Best Map Chip for BC Coastal Waters?

[SpokaneJim]

Map chip for British Columbia, Canada coastal (tidal / saltwater) waters? I’m looking for a map source that would show bottom topography as well as restricted areas such as the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve. Your recommendations? I have a Lowrance HDS Pro preloaded with C-maps which seems to show topography well, but outside of faint dashed and often disappearing green unlabeled line that might or might not be the PRNP Reserve, I’m left guessing about protected areas. Does Navionics show these areas better? I own Navionics Platinum North and West chips, but these don’t seem to cover the coastal waters. Thanks for your suggestions.

 

[Whole in the Water]

Current Navionics Plus and Platinum Plus chips cover all BC coastal waters and lakes. You download the areas you want onto your chip via your PC with their chart installer s/w. They also show most protected RCA's and no closed fishing areas (e.g. Swiftsure Bank) with red dashed lines. You can also get various overlays like satellite and shaded bathymetry depending on the chip you get.

https://www.garmin.com/en-US/c/marine-cartography/third-party-marine-maps/