Tag Archives: Baynes Sound

Baynes Sound – the nets

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Katherine

Buckley Bay – Baynes Sound I often wondered what these nets were about, and other than that they had something to do with shellfish had no idea. I recently discovered that they “predator nets” and are used to prevent predation … Continue reading →

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A scallop shell

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Katherine

Scallop shell from Baynes Sound near Buckley Bay

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Fauxtoart – The way it wasn’t

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Katherine

Baynes Sound scallops – threatened by global warming and pollution…

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Chrome Island light

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Katherine

Chrome Island light with Denman Island in the background

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Oyster beds – Baynes Sound

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Katherine

Oyster beds – you don’t really see this way of growing and harvesting oysters from tidal shores used much any more – it’s pretty much all commercial harvesting out in the sound where the oysters are safe from shore predation … Continue reading →

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Baynes Sound – Oyster Boats

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Katherine

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On the beach

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Katherine

Oysters and scallops – the east coast of Vancouver Island is home to many shellfish harvesting areas.

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Oyster Boats

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Katherine

Oyster boats in Baynes Sound, across from Denman Island near Union Bay

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Deep Bay – the mystery ship

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Katherine

Deep Bay – but what is her name? The Laurier was built in Quebec by the Morton Engineering & Drydock Company, in 1936. Commissioned as the RCMP Laurier, it served as a patrol craft in the days of rum-running. In … Continue reading →

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M/V Rhododendron

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Katherine

Ex Washington State ferry M/V Rhododendron in Fanny Bay and linked to a much larger version…

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