Kelly's Caverns
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About this site
Kelly's Caverns is a reef dive on the East End of Grand Cayman, named after a resident dog that followed divers' bubbles from the surface while the boat was out. The site has three distinct sections, and snorkelling is possible here.
Canyons and tunnels run directly under the mooring, especially to the east of it, and their nooks and crevices hold the shyest of the island's marine life. Beyond them a rubble field lies along the edge of a mini wall at 14 to 15 metres, and past that is a large expanse of white sand. The mooring is at 9 metres and the deepest point is 18 metres.
The rubble field has the extremely rare purple crowned sea goddess, a sea slug. Pike blennies and yellow-headed jawfish live in the sand, and large barracuda hover above it.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Symmetrical Brain CoralPseudodiploria strigosaReported here · unconfirmed
Lobed Star CoralOrbicella annularisReported here · unconfirmed
Mustard Hill CoralPorites astreoidesReported here · unconfirmed
Elkhorn CoralAcropora palmataReported here · unconfirmed
Mountainous Star CoralOrbicella faveolataReported here · unconfirmed
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma virideReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleusReported here · unconfirmed
Striped ParrotfishScarus iseriReported here · unconfirmed
Yellowtail DamselfishMicrospathodon chrysurusReported here · unconfirmed
GrouperGrouperReported here · unconfirmed
WrasseWrasseReported here · unconfirmed
BarracudaBarracudaReported here · unconfirmed
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