Diving at Cates Park - Restrictions?

[gchapman]

Was just wasting time at work, and stumbled on this:

http://www.bcadventure.com/adventure/scubadiving/dive.htm#Indian Arm

To dive at Cates Park, permission is required from the Harbour Master's Office.

Is this true? I'd never heard that before. Then again, my first time to Cates park was only last week... I was thinking I'd go back, but this sounds like a hassle.

 

[Les]

Contacting the Harbour Master is for diving in the Burrard Inlet which is (to me) between First and Second Narrows bridge. The problem with Cates is the boat traffic this time of year(boat dock and yahoos on SeaDoos). It really isn't much to see but then I only made it to 60'. A very gradual bottom with just rocks and seaweed. But my winter dive I did find a crab trap!

 

[TheWetRookie]

I have yet to make any phone calls other that to dive buddies to go diving. I would not worry about it. Just watch out for the boats cruising by and crabbing.

I assume the park was open since the oil spill or where you there before it?

 

[gchapman]

I assume the park was open since the oil spill or where you there before it?

After, actually.

It's been cleaned up - vis was great. You'd never know there'd been an oil spill....

Salmon were running, lots of fisherman and boats coming in shallow. Might want to bring a flag.

 

[Les]

I've found lots of fishing gear after the season ends. yes get a flag or go on a dreary day. some of those boaters are really dumb (oops I meant to say dangerous) As for the vis you must have hit the tides just right. It is hit and miss there.