Barry Island is a ⭐ highly recommended (check conditions) boat dive in the Port Hardy Area. Two pnwdiving reports in 2023 and 2024 recorded 15–45 ft of visibility. For the site briefing, see dive planning for Barry Island.
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Dive report for 9/5/24
- Visibility
- A silty 15 feet
For me barry island was the highlight of the trip - bubblegum coral (usually a deep water gorgonian) at 70 ft, lots of playful stellar sea lions, and aggregation anemones in the shallows
Dive report for 9/21/23
- Visibility
- A clear 40+ feet
Epic dive at Barry Island
Gregorians, basket stars, sea lions, raspberry hydroids . To the north I found some alpine meadow like areas of color. The shallows were incredible as always. It was my fourth time at the site, and it was the least surge so I really got to enjoy the shallows. The water line was new to me with beautiful proliferating anemones growing on large muscles, reminiscent of Duncan Rock.
