Topic: reef sharks
Illegal feeding of sharks puts divers at risk of attack, DoE warns
Sharks have learned to associate divers with food
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.
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.
Dead sharks prompt warning from DoE
Two dead juvenile reef sharks, which were found on a Newlands boat dock recently, has prompted the Department of Environment to issue a reminder to the public against harming or killing sharks.
