Blackwater diving is a night dive in open ocean, away from a reef, over deep water.
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Blackwater diving is a night dive in open ocean, away from a reef, over deep water. We aim for 3 kilometers away from the shore where the sea floor is over 300 meters / 1000 feet away. Combined, this provides us with no visual reference.
The largest migration of animal biomass happens every single night as animals migrate from the mesopelagic zone unto the surface. In simple terms, plankton (pelagic life forms of fish, corals, and other invertebrates before they settle to the reef) migrate from the dark depths of the ocean each night to feed near the surface. This offers us the ability to see otherworldly lifeforms that are otherwise far beyond the reaches of scuba diving.
Here on Cozumel we dive around a free floating lighting buoy several kilometers out into the Cozumel Channel. Unlike Hawaii that makes divers teather to the boat, here we are free to dive around and explore the migration as it occurs. The lights are used to attract life and also act as the centre of the dive, the start and end point for out dive.
Weather is the limiting factor with open ocean dives. We use a large boat that can comfortably operate in waves up to 2m in hight. For an enjoyable dive we aim for 1.8m or less with the most up to date weather forecast. So if you plan on a blackwater dive during your stay on Cozumel please be extremely flexible with dates for the dive. We meet at sunset in Fonatur Marina. After a safety briefing we aim to be in the water at the drop site 1.5-2 hours after sunset.
Blackwater diving is a night dive in open ocean, away from a reef, over deep water. We aim for 3 kilometers away from the shore where the sea floor is over 300 meters / 1000 feet away. Combined, this provides us with no visual reference.
Blackwater diving is a night dive in open ocean, away from a reef, over deep water. We aim for 3 kilometers away from the shore where the sea floor is over 300 meters / 1000 feet away. Combined, this provides us with no visual reference.
The largest migration of animal biomass happens every single night as animals migrate from the mesopelagic zone unto the surface. In simple terms, plankton (pelagic life forms of fish, corals, and other invertebrates before they settle to the reef) migrate from the dark depths of the ocean each night to feed near the surface. This offers us the ability to see otherworldly lifeforms that are otherwise far beyond the reaches of scuba diving.
Here on Cozumel we dive around a free floating lighting buoy several kilometers out into the Cozumel Channel. Unlike Hawaii that makes divers teather to the boat, here we are free to dive around and explore the migration as it occurs. The lights are used to attract life and also act as the centre of the dive, the start and end point for out dive.
Weather is the limiting factor with open ocean dives. We use a large boat that can comfortably operate in waves up to 2m in hight. For an enjoyable dive we aim for 1.8m or less with the most up to date weather forecast. So if you plan on a blackwater dive during your stay on Cozumel please be extremely flexible with dates for the dive. We meet at sunset in Fonatur Marina. After a safety briefing we aim to be in the water at the drop site 1.5-2 hours after sunset.
Every night, creatures living in the depths the ocean surface come to shallower depths in search of food. There is the potential to see breathtaking bioluminescent creatures, jellies, squid, and the larvae stages of many reef creatures. Check out our gallery to see examples of what we have found.
Blackwater diving takes place all year round, however weather conditions have to be optimal, so we are unable to guarantee a trip until 7 days before. We depart from the marina at 18:00 and expect to return at approximately 22:00.
Diving at night, in open ocean, waiting for the creatures of the deep to arrive. (more…)
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