While most people are out knocking on doors for candy or checking out the amazing Halloween costumes, at Two Fish Divers Amed, we are night diving! If you’ve never been night diving before, there is a spooky feeling about being 15m underwater with only your torchlight to guide you! Night diving can be a little intimidating especially for your first time, but you’ll surely be amazed at the different marine life you see during the night – especially when you are night diving in Amed!
The variety of dive sites in Amed have a lot to offer those interested in Night Diving! If it’s your first time night diving, we like to begin just as the sun sets, allowing time for your eyes to adjust to the darkness. Divers can choose from muck dives, coral sites or even do a wreck dive at night. Here are a few of the sites we frequent for night dives and some of their highlights:
The Two Fish House Reef: It’s just steps away from the dive center, making it easily accessible at night for our guests. On this amazing muck dive, you have a high chance of seeing longarm octopus and coconut octopus. We also have mimic octopus that may put on a show for our guests. You can discover ghost pipefish, frogfish, wasp fish and many varieties of crabs and shrimp that come out to hunt during the night. If you’re able to see past their camouflage, you can often spot decorator crabs by their glowing eyes. To hide, they fasten materials from the environment (rocks, seaweed, anemones, bits of trash) on their shells. We also have the luxury of having our very own wreck, and at night, it truly comes alive! The Two Fish House Reef is not to be missed day or night!
The USAT Liberty Shipwreck: Diving this site at night is a completely different experience than during the day. You can expect to see lots of life in the area at night. You may be lucky to view the resident school of bumphead parrotfish or even the impressive large marble groupers swim past. Octopus, eels, crabs, and shrimp are also spotted coming out to hunt for their evening meals. This is the highlight in our area, for sure!
Jemeluk Bay: This bay provides the perfect shelter for a night dive at any time of year. The sloping reef and wall attract lots of life day or night. The silhouette of the wall with its massive gorgonians is not to be missed. Jemeluk Bay is also home to many statues that are an incredible backdrop and the perfect hiding spot for many little critters. Here you can find scorpionfish, boxer shrimp, Spanish Dancers and so much more. In the shallow reef, you can spot eels, stingrays, octopus and maybe even seahorses.
Come and join us for some unBOOlievable night diving in Amed! You may want to consider taking the PADI Night Diver Speciality, where you can visit each of these amazing sites over 3 days!
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