likes
3 Comments

Filmed yesterday during a dive off Vancouver Island. If you want to experience 2 full hours of octo...

2 Hours with Octopus in 4K | Relaxing Underwater Film – British Columbia 2:0:53

2 Hours with Octopus in 4K | Relaxing...

ScubaBC
1.3K Views
4 months ago
95 Likes
17 Comments

This 2-hour octopus film was captured throughout 2025 over more than 220 cold-water scuba dives acro...

Vancouver Island Beneath the Surface | 2025 Scuba Diving Highlights 5:13

Vancouver Island Beneath the Surface | 2025 Scuba...

ScubaBC
18.6K Views
6 months ago
795 Likes
118 Comments

This film represents a full year of diving around Vancouver Island, with footage captured across mor...

A Year Beneath the Surface | Vancouver Island Diving 2025 Trailer 0:56

A Year Beneath the Surface | Vancouver Island...

ScubaBC
253 Views
6 months ago
16 Likes
2 Comments

This short trailer introduces a five-minute highlight film documenting a full year of cold-water div...

I waved at this octopus… and it waved back! #octopus #scubadiving 0:20

I waved at this octopus… and it waved...

ScubaBC
1.6K Views
6 months ago
53 Likes
4 Comments

This octopus and I became friends. It loved to crawl all over my camera. 2 hour octopus video here...

Massive Giant Pacific Octopus #octopus #scubadiving 0:28

Massive Giant Pacific Octopus #octopus #scubadiving

ScubaBC
1.6K Views
6 months ago
29 Likes
4 Comments

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The Tiniest Stubby Squid #squid #ocean #scubadiving 0:19

The Tiniest Stubby Squid #squid #ocean #scubadiving

ScubaBC
1.9K Views
6 months ago
31 Likes
2 Comments

The tiniest stubby squid I've ever filmed. It was smaller than a pea!...

Tiny Little Octopus #octopus 0:24

Tiny Little Octopus #octopus

ScubaBC
1.6K Views
6 months ago
23 Likes
1 Comments

Like octopus? You'll love my 2 hour octopus video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzkNu1PMK_...

This Is What I Saw On My Dive Today! #octopus #ocean  #scubadiving #vancouverisland 0:17

This Is What I Saw On My Dive...

ScubaBC
535 Views
7 months ago
14 Likes

This has been a great month for Octopus! Came across this one today. We spent a few minutes together...

Discover Vancouver Island's Kelp Forests in 4K #kelpforest #vancouverisland #ocean 0:57

Discover Vancouver Island's Kelp Forests in 4K #kelpforest...

ScubaBC
462 Views
7 months ago
14 Likes
1 Comments

This 2-hour ambient film was captured over 80 dives in the Browning Passage area of northern Vancouv...

Vancouver Island Kelp Forests In 4K | 2 Hours of Relaxing Ocean Ambience #kelp #kelpforest #ocean 2:1:39

Vancouver Island Kelp Forests In 4K | 2...

ScubaBC
5.5K Views
7 months ago
194 Likes
17 Comments

This 2-hour ambient film was captured over 80 dives in the Browning Passage area of northern Vancouv...

Giant Pacific Octopus In Hypnotic Motion - Notice Anything Funny?  See The Description. #octopus 0:32

Giant Pacific Octopus In Hypnotic Motion - Notice...

ScubaBC
1.4K Views
7 months ago
34 Likes
4 Comments

If you look at the upper right arm you'll notice it has a split arm tip with a baby arm! Weird. Wa...

Octopus Camouflage #Octopus #ScubaDiving #Wildlife #Marinelife 0:29

Octopus Camouflage #Octopus #ScubaDiving #Wildlife #Marinelife

ScubaBC
1.4K Views
8 months ago
65 Likes
4 Comments

Stumbled across this octopus on a night dive. I swam right past it at first until another diver fla...

I finally found one of Vancouver Island’s prettiest and most elusive fish — the Rock Greenling 1:05

I finally found one of Vancouver Island’s prettiest...

ScubaBC
487 Views
8 months ago
45 Likes
4 Comments

Like my ocean content? Check out these other great videos below 2 Hours Of Browning Passage: http...

30 Seconds of Peace in a Kelp Forest  #underwater #scubadiving #kelpforest #oceanlife 0:31

30 Seconds of Peace in a Kelp Forest...

ScubaBC
459 Views
8 months ago
13 Likes

If you enjoy this type of ocean footage here is a few more: 2 Hours of Browning Passage: https://w...

The Secret To Finding An Octopus Den #Octopus #Scuba #Underwater 0:35

The Secret To Finding An Octopus Den #Octopus...

ScubaBC
222 Views
9 months ago
20 Likes
2 Comments

octopus aren't that hard to find when you know exactly what to look for! Octopus Stock Footage: ht...

Octopus Grabs A Divers Mask #octopus 0:30

Octopus Grabs A Divers Mask #octopus

ScubaBC
2.3K Views
10 months ago
33 Likes
2 Comments

2 Hours Of Octopus Encounters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzkNu1PMK_0 My Camera Gear: Sony A...

Why Do Fish Follow Octopuses? Watch This Giant Pacific Octopus Hunt 4:31

Why Do Fish Follow Octopuses? Watch This Giant...

ScubaBC
523 Views
10 months ago
37 Likes
8 Comments

Have you ever wondered why rockfish follow octopus around the reef? This video will explain why. F...

The Hidden Colors of Browning Passage (4K UHD) | 2 Hours of Relaxing Ocean Beauty & Marine Life 2:22:09

The Hidden Colors of Browning Passage (4K UHD)...

ScubaBC
2.2K Views
10 months ago
94 Likes
23 Comments

Browning Passage, off the northern tip of Vancouver Island (Port Hardy), is one of the most biodiver...

An Octopus And It's Fish Entourage #octopus #scubadiving #vancouverisland #wildlife #ocean 0:25

An Octopus And It's Fish Entourage #octopus #scubadiving...

ScubaBC
1.7K Views
10 months ago
35 Likes
1 Comments

Just an octopus crawling along the rock with it's entourage of fish close behind. Like octopus? Ch...

Diving Into HMCS Saskatchewan – A 7-Minute Run Through Burma Road 7:30

Diving Into HMCS Saskatchewan – A 7-Minute Run...

ScubaBC
1.1K Views
11 months ago
51 Likes
20 Comments

Explore the interior of the HMCS Saskatchewan in this 7-minute wreck penetration dive filmed in cris...