Residents Graham and Janet Morse are getting their hands dirty to clean the beach.
The tide is turning for flotsam on Frank Sound’s shores as residents decided to literally take matters in their own hands - filling 27 bags of garbage in one week.
The nesting green turtle found near Sand Hole Road was turned on her back and tied up. She was later rescued by DoE officials.
A 200 pound female green turtle got another lease on life last week (Wednesday, 7 September) after a joint operation by the police and the Department of Environment (DoE) thwarted poachers who tied he
Darwin Initiative researchers surveyed Cayman’s reefs this past year.
As researchers of the Darwin Initiative wrap up their second year of field work, the Department of Environment (DOE) gets ready to go public with results from the first comprehensive scientific review
The research vessel Gordon Gunter hosted DOE officials and marine science students earlier this week.
Tracking and counting fish larvae in the waters surrounding the Cayman Islands may enable marine scientists onboard a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) vessel, to offer some insig
Groupers congregate at the Little Cayman spawning site. Photo by Phil Bush
Grouper Hole, the Nassau grouper spawning site off Little Cayman, continues to attract international attention from scientists, putting the Cayman Islands’ conservation efforts firmly on the map.
Visiting scientists and Department of Environment staff work together to tag a shark.
They might be the ocean’s top predators, but overfishing and under-appreciation have diminished shark populations to such an extent that it threatens to upset the balance of an already fragile marine
Key Darwin Review persons: (L-R) The Nature Conservancy Marine Science Programme Manager James Byrne, DOE Senior Researcher Croy McCoy and Senior Lecturer in Marine Sciences at the Bangor (Wales) School of Ocean Sciences Dr. John Turner.
After almost a quarter-century’s existence, Cayman’s marine park system is to get its first comprehensive scientific review.
The Department of Environment invites residents to attend district meetings and discuss the proposed National Conservation Law.
With the National Conservation Law back on the table, the Department of Environment has scheduled seven district meetings to give residents a chance to explore the proposed legislation.
Tyrell Cuffy - athlete and now also sports intern.
For many college students, summer is synonymous with internships and with a double major in sport management and marketing there was no doubt that Tyrell Cuffy would be a perfect fit for the Departmen
This World Environment Day, join DOE’s tree planting project to bolster Cayman’s biodiversity.
The Department of Environment (DOE) is looking for volunteers to join Cayman’s effort in the global Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign this World Environment Day (Saturday, 5 June).
Lionfish are an invasive species that has the ability to devour local juvenile fish populations.
The Department of Environment invites the public to attend its lionfish awareness sessions every Saturday evening in May and June starting at 6:30 p.m.
Cayman’s shoppers use some 12 million plastic bags annually, a number the Department of Environment (DoE) and the Corporate Green Team Network aim to shrink through Cayman Become, their Earth Day (Thu
Hurricane Gustav brushes Windsor Village. More severe weather, more often is the result of climate change, scientists say.
Department of Environment Director Gina Ebanks-Petrie said preparing for climate change now is not only necessary, it will be “far less costly and more effective than future remedial measures.”
Investigating an additional report of a pair of crocodiles swimming off Seven Mile Beach, a Department of Environment (DoE) official found two large sunfish offshore of the Governor’s residence today.
