DivingPrincessE
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I'm looking for opinions on which Caribbean islands have great night diving.
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Princess,
The great dive sites during the day are also the great dive sites during the night. The best way to go diving at night is to find a dive operation that is willing to charter you a boat with a dive master that really knows the site to take you and your SO out without the crowds that tend to reduce the quality of a night dive. All reefs come to life in the evening. Bonaire , Cozumel, Belize, Grand Cayman, and Little Cayman have great night diving if you have the right conditions, a full moon is nice, and experienced divers that do not disrupt the dive and the pace of the experienced dive master. The fewer people, the better and the more things you will get to see.
Robint,
If you have not seen the Discovery series Blue Planet, I think you would enjoy the series. It talks about the largest migration that occurs every night in the oceans around the world. This migration is far larger than any migration that occurs on land anywhere else in the world in terms of biomass. Many creatures from the depths migrate to the surface to feed on organisms that get their energy from the sun. This occurs around the world, not just in the Caribbean. Most of your corals feed exclusively at night. Also, sites can vary with time of year and season, but the locals know. I hope you and anyone reading this can enjoy the series it is loaded with great camera footage and information. We do not want to sway anyone away from the Pacific, especially Palau, which happens to be one of the best places I have seen.