Dive #1 Turtle Encounter
Conditions were favorable today for a night dive. Winds were light and only slight rollers on the seas. Dave Rufft and I headed out early to Conch Reef so that we could get a twilight dive in, then have some lunch while on our surface interval and waiting for darkness.
We were lucky enough to encounter a turtle on the 1st dive. Visibility was sufficient to record a good video. We surfaced just as the sun was setting.
YouTube video of twilight dive at Conch Reef
Dive #2 - Lobsters and Crabs
While waiting for darkness to settle in before dropping in again, we noticed frequent lighting off to the NW over Florida Bay. I checked my weather radar and it appeared that the cell would pass to our north. We dropped into the water minutes before darkness. We saw quite a few lobster and crabs during the dive. All the reef fish we saw just a hour earlier on dive #1 were no where to be seen. I'm sure sure where they go after dark. We do see sleeping parrotfish.
Youtube video about a Night Dive at Conch Reef 4-15-16 with Dave Rufft