MEDIA RELEASE3 June, 2026 Meet Amber: The First Loggerhead Turtle of the 2026 Sea Turtle Tracking Programme When a nesting loggerhead turtle emerged onto a Grand Cayman beach on the night of 1 June, Department of Environment researchers carefully fitted her with both a satellite transmitter and an acoustic tag. Named Amber, she is the
On 10th of May 2026, DoE received a report of a severely wounded nurse shark from Jason Washington, Owner of Ambassador Divers, who was diving at Trinity Caves on the west side of Grand Cayman. The nurse shark was a young, female, approximately 110cm (3.6ft) long with deep cut wounds on top of the head,
For the Department of Environment, every day is Earth Day, but this year, the Cayman Islands mark 40 years of Marine Parks. That’s four decades of protecting the sea around us that has shaped our islands’ history, culture, economy, and daily life. This milestone reinforces how long-term conservation is essential to protecting both the natural
Participating members from Cayman’s diving community together with the DoE are celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the Sharklogger Network, the local shark research citizen science programme. A dedicated logo was designed by Ilana Bartlett, volunteer graphic designer, to celebrate this milestone in shark conservation and education. Key Programme Objectives and Design The Sharklogger Network citizen
Grand Cayman, 10 March 2026 A new 3-year study aiming to “Safeguard vulnerable life-stages of shark populations in the Cayman Islands” will move ahead after a Darwin Plus grant from the UK Government was secured by the Department of Environment (DoE). Dr Johanna Kohler, Manager of the Department of Environment’s shark research & conservation program,
Photo credit Laura Brind (© Laura Brind) The DoE shark research team resumed fieldwork in July 2025 to tag Caribbean reef and blacktip sharks with satellite tags. This effort builds on last year’s data collected by satellite tags deployed on these sharks which revealed new behaviour patterns leaving the research team, led by Dr Johanna
A National Conservation Council Special General Meeting will be held next Monday 2nd June 2025 at 3:15pm. The public are invited to watch the meeting live stream or recording on https://www.youtube.com/CaymanIslandsDoE. The complete Agenda may be downloaded here. Questions or comments to the Council may be submitted to ConservationCouncil@gov.ky until Friday May 30th.
The Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA) invites the public to participate in the consultation process for three major projects outlined in the 2041 Airports Master Plan, each requiring an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) under the provisions of the National Conservation Act (2013). This initiative sets the foundation for the long-term, sustainable development of Owen Roberts
A male suspect was arrested last Monday after a Department of Environment Conservation Officer found him in possession of 70 conch which had been poached from the Marine Protected Area in Barkers, West Bay. The suspect will also be charged with assault of an officer after he threw a large rock at the DoE Officer