Giant Pacific Octopus Magic in Howe Sound, British Columbia

Remarkable experience with a Giant Pacific Octopus while scuba diving at Porteau Cove Provincial Park, a shore site just outside of Vancouver, British Columbia. The nutrient rich waters of Howe Sound provide home to an incredible diversity of marine life. As Porteau Cove also has several artificial reefs, octopus and a ever growing diversity of marine life have taken hold in the park over the past several decades. This GPO was so impressive in size as it hovered effortlessly across the sandy bottom between various reef structures in our emerald waters of Howe Sound. So curious and interactive, seemingly quite intrigued with my camera system...After more than 20 minutes of pure underwater magic, eye to eye with this intelligent aquatic alien, our bottom time now pressing 70 minutes, it was time to ascend. With our faces almost frozen with permanent grins, it wasn’t easy to say goodbye to this extraterrestrial-like, magical being, who gave us an such memorable experience that will surely last a lifetime !
Divers: Amy Liebenberg, Tanya Prinzing & Deirdre Forbes McCracken
Videographer: Deirdre Forbes McCracken
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[@Listenthenspk]

Wow…it stayed pretty calm with all those people around.

[@deirdreforbesmccracken4620]

Surprisingly so! There were 3 of us jockeying for position as it cruised along the reef...unique experience for sure

[@bernardbeardris]

*67:

[@toutsen]

Did this guy follow the same route and kind of do laps in a sense? I thought it looked that way in the footage.

[@bonniehawkins2979]

Splendid Vid.

[@deirdreforbesmccracken4620]

Thanks very much for watching - glad you enjoyed it!

[@bonniehawkins2979]

@@deirdreforbesmccracken4620 You are welcome.

[@markytripp]

Solitary predator in dead waters