How can you make smarter seafood choices? Navigating the seafood counter and reading the information provided on labels or on restaurant menus can be confusing and making the most sustainable choice isn’t always simple. Over 80% of our survey respondents so far have stated that they think more information on their seafood would be helpful.
15 Sept 2026 – Grand Cayman The Cayman Islands Department of Environment (DoE) has been actively testing the “Rpelx” electromagnetic shark deterrent device with local anglers to prevent sharks from taking hooked fish. Reducing the loss of catch and tackle to sharks helps fishermen while also reducing the impact of fishing activities on Cayman’s breeding
Have you ever wondered where your seafood comes from? If you have… you’re not alone! We have too, so we’re actively working on learning more about it and making this information more accessible. That’s why the Department of Environment through the Blue Belt Programme have recently launched a seafood survey at fish counters across all
The National Conservation Council (NCC) is inviting the public to review and provide comments on the proposal to protect the Crown Parcel (15B 392) within the Ironwood Forest, a 10.3-acre area of biodiverse dry forest and shrubland in central George Town, Grand Cayman. PUBLIC CONSULTATION IS NOW OPEN!7 August – 20 November 2026 Visit the
The National Conservation Council (NCC) is inviting the public to review and provide comments on the proposal to protect Crown parcels at the north-eastern end of Cayman Brac as the Cayman Brac Lighthouse National Park. The parcels proposed for protection include Crown parcels 111A 73, 111A 72, 111A 4, 111A 3, 111A 71, 111A 70,
Since 2021, summer has marked a time of year when the Department of Environment and the public turn their gaze to the evening sky, where one of Cayman’s most underappreciated animals rules supreme: the velvety free-tailed bat (Molossus milleri). Both DoE and citizen scientists from all walks of life venture out at dusk to bat
The National Conservation Council will hold their next General Meeting on Friday, August 7th at 1pm. The public are invited watch the meeting via @CaymanIslandsDoE YouTube channel. DOWNLOAD the complete Agenda Comments may be submitted by email to conservationcouncil@gov.ky by Wednesday, 5 August 2026.
Grand Cayman, 29 July 2026 The world’s largest shark conference “Sharks International” brought together more than 800 researchers, conservationists, and policymakers from 81 countries including two representatives from the Cayman Islands. Dr Johanna Kohler and Anne Veeder of the Department of Environment’s Shark Research & Conservation Programme were honoured to take part in discussions on
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Illegal Coral Nursery Found at Smith Cove 22 June 2026 – On June 1, 2026, the Department of Environment (DoE) identified 70 + fragments of Staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) in a coral nursery that had been set up at Smith Cove without the necessary National Conservation Council (NCC) permit permission. The structure
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