Topic: Grouper Moon Project
Little Cayman: Home of the ‘Party Star’
Little Cayman serves up some incredible sights, both beneath the waves and in the night sky.
Students to get front-seat row for Nassau grouper spawning
Early in February, following the full moon, thousands of endangered Nassau groupers will gather to spawn at a site in Little Cayman, and local students will get to see it happening live.
Modern technology helps protect Nassau grouper ‘maternity wards’
Evolving technology over the past quarter of a century has helped marine scientists monitor and manage Nassau grouper's spawning grounds in Cayman.
Since 2001, Cayman's...
Lack of spawning groupers leaves scientists baffled
Grouper Moon Project scientists monitoring the annual spawning of the endangered Nassau grouper on Little Cayman have encountered a mystery this year - the groupers haven't shown up.
Department of Environment boat sinks mysteriously in Little Cayman
A Department of Environment boat sank overnight Wednesday while moored off the coast of Little Cayman, and the DoE is looking into the cause.
Nassau groupers recovering in Little Cayman, struggling in Grand Cayman
While Little Cayman's Nassau grouper population has rebounded with strong signs of recovery this year, Grand Cayman has not achieved similar success as it faces challenges to growth.
Hammerhead shark spotted at Nassau grouper aggregation site
A rare sighting of a hammerhead shark has been made at the Nassau Grouper Spawning Aggregation Site (SPAG) by Department of Environment scientists and volunteers as they observed the annual Grouper Moon in Little Cayman waters.
Grouper Moon spawning to be broadcast live
Every year, during a winter full moon, thousands of groupers gather together to spawn in a stunning underwater phenomenon.
Nassau groupers put on a show
Thousands of Nassau groupers have commenced their annual spawning dance, also known as the Grouper Moon, in the pristine waters of Little Cayman.
Researchers monitor ‘Grouper Moon’ spawning
Researchers from Cayman’s Department of Environment and the Reef Environmental Education Foundation reported encouraging initial findings from the annual Nassau grouper aggregation in the Sister Islands.
Conservationists clean Little Cayman beaches
Conservationists working on the annual Grouper Moon Project helped residents, tourists and local businesses clean up beaches on Little Cayman last weekend.
