The ocean is a body of water towards the south end of the town that appears in all

Animal Crossing series games. Its uses to the player include fishing, shell
collecting, and bug catching.

Deep-sea creatures are a type of catchable creature introduced in New Leaf, just
like bugs and fish. The player catches them by swimming in the ocean and diving
down when directly above a shadow, or swimming underwater. Shadow sizes range from
as small as the mantis shrimp to as large as the spider crab and giant isopod.

The spotted garden eel is a deep-sea creature found at the bottom of the tropical
seas near the Island. It is indicated by a circular shadow. Diving is the only way
of capturing it.