Topic: Stingray City Sandbar
Boaters look beyond Stingray City moratorium
Sustainability and Climate Resiliency Minister Katherine Ebanks-Wilks hosted a meeting with operators about the future of Stingray City.
Water sports operator reflects on rescue attempt at Stingray Sandbar
As local water sports operator Peter "PJ" Balls mourns the loss of a swimmer he tried to save on Sunday at Stingray City he has called on swimmers to be each other's keeper in the water.
Cayman shines in Trip Advisor ‘Best of the Best’ awards
The Cayman Islands makes an appearance in three of Trip Advisor's Travelers' Choice Best of the Best categories this year – best beach, best nature destination and next trending destination.
Inter Miami plastic awareness ad campaign shot at Stingray City
Cayman-based photographer Jason Washington and freediving model Coral Tomascik shot this year's Inter Miami ocean plastic pollution awareness campaign near the Stingray City sandbar in the North Sound.
Gov’t funds water-sports operators to feed stingrays
Government is paying water-sports operators $80,000 to feed stingrays at the Stingray City Sandbar for the next four months.
Stingray sandbar population has halved amid COVID impact
The number of stingrays at the North Sound sandbar has halved as a result of a decline in visitors since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, according to the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation.
Stingray City freeze to run for 6 months
The Department of Environment has suspended issuing new Stingray City/Sandbar licences.
Stingray City licences capped
Government puts a cap on licences issued for Stingray City.
Clampdown on mishandling of stingrays at Sandbar
Mishandling of stingrays at the Sandbar could soon mean tour operators having their licenses pulled or even ending up in court.
Tourism pontoon project proposed for North Sound
Plans to station a permanent “tourism pontoon” close to Stingray City Sandbar in the North Sound are being reviewed by government.
