Cayman Brac, the area around Lobster Pot

Cayman Brac · Cayman Islands · Reef · Wall

Lobster Pot

A sloping mini wall from 10 m down to sand at 16–20 m

Area photo: EvaZL · CC BY 4.0

Lobster Pot is a shallow site off the north-west end of Cayman Brac, built around a sloping mini wall that starts at 10 m and meets the sand between 16 and 20 m. Southern stingrays, eagle rays, spotted drums and — as the name promises — lobsters are all resident, which is what makes a site this small worth a full dive.

Where it is and how deep

Depth profile of Lobster Pot: typical dive 10–20 m (33–66 ft) 18 m · Open Water30 m · Advanced40 m · Recreational limit10 m20 mtypical dive
Depths on a shared scale to 40 m (130 ft); dashed lines mark common certification limits.

19.6909° N, 79.8890° WPublished position for this site.

The dive

The mini wall is the whole structure here. It starts at 10 m and slopes down to meet sand somewhere between 16 and 20 m, so the site sits comfortably inside a no-stop profile and works as a second or afternoon dive. Drop in, get down to the base and swim along the foot of the slope, where the sand line gives you an obvious route to follow.

The residents are the reason to slow down: southern stingrays and eagle rays, spotted drums, and the lobsters the site is named for. Work back up the mini wall as the dive goes on and finish along the top at 10 m, shallow enough that the last stretch costs almost nothing in gas or time.

Marine life and season

  • Stingrays
  • Eagle rays
  • Macro critters
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Season follows Cayman Brac: Seas are calmest Nov–May; Aug–Oct is hurricane season, when sites often move to whichever shore is in the lee.

Sources

  1. Lobster Pot — Scubago

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