Doc Poulson (Wreck)

★★★★☆ (316)

Doc Poulson is a purposefully sunk wreck as an artificial reef on the western part of Grand Cayman Island. This is a fun wreck to dive and a great night dive.

Living in and around the wreck are nurse and reef sharks, possible eagle rays, turtles, and lots of fish: snapper, angelfish, grunts, anemones, and grouper.

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 25

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Eagle Ray
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Green Turtle
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Total number of species: 27

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Barracuda
18 Sightings
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Total number of species: 600

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Wrasse
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Loggerhead Turtle
9 Sightings
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Hawksbill Turtle
6 Sightings
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Ocean Sunfish
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Total number of species: 200

Alamy-WaterFrame

Moray Eel
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Total number of species: 80

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Stingrays
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Total number of species: 100

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Parrotfish
36 Sightings
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Total number of species: 250

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Grouper/Basslets
21 Sightings
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Total number of species: 90

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Angelfish
20 Sightings
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Total number of species: 40

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Jackfish
18 Sightings
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Total number of species: 12

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Lionfish
17 Sightings
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Total number of species: 130

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Butterfly Fish
16 Sightings
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Total number of species: 110

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Snapper
15 Sightings
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Total number of species: 130

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Pufferfish
13 Sightings
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Total number of species: 60

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Squirrelfish
12 Sightings
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Total number of species: 350

Alamy-Andre Seal

Damselfish
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Total number of species: 30

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Sand Eel
11 Sightings
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Total number of species: 85

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Surgeonfish
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Total number of species: 90

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Goatfish
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Total number of species: 150

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Sweetlips and Grunts
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Total number of species: 40

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Triggerfish
7 Sightings
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Total number of species: 60

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Soldierfish
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Total number of species: 2

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Tarpon
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Total number of species: 3

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Trumpetfish
4 Sightings
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Total number of species: 8

Alamy-Reinhard Dirscherl

Bannerfish
4 Sightings
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Total number of species: 80

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Emperor
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Total number of species: 7000

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Crab
4 Sightings
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Total number of species: 15

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Tuna
3 Sightings
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Garibaldi Damselfish
3 Sightings
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Total number of species: 60

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Spiny Lobster
3 Sightings
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Total number of species: 50

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Sea Wasp
3 Sightings
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Total number of species: 130

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Pipefish
2 Sightings
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Total number of species: 28

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Clownfish
2 Sightings
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Total number of species: 25

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Boxfish
2 Sightings
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Total number of species: 120

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Flounder
2 Sightings
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Dive Centers Catering This Dive Site

CAYMAN AGGRESSOR IV

George Town, CYM

Dive Sites Nearby

Ocean Frontiers Ltd., KYI-1801 East End

USS Kittiwake (Wreck) (★4.7)

The Kittiwake is one of the best-known wrecks in all of the Caribbean, if not the whole world, and sits just offshore from Seven Mile Beach. Due to its shallow depth (no deeper than 65 feet) it’s popular not only among scuba divers but freedivers and snorkelers as well.