As a fellow diver I’m sure many of you have heard about night dives before. Have you guys ever tried it? If not, then continue to read below for reasons why you should try night dive at least once in your life.
We all know that diving is a very exciting activity, but night dive is something that is even more thrilling! As we dive deeper during the day, it’s harder for us to differentiate the real colour of the object that we see. You won’t have this problem during night dive! With the help of the light from your torchlight, you are able to see the true colour of those marine life. Corals & fish that look amazing at daytime is even more dazzling at night. Many underwater photographers especially love night dives as torchlight can keep most of the colour spectrum. This makes the photos appear to be more vibrant & colourful.
One of the reasons that attract divers to go for night dives is the bioluminescence phenomenon. As the water turns inky dark, you will have to rely on your torch to see your surroundings. However, you will need a dark environment to be ab to spot these luminous planktons. To see it, all you need to do is cover up your torchlight by simply pointing towards your chest & wave your arm around the water. You will then feel like you are in the bioluminescent scene of the movie Avatar! We do it during the safety stop time so you will have a magical experience to end your dive!
Night dives will definitely change your perspective of the underwater world. They allow you to see the marine life that are hidden during the day time. For example, many shrimps, crabs & lobsters will show up at night. It’s hard to see this marine life in day time as they are almost stay hidden in a camouflage environment. This makes diver hard to spot them. They will become active at night & will come out from their hidden place to hunt. You might even be lucky enough to see sharks passing by. Seeing a shark at night is definitely more exciting than in day time!
One of the difference between day dive & night dive is the equipment. Doing a night dive means that you will need a torchlight to give you the additional light to see the underwater world better. You will need to rely heavily on the torchlight to see everything around you. Using a torchlight is definitely something that is unusual for most of the divers as we rarely use it for day dive. So a night dive will give you the chance to use it & see all the sea creatures using artificial light. Torchlight is very crucial during night dive. You can only get attention from your buddy & show hand signal using the torchlight in the pitch black water.
During the night, some animals behave differently. Stingrays and sharks prefer to hunt at night, despite the fact that they can be seen during the day. But it’s not just them. The coral opens its polyps to feed, lobsters emerge from their hiding places in search of food, and octopi swim freely. In other words, a night dive provides an opportunity to observe the food chain in action.
Night diving is a very exciting journey as everything changes at night. The part of water where you go diving regularly may look completely different to you when you go for a night dive. The only light that you get when doing a night dive is the one from your torch. So you will be become very focused on what’s right in front of you only. As you can rarely see those big stuff at night so you turn your attention to macro that you might missed during day dive.
Night diving can be intimidating for divers, it’s an activity that challenges divers outside of their comfort zone, but the sense of accomplishment that you feel right after finishing a night dive is beyond measurable!
Night diving can be a breathtaking and fascinating experience. So, what’s holding you back? Try this adventure if you want to rediscover your love of scuba diving!
