Yesterday, I achieved the 5,000 iNaturalist milestone. I observed individuals of several species during a shore dive off Vancouver island's Beachcomber Regional Park (Nanaimo, BC, area). The dive was relatively short because I spent some time exploring a deep wall only a few short minutes from the beach (150 fsw max depth). The same beach gives access to a shallow wall to the west and a much more expansive deep wall about 14 mins swim to the west.

During the dive, I noted that the area was relatively barren - the number of species has declined and also the number of individuals. I observed a Steller sea lion, two wrinkled stars, and some quillback rockfish amongst other species.