Topic: Department of Environment
Population count of blue iguanas under way
A population assessment of Cayman’s blue iguanas is being carried out to determine the current number of the endangered lizards in the wild.
Fishing line bins open on Sister Islands
Helping keep Cayman’s waters and shoreline clean just got a little easier in the Sister Islands.
Dart’s plan to remove beach rocks to undergo scientific scrutiny
Dart Realty’s plan to remove rocks from the shallow coastal waters off Seven Mile Beach to create a more pleasant “beach entry experience” for hotel guests is under review by the Department of Environment amid significant public interest in the proposal.
DoE, Paul Allen settle differences to salvage coral reef
Work will resume Tuesday on repairing an area of coral reef that was damaged when the mega-yacht Tatoosh, owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, dropped anchor off West Bay in January.
DoE, Allen reach agreement on coral restoration
The Department of Environment and Paul Allen’s company Vulcan Inc. have agreed to an “emergency restoration plan” to repair coral damaged when Mr. Allen’s boat, the M/Y Tatoosh, dropped anchor on a reef off West Bay last month.
Revised marine parks plan put forward
A new system of marine parks, turning 40 percent of Cayman’s coastal waters into no-fishing zones, has gone to Cabinet for approval.
Spat deepens between DoE and Paul Allen
Paul Allen’s company Vulcan Inc. issued a statement Saturday accusing Cayman’s Department of Environment of “delaying approving or implementing action” on a remediation plan to repair a large swath of coral allegedly damaged by the anchor of Mr. Allen’s yacht, MV/Tatoosh, in mid-January.
CCMI: Reefs face bigger threats than Allen’s yacht
Damage caused to a Cayman Islands coral reef by Paul Allen’s mega-yacht is troubling and ironic, but it is far from the greatest threat facing the fragile ecosystem, according to the head of Little Cayman’s Central Caribbean Marine Institute.
EDITORIAL – Government stays underwater on Allen’s reef proposal
Who will speak for our reefs, if not the Cayman Islands Ministry of Environment?
Changing times for conch business
Increasing competition and tighter supply is making it harder to make a living selling conch shells on the roadside, says West Bay fisherman Isen Powery.
Killing Cayman’s coral
When will the government do something to prevent the destruction of coral and the environment in the Cayman Islands?
Mega-yacht owner plans reef restoration
Representatives of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen say he has developed a remediation plan to help restore damaged reef impacted by his 300-foot mega-yacht Tatoosh.
Researchers keep tabs on grouper sites
The numbers of Nassau grouper seen at protected spawning sites around the Cayman Islands are slowly increasing, according to researchers working on an ongoing monitoring project.
EDITORIAL – Equal environmental justice for everyone
We in the Cayman Islands should exercise great caution not to turn an environmental issue into a “class warfare” issue.
Billionaire’s yacht blamed for coral reef damage
An area of around 13,000 square feet of coral reef habitat within a marine park was impacted by anchor damage from the mega-yacht Tatoosh, according to a survey by Department of Environment divers.
Stingrays make Sandbar home base
A resident population of stingrays has made the North Sound Sandbar their long-term home, population data from the latest stingray census indicates.
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