The ocean just like bugs and fish 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 include fishing, shell collecting 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 seas near the Island.

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.