Bear's Paw
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About this site
Bear's Paw is a dive site off Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands, an island group in the western Caribbean known for its wall diving and reef sites around the surrounding fringing reef. Despite being classified as a wall site, it stays shallow, with a maximum depth of around 15 metres, and is rated a beginner dive. The exact stretch of coast this site sits on determines whether it is a shore or boat dive, with the island's reef systems typically dropping from shallow sand and coral terrain toward deeper drop-offs further offshore.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Mustard Hill CoralPorites astreoidesReported here · unconfirmed
Lobed Star CoralOrbicella annularisReported here · unconfirmed
Common LionfishPterois volitansReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleusReported here · unconfirmed
Southern StingrayHypanus americanusReported here · unconfirmed
Purple Sea FanGorgonia ventalinaReported here · unconfirmed
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