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Bear’s Paw
Botabano, Cayman Islands
EntryBoat
Max depth18 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep
About this site
Bear’s Paw is a dive site near Botabano, Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 18 m. Commonly reported marine life includes lionfish, stingrays, sea fans, jacks, lobsters. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Southern StingrayHypanus americanus
Bar JackCaranx ruber
Caribbean Spiny LobsterPanulirus argus
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
LionfishPterois volitans
BlueheadThalassoma bifasciatum
French GruntHaemulon flavolineatum
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride
Nearby sites
- 1Blue Pinnacles1.6 km
- 2Stingray City - Grand Cayman2.3 km
- 3Ghost Mountain2.7 km
- 4Spanish Bay Reef3.7 km
- 5Eagle Ray Pass4.0 km
- 6Stingray City4.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org