Members of the Central Caribbean Marine Institute were honoured at a Governor’s reception on Thursday for their up-to-date accomplishments on the research centre being constructed in Little Cayman.
At the function members of the research centre thanked donors and highlighted the progress of the station which is slated to open in June of this year.
When completed, the centre will include six buildings: a main field station, kitchen pavilion, an outdoor wet laboratory, bath house, a boat house/workshop and managers quarters.
The main field station will house bunks and scientists’ private rooms, classrooms, laboratories, library, visitors’ centre and administration office.
The total project encompasses approximately 6,600 square feet.
The purpose of the research centre is to conduct and facilitate marine research, education and outreach to sustain marine biodiversity for future generations.
Attendees also heard about the various projects and programmes that would be available to the public.
‘Some of the programmes are research oriented programmes, looking at coral diseases around the world and using Little Cayman to develop a model to understand coral diseases,’ said CCMI President Carrie Manfrino.
The focus right now, she said, was to complete construction, get things up and rolling and then build awareness of the brand new research and education centre in the Caribbean.
The research centre will also conduct field programmes for college students, student researchers, science teachers and high school youths
The research centre, which is located on 1,400-feet of beachfront near Bloody Bay Marine Park on the north side of Little Cayman, is being completed in four phases.
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