It's time to get diving for deep-sea life in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Thanks to a new update to the game, as of today we can all buy a wetsuit and start swimming out into the ocean surrounding our islands.
While you're out and about, you might notice some bubbles rising up from the deep – this means there's something down there, and, more importantly, it's something you can swim down and collect.
The process is super easy and since you're just out there catching things with your hands you don't have to worry about any tools breaking. All you need is a wetsuit which you can buy in Nook's Cranny shop now.
There's a bunch of new items and critters to collect while you're swimming so the only thing you need to worry about is having enough inventory space.
Don't worry, you can't be attacked by sharks or any other creature while you're out in the open water.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons sea creatures to collect
According to the Critterpedia in-game and the official wiki page, there are 40 sea creatures in total and all of them can potentially be found now.
Some, however, are only available at certain times of day.
- Seaweed: Available at all times of the day.
- Seagrapes: Available at all times of the day.
- Sea cucumber: Available at all times of the day.
- Sea urchin: Available from 4pm – 9am.
- Sea pig: Available at all times of the day.
- Sea Star: Available at all times of the day.
- Sea slug: Available at all times of the day.
- Slate pencil urchin: Available from 4pm – 9am.
- Sea anemone: Available at all times of the day.
- Moon jellyfish: Available at all times of the day.
- Oyster: Available at all times of the day.
- Pearl oyster: Available at all times of the day.
- Mussel: Available at all times of the day.
- Scallop: Available at all times of the day.
- Whelk: Available at all times of the day.
- Turban shell: Currently unknown what time it is available
- Abalone: Available from 4pm – 9am.
- Gigas giant clam: Currently unknown what time it is available
- Chambered nautilus: Currently unknown what time it is available
- Octopus: Available at all times of the day.
- Umbrella octopus: Currently unknown what time it is available
- Vampire squid: Available from 4pm – 9am.
- Firefly squid: Currently unknown what time it is available
- Gazami crab: Available at all times of the day.
- Dungeness crab: Available at all times of the day.
- Snow crab: Available at all times of the day.
- Spider crab: Available at all times of the day.
- Red king crab: Available at all times of the day.
- Horseshoe crab: Available from 9pm – 4am
- Acorn barnacle: Available at all times of the day.
- Tiger prawn: Available from 4pm – 9am.
- Sweet shrimp: Available from 4pm – 9am.
- Mantis shrimp: Available from 4pm – 9am.
- Lobster: Available at all times of the day.
- Spiny lobster: Currently unknown.
- Giant isopod: Currently unknown.
- Sea pineapple: Available at all times of the day.
- Spotted garden eel: Available from 4am – 9pm
- Flatworm: Currently unknown
- Venus' flower basket: Available at all times of the day.
While the Critterpedia does list seasonality for these new creatures, it seems like almost everything is available now. We will continue to update this late as and when we find out available times.
While you're diving you'll notice there are different shadows, just like with fishing, but you might as well go ahead and grab whichever you happen across since it's so fast to collect them.
If you're wondering about new bugs and fish to collect now it's July, we also have you covered. Check out all the bugs to collect here, and fish here.
