Topic: DoE chief conservation officer Mark Orr

Two men are facing charges after they were caught illegally taking 86 conch from a marine reserve in the Barkers area of West Bay.

A growing body of research suggests that protecting reefs from man-made pressures, particularly overfishing and  pollution, is the best way to ensure their survival in a climate-altered world. Cayman’s expanded marine protected areas are policed by a small team of committed conservation officers. The Compass joined them on patrol.

A fishing device with a ghost net, measuring a total length of 877 feet, was found floating off George Town harbour Tuesday.