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DorothyP

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Hi, folks!

I'm writing a novel for teens that takes place in a northern kelp forest. I'm trying to create ghost-like creatures under the water, but many things that are considered spooky are from land--mist, howling winds, etc. I was wondering if any of you scuba divers would know of undersea phenomenon that are spooky.

Thanks!

Dorothyp
 
Google deepstaria enigmatica

When they appear (very rare):
The creature looks like nothing seen before, with speculators suggesting it is everything from a jellyfish to the remains of a whale placenta.
 
It's pretty spooky when the surge causes a wide kelp blade to paste itself to your mask and you have a sudden blackout.

Heck, most folks find deep, dark and cold pretty spooky. Add to that a grey, rocky coast with narrow twisty roads along cliffs and miles until the next cell coverage, . . . .


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I've had a seal 'buzz' me at 38m (125ft) on a cold, poor viz day.
It flashed by in my peripheral vision before I could I could identify what it was.
Not spooky - but it did startle me. I spent the next couple of minutes looking out for sharks (Great whites are known in the region) until it flashed by a second time.

For a northern kelp forest a large otter might give a similar effect.
 
Spookiest thing a diver can wander into? Unexpected overhead environment.
 
Haloclines are spooky enough. CSS for a few feet. Very wierd.
 
Any Wolf Fish in the area?
 
https://www.shearwater.com/products/swift/

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