Fairlie Pier

★★★★★ (1,367)

This is a scenic dive site with a maximum depth of 20m. It is an active working pier, with boat traffic. Use of DSMB’s is recommended. Access to the site is by permission only from C & C Marine. it has a confined water training area with a sandy bottom suitable for entry level dives.

The pier legs are full of life including starfish, crabs, lobsters and soft corals. Fish life includes cod, pollack and wrasses. Sea otters, seals and porpoises may also show up.

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 600

Wrasse

Wrasse

73 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
11
A
25
S
18
O
9
N
10
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 300

Octopus

Octopus

10 Sightings
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0
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0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
10
O
0
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 7000

Crab

Crab

236 Sightings
J
6
F
15
M
0
A
22
M
27
J
18
J
31
A
50
S
33
O
19
N
9
D
6

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 55

Lobster

Lobster

178 Sightings
J
5
F
4
M
0
A
15
M
7
J
12
J
19
A
41
S
33
O
20
N
14
D
8

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 3400

Shrimp

Shrimp

71 Sightings
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9
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
13
S
16
O
17
N
10
D
6

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 3000

Nudibranch

Nudibranch

26 Sightings
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0
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0
M
0
A
7
M
11
J
0
J
0
A
8
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 190

Conger Eel

Conger Eel

7 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
7
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 130

Pipefish

Pipefish

6 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
6
N
0
D
0

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