Sea Creatures

Thanks to the Summer Update Wave 1, you are now able to cool off in the sea surrounding your island and dive for sea creatures.

A wetsuit is required to dive to the bottom of the ocean to retrieve the creatures. There are 9 available wetsuits to choose from:

- Horizontal-Striped wetsuits in Black, Blue, Red, and Yellow
- Leaf-Print wetsuits in Light Blue, Green, Purple, and Yellow
- Nook Inc. wetsuit in Black and Green

The leaf-print and horizontal-striped wetsuits can be purchased from Nook's Cranny for 3,000 bells and can be reordered from the Nook Shopping catalog. Meanwhile, the Nook Inc. wet suit can be redeemed for 800 Nook Miles from the Nook Stop in Resident's Services.

Diving

To enter the water, you can press A near the beach, dock, cliffs, and airport pier. Alternatively, you can perform a running jump to somersault into plunge into the water by running and pressing A just before the edge.

When swimming in the sea, sea creatures appear as shadows on the seafloor which emit bubbles. The larger the sea creature, the more bubbles they produce.

You can then press Y to dive underwater for a few seconds in order to catch the creatures. To do this you need to align your character over the shadow and your character will catch the creature automatically - be warned, the shadows sometimes move so you'll have to be quick to catch the creature.

When catching a new species, for the first time, your player will say "Whoa. This is..." as opposed to "Yes!" when catching a bug/fish.

The table below shows each sea creature, their availability, shadow size, speed, and selling price to Nook's Cranny.

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Name of Sea Creature (name links to image) - Availability (Hemispheres) - Time - Shadow Size - Sale Price - Speed

Abalone
• Months — Northern: June to January
• Months — Southern: December to July
• Hours: 4PM to 9AM
• Shadow Size: Medium
• Sell Price: 2000 Bells
• Speed: Normal

Acorn Barnacle
• Months: All Year
• Hours: All Day
• Sell Price: 600 Bells
• Speed: Still

Chambered Nautilus
• Months — Northern: March to June, September to November
• Months — Southern: March to May, September to December
• Hours: 4PM to 9AM
• Sell Price: 1800 Bells
• Speed: Slow

Dungeness Crab
• Months — Northern: November to May
• Months — Southern: May to November
• Hours: All Day
• Sell Price: 1900 Bells
• Speed: Slow

Firefly Squid
•Months — Northern: March to June
• Months — Southern: September to December
• Hours: 9PM to 4AM
• Sell Price: 1400 Bells
• Speed: Normal

Flatworm
• Months — Northern: August to September
• Months — Southern: February to March
• Hours: 4PM to 9AM
• Sell Price: 700 Bells
• Speed: Normal

Gazami Crab
• Months — Northern: June through November
• Months — Southern: December through May
• Hours: All day
• Sell Price: 2200 Bells
• Speed: Medium

Giant Isopod
• Months — Northern: July to October
• Months — Southern: January to April
• Hours: 9AM to 4PM; 9PM to 4 AM
• Sell Price: 12000 Bells
• Speed: Fast

Gigas Giant Clam
• Months — Northern: May to September
• Months — Southern: November to March
• Hours: All Day
• Sell Price: 15000 Bells
• Speed: Fast

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Horseshoe Crab
• Months — Northern: July to September
• Months — Southern: January to March
• Hours: 9PM to 4AM
• Sell Price: 2500 Bells
• Speed: Normal

Lobster
• Months — Northern: April to June, December to January
• Months — Southern: June to July, October to November
• Hours: All Day
• Sell Price: 4500 Bells
• Speed: Fast

Mantis Shrimp
• Months: All Year
• Hours: 4PM to 9AM
• Sell Price: 2500 Bells
• Speed: Normal

Moon Jellyfish
• Months — Northern: July to September
• Months — Southern: January to March
• Hours: All Day
• Sell Price: 600 Bells
• Speed: Slow

Mussel
• Months — Northern: June to December
• Months — Southern: December to June
• Hours: All Day
• Sell Price: 1500 Bells
• Speed: Still

Octopus
• Months: All Year
• Hours: All Day
• Sell Price: 1200 Bells
• Speed: Normal

Oyster
• Months — Northern: September to February
• Months — Southern: March to August
• Hours: All Day
• Sell Price: 1100 Bells
• Speed: Slow

Pearl Oyster
• Months: All Year
• Hours: All Day
• Sell Price: 2800 Bells
• Speed: Fast

Red King Crab
• Months — Northern: November to March
• Months — Southern: May to September
• Hours: All Day
• Sell Price: 8000 Bells
• Speed: Fast

Scallop
• Months: All Year
• Hours: All Day
• Sell Price: 1200 Bells
• Speed: Normal

Sea Anemone
• Months: All Year
• Hours: All Day
• Sell Price: 500 Bells
• Speed: Still

Sea Cucumber
• Months — Northern: November to April
• Months — Southern: May to October
• Hours: All Day
• Sell Price: 500 Bells
• Speed: Slow

Sea Grapes
• Months — Northern: June to September
• Months — Southern: December to March
• Hours: All Day
• Sell Price: 900 Bells
• Speed: Still

Sea Pig
• Months — Northern: November to February
• Months — Southern: May to August
• Hours: 4PM to 9AM
• Sell Price: 10000 Bells
• Speed: Medium

Sea Pineapple
• Months — Northern: April to August
• Months — Southern: October to February
• Hours: All Day
• Sell Price: 1500 Bells
• Speed: Still

Sea Slug
• Months: All Year
• Hours: All Day
• Sell Price: 600 Bells
• Speed: Slow

Sea Star
• Months: All Year
• Hours: All Day
• Sell Price: 500 Bells
• Speed: Still

Sea Urchin
• Months — Northern: May to September
• Months — Southern: November to March
• Hours: All Day
• Sell Price: 1700 Bells
• Speed: Still

Seaweed
• Months — Northern: October to July
• Months — Southern: April to January
• Hours: All Day
• Sell Price: 600 Bells
• Speed: Still

Slate Pencil Urchin
• Months — Northern: May to September
• Months — Southern: November to March
• Hours: 4PM to 9AM
• Sell Price: 2000 Bells
• Speed: Normal

Snow Crab
• Months — Northern: November to April
• Months — Southern: May to October
• Hours: All Day
• Sell Price: 6000 Bells
• Speed: Fast

Spider Crab
• Months — Northern: March to April
• Months — Southern: September to October
• Hours: All Day
• Sell Price: 12000 Bells
• Speed: Fast

Spiny Lobster
• Months — Northern: October to December
• Months — Southern: April to June
• Hours: 9PM to 4AM
• Sell Price: 5000 Bells
• Speed: Normal

Spotted Garden Eel
• Months — Northern: May to October
• Months — Southern: November to April
• Hours: 4AM to 9PM
• Sell Price: 1100 Bells
• Speed: Normal

Sweet Shrimp
• Months — Northern: September to February
• Months — Southern: March to August
• Hours: 4PM to 9AM
• Sell Price: 1400 Bells
• Speed: Normal

Tiger Prawn
• Months — Northern: June to September
• Months — Southern: December to March
• Hours: 4PM to 9AM
• Sell Price: 3000 Bells
• Speed: Normal

Turban Shell
• Months — Northern: March to May, September to December
• Months — Southern: March to June, September to November
• Hours: All Day
• Sell Price: 1000 Bells
• Speed: Slow

Umbrella Octopus
• Months — Northern: March to May, September to November
• Months — Southern: March to May, September to November
• Hours: All Day
• Sell Price: 6000 Bells
• Speed: Normal

Vampire Squid
• Months — Northern: May to August
• Months — Southern: November to February
• Hours: 4PM to 9AM
• Sell Price: 10000 Bells
• Speed: Fast

Venus' Flower Basket
• Months — Northern: October to February
• Months — Southern: April to August
• Hours: All Day
• Sell Price: 5000 Bells
• Speed: Fast

Whelk
• Months: All Year
• Hours: All Day
• Sell Price: 1000 Bells
• Speed: Slow

Similar to bugs and fish, availability and variations depending on the time of year and hemisphere of your island. Any caught creatures can also be donated to Blathers and displayed in the Museum.


Tips!

- To catch the speedy swimmers, we would recommend pressing Y when you are directly above the shadow, then spamming A as quickly as possible to keep up with the creature.

- Pearls are not officially recognized as a sea creature and do not appear in your Critterpedia, nor can they be donated to the Museum.

- ***If you are hosting other players on your island and have a fenced route/area, Please note that players are able to dive off of the airport pier if wearing a wetsuit to evade restricted zones, so please be careful.