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Paddy's Head
Shad Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
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EntryShore
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp0–17°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Aug
About this site
Paddy's Head is a dive site near Shad Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada, in the Atlantic Ocean. It is reached from the shore. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes lobsters, nudibranchs, seahorses, reef sharks, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 0 to 17 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
American LobsterHomarus americanus
MackerelScomber scombrus
Shore CrabCarcinus maenas
HerringClupea harengus
Slender FacelinaFacelina auriculata
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Sea RavenHemitripterus americanus- Lined SeahorseHippocampus erectus
Nearby sites
- 1Cranberry Cove4.0 km
- 2Polly Cove6.3 km
- 3Admirals Point6.5 km
- 4The Lodge7.2 km
- 5Big Ledge7.3 km
- 6West Dover Govt Wharf7.6 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org