This is an open ocean dive..... while it's not a specific dive site i feel its more than worth mentioning here. This dive can be done pretty much anywhere you are able to dive over many thousands of feet of water. In this case we dive 3 miles off the Kona coast. A large population of deep sea creatures migrate to the surface at night, where we then go out and dive it around 10:00 PM. We jump in using tethers attatched to the boat and us, and drift for about an hour. And watch the strange things drift by in the night. Big Island Divers offers this trip and they are phenomenal and knowledgeable. This dive isn't for everyone, but for a diver with an adventurous streak this is a most do.
Facts about Blackwater
It is in United States- Blackwater is in the Pacific.
- The typical depth is 50+ Metres 160+ Feet.
- The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet.
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Joshua LambusA larval Cusk Eel, or some other unidentified brotulotenia.
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Joshua LambusTaken at night in the abyss, 3 miles off the Kona coast in Hawaii. Water depth below us was probably 6000 feet deep.
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Joshua LambusTaken at night in the abyss, 3 miles off the Kona coast in Hawaii. Water depth below us was probably 6000 feet deep.
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Joshua LambusPelagic Trigger Fish. Taken at night in the abyss, 3 miles off the Kona coast in Hawaii. Water depth below us was probably 6000 feet deep.
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Mark HoevenaarsLarval Crab - Blackwater Dive off Kona, Hawai'i
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Jeff MilisenThis larval flounder was observed on a blackwater dive off the coast of Kona, Hawaii.
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Jeff MilisenThis is an undescribed pelagic octopus we observed on a blackwater dive off the coast of Kona, Hawaii. These dives are known for offering up creatures that even seasoned divers have never seen.
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Jeff MilisenJuvenile flying fish
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Steven BackermanArrow Squid on blackwater dive in West Palm Beach, Florida 24 May 2018