Topic: Grouper

A diver filming the aggregation of Nassau groupers off Little Cayman was bitten by a shark and treated for non-life-threatening wounds.

Eating local seafood is often considered a noble choice and the preferred option of many visitors. But in Cayman’s case, DoE chief conservation officer Mark Orr says environmentally-conscious consumers are better off asking restaurants for seafood that was caught overseas.

Saturday, Dec. 1, marks the closing of the Nassau grouper season and the opening of the lobster season in the Cayman Islands.