Nocturnal marine life: a different world
Exploring marine creatures that become active at night and what you will see on a night dive that cannot be seen by day.
Night underwater redraws the map of marine life. Creatures that hide by day fill the sea at night.
Active nocturnal creatures
Octopus and squid
Fully nocturnal. Squid lights its body with amazing phosphorescent colors at night, which makes seeing it an unforgettable experience.
Sea crabs and shrimp
They come out in large numbers at night to search for food, and some glow a faint blue when exposed to light.
Sea anemones
They extend their feeding tentacles at night to catch plankton and look larger and more exciting in the light of a lamp.
The biological phosphorescent phenomenon
In some warm waters there are tiny creatures that light up when the water is moved, so the water at night looks as if it is burning with blue lights. An experience among the most beautiful in nature.
How to maximize the night-dive experience
- Turn off your light for a minute in a safe place and watch the natural phosphorescence
- Move slowly to give nocturnal creatures time to get used to your presence
- Record what you see using a camera prepared for low light
Night diving reveals to you that the sea does not sleep. It only changes its face.