night diving<\/a> that takes place in the open ocean at night. It involves drifting with the current, suspended in the water column, and using floodlights from the dive boat to attract deep-sea creatures. Divers are usually tethered to a line that descends beneath the dive boat. <\/p>\n\n\n\nBlackwater dives take place over very deep locations, although divers will remain at depths ranging from 20 to 40 meters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This form of scuba diving is popular because it gives an opportunity to witness a daily vertical migration of pelagic plankton and marine life larvae. Those, in turn, attract larger creatures such as tunas, manta rays, swordfish, cephalopods, and even whales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Blackwater diving is different from a regular night dive as it takes place in deeper waters, and divers must be comfortable with diving in the dark and controlling their buoyancy. However, it is an opportunity to see and photograph rare macro creatures that cannot be seen during the day or on reef night dives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Underwater photographers, in particular, find blackwater diving to be an excellent opportunity to capture striking shots of bioluminescent creatures and other marine life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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