Vancouver Island offers an abundance of marine treasures, along with all the amenities required to enjoy them. From Victoria to Port Hardy and back, Vancouver Island has everything for today’s marine enthusiast.

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• Current Conditions for Victoria, BC

Moorage & Marine Services

• VancouverIsland.com Marina Guide
• Victoria Harbour Authority Marinas
• Oak Bay Marina
• Pedder Bay Marina
• Westbay Marine Village
• Brentwood Bay Marina

Weather & Tides

• Canada Weather Office: Marine Forecast
• Buoyweather.com: BC Marine Forecast
• Tides, Currents and Water Levels
• Surf Forecast

Fishing, Marine Life, Area Science Centres

• Recreational Fishing in the Pacific Region
• Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre
• Shaw Ocean Discover Centre
• Neptune Canada – Sea Floor Observation
• Race Rocks Ecological Reserve
• Friday Harbour Labs – Univ. of WA
• UBC Ocean Dynamics Laboratory
• Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.
• Marine Mammal Research Unit
• World Oceans Day – June 8th
• Save BC’s Wild Salmon
• Friends of Wild Salmon

University of Victoria Ocean Sciences

• School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
• Univ. of Victoria – Marine Overview
• ICOR – Inst. for Coastal & Ocean Research
• VENUS (Victoria Experimental Network Under Sea)

Government of Canada Marine Resources

• Gov’t of Canada – Ocean Portal Site
• Acts, Regulations and Policies
• Services for Recreational Boaters
• Marine Conditions (weather, ice, tides)
• Navigation Services
• Web Sites of Interest
• Further Education