Topic: nurse shark
Protected southern stingray found killed by Barefoot Beach
A protected southern stingray was found dead in East End with visible injuries indicating it had been killed by a person rather than through natural circumstances.
Cayman home to hundreds of reef and nurse sharks, study finds
About 180 Caribbean reef sharks and 336 nurse sharks live in the waters around the Cayman Islands, according to the results of a pioneering four-year study.
Divers urged to look out for nurse shark tangled in bag
The Department of Environment is asking local divers to keep an eye out for a nurse shark entangled in a mesh bag, which was spotted at the Eagle Ray Pass dive site on the North Wall on Friday, 14 Oct.
Shark killings on the rise in Cayman waters
The number of sharks being killed in Cayman’s waters is increasing, with 27 reported killed as of 26 Aug. compared to 16 in 2019.
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.
Baited cameras survey Cayman’s sharks
Researchers are poring over more than 100 hours of footage recorded using baited underwater camera traps as part of a study of the island’s shark populations.
The attack
Today's editorial cartoon
EDITORIAL – Why would anyone stab a nurse shark?
The recent video of a Cayman Brac scuba diving instructor removing a large kitchen knife from the head of a nurse shark has drawn thousands of views and sparked near-universal condemnation from commenters who, like us, are astonished that a human being could be so cruel to an innocent and graceful animal.
