Marine Environment
CCMI launches virtual reef education
(CNS Local Life): The Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) is taking classrooms underwater as its latest educational initiative. Designed to let any student, regardless of location or physical ability, experience the wonders of life under the ocean’s surface, ReefsGoLive aims to promote ocean literacy and ultimately create more stewards of the oceans, without anyone even getting […]
CCMI researches best conditions for coral
(CNS Local Life): The Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) in Little Cayman has begun a study on why some corals are resilient and others are in decline. The research will focus on improving the methods of coral restoration so that corals will begin reproducing in the wild. Data on temperature and light as well as […]
Partnership to protect Cayman’s marine environment
(CNS Local Life): On the heels of Mission Blue founder Sylvia Earle’s visit last month to the Cayman Islands, the global organisation dedicated to protecting the oceans is partnering with local environmental group Save Cayman. Mission Blue advocates for protected marine spaces worldwide. The greater George Town harbour area has recently been selected as one […]
Curious about bid to remove beachrock
CNS reported about an application to remove beachrock and coral homes of fish/sealife from an area of Seven Mile Beach in front of his properties. There has been no follow-up on it being approved or denied. Therefore I would assume that it was approved. Is this something that you would be able to find out? […]
Community encouraged to celebrate CCMI
(CNS Local Life): The Central Caribbean Marine Institute’s (CCMI) annual Festival of Seas, a celebration of the extensive research and education work the organisation undertakes, is set for 3 December, boosted by the support of a local law firm. Conyers Dill & Pearman has selected CCMI as the local non-profit to support this year, with […]
Scuba hall of fame exec receives diving industry award
(CNS Local Life): Leslie Leaney, the executive director of the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame (ISDHF), has been named the recipient of the 2016 Reaching Out Award presented by the Diving Equipment and Marketing Association (DEMA). The award honours leaders and pioneers in the dive industry for contributions to the success and growth of […]
Public dives in with local scuba nominations
(CNS Local Life): For the first time in the history of the event, members of the public have chosen outstanding local contributors to the dive industry of the Cayman Islands who will be bestowed the local honouree award at this year’s International Scuba Diving Hall Of Fame (ISDHF). The nominations have been collected and the names […]
Combat vets join forces to save coral reefs
(CNS): An international non-profit organisation dedicated to retraining veteran combat divers to restore coral reefs and promote conservation will be holding a major fundraiser in the US next month, with the goal of introducing its first training class at Sunset House Dive Resort in Cayman early next year. Force Blue seeks to help former Special […]
Southern Cross Club owner gets lifetime achievement nod
(CNS): For his work and dedication to the Southern Cross Club, Little Cayman and the environment, resort owner Peter Hillenbrand recently was presented with a lifetime achievement award during the annual Cayman Stingray Tourism Awards gala. He said he was deeply honoured by the recognition of his peers in the industry, but added he had not […]
CCMI receives NSF grant to fund expansion
(CNS): The National Science Foundation (NSF) has provided a facilities grant to the Central Caribbean Marine Institute’s (CCMI) Little Cayman Research Centre that will significantly improve operations capacity and overall output. Both the NSF and CCMI have missions to foster the integration of science and education to improve science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) studies […]
Prep students impressed by CCMI trip
(CNS): At Cayman Prep and High School’s end-of-year ceremony held in June, more than half of the year six students pointed to their participation in the Central Caribbean Marine Institute’s (CCMI) marine ecology course when asked to recall their most important memory of primary school. The young people spent three days at CCMI’s Little Cayman […]
CCMI joins world environmental body
(CNS): The Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) has been admitted as a member of the World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), a subdivision of a larger environmental network – the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). With more than 2,500 members and spanning 140 countries, WCPA provides strategic advice, working with governments and other […]
TripAdvisor recognises Kittiwake for excellence
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Tourism Association (CITA) has again received a certificate of excellence from the TripAdvisor travel website for the Kittiwake dive site. The award celebrates hospitality businesses that have earned great traveller reviews on TripAdvisor over the past year. Recipients include accommodations, eateries, and attractions located all over the world that continually deliver […]
NOAA reef-health expert joins CCMI team
(CNS): Dr Karsten Shein, a climatologist with the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has been awarded a Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) research fellowship to help the organisation in its work understanding reef health. Dr Shein has led several major international scientific projects, and at CCMI’s Little Cayman Research Centre, he has installed environmental […]
CIS students work to protect starfish
(CNS): A group of Cayman International School grade seven students has devoted their time, energy and resources into educating the public on how to handle starfish properly. The students, known as the Starfish Protection Squad, took special interest in the Red Cushion Sea Star in their “Ecology and the Environment” science unit.
HRC’s Statement on World Oceans Day
(HRC): The Human Rights Commission joins the United Nations in celebrating World Oceans Day 2016, on 8 June. Adopted in the General Assembly on 5 December 2008, the goal of World Oceans Day is to “raise awareness about the crucial role the ocean plays in our lives and the important ways people can help to […]
Event to celebrate Cayman’s sharks
(CNS): Marine Conservation International (MCI) and the Department of Environment (DoE) are holding “SharKY Fest” on 4 June 2016 at Dive Tech at Lighthouse Point, West Bay from 12pm to 5pm. The event is being organised to promote shark conservation and raise awareness about the new law concerning shark protection in the Cayman Islands.
CCMI makes waves with coral research
(CNS): The Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) recently presented their findings on Cayman’s marine ecosystems at the 45th Benthic Ecology Meeting in Portland, Maine. From 16-19 March, the annual conference welcomed more than 400 top marine ecologists and benthic researchers from a variety of fields.
