Topic: Mark Orr
Watersports companies clash over cut submarine communication cable
A dive operator deliberately cut the surface communications cable to the Downunder Submarine after got tangled in his engine.
DoE: Lionfish on the rise as longer gaps between culls
An apparent increase in sightings of lionfish on Grand Cayman's reefs could be attributed to fewer organised culling tournaments on the island.
Eat ’em to beat ’em: Cullers tuck into lionfish
Cullers dove beneath the waves over the weekend to hunt lionfish on the local reefs and then headed to a restaurant to get a taste of their catch.
Turtle rescued after falling in pool
The Department of Environment's turtle-rescue team sprang into action over the weekend to save a green sea turtle after it got stuck in a swimming pool.
Shark killed as ghost net causes coral damage in South Sound
A nurse shark was killed and two others, along with several species of fish, were rescued by Department of Environment officers after the marine creatures became trapped in a ‘ghost net’ in South Sound, near the Pallas wreck.
Lionfish culler healing after being bitten by nurse shark
Diver Paul Egleston is healing and in good spirits after being bitten by a nurse shark on Saturday.
Lobster season comes to a close
The National Conservation Law sets the closed season for lobster from March 1 through Nov. 30, and nobody is allowed to take lobster from Cayman waters during that period.
Environment officers fighting poachers
Lobster, conch, turtles and a parrot are among the illegally taken animals seized by environment enforcement officers in recent investigations, according to a report to the National Conservation Council.
Cull competitors bring in 591 lionfish
Culling lionfish is sometimes compared to pulling weeds. As soon as you clear one patch, new specimens spring up elsewhere. “We don’t ever expect to eradicate them completely,” said Mark Orr.
