St. Croix

Christiansted

U.S. Virgin Islands

String of Pearls is a night dive best done on Waxing Crescent, New Moon or Waning Crescent (or on a cloudy night).  The string of Pearls are actually shrimp that bioluminesce when mating, giving the appearance of a string of pearls flashing from the bottom up to about 2 feet.

The dive typically starts as a night dive exploring the reef and active marine life, then proceeds to a sandy bottom area where all divers turn off all lights,  Within a minute, you will see the "string of pearls" start lighting up.  If you try to focus farther out, it almost looks like twinkling stars in the night sky.

