St. Maarten [and Cayman Islands] among four shark sanctuaries confirmed or to be set up in the Caribbean
From The Daily Herald St Maarten St. Maarten and the Cayman Islands confirmed that commercial shark fishing is prohibited in their territories, while Curaçao and Grenada announced they are in the process of implementing legislation this year to protect sharks.The…
Happy World Sea Turtle Day (June 16)
From ecomar Not only is June 16, 2013 being celebrated as Father’s Day around the world, it also happens to be World Sea Turtle Day! June 16th is also the birthdate for Archie Carr, founding father of sea turtle conservation…
Spawning predictions
Coral spawning predictions for the Southern Caribbean (2016) By admin research CARMABI news, Research Station Carmabi Based on last year’s surveys a prediction is now available of expected times and dates that some of the more abundant Caribbean coral species…
CCMI Research May 28-June 12
From Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI CCMI recently welcomed a group of eight undergraduate students participating in a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program. This eight week long program is funded by the National Science Foundation, and gives select undergraduate students…
GSA’s Northeast and Caribbean region reaches $1.6 Million mark in Demand response Rebate
For a third year in a row, Public Buildings Service (PBS) Commissioner Norm Dong, Regional Administrator Denise Pease, and Regional Commissioner Frank Santella gathered at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York to celebrate a major milestone. Since…
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CARICOM focuses on disaster risk management in agriculture planning
From CARICOM Natural hazards such as drought, hurricanes, earthquakes and floods have had devastating impacts on the socioeconomic and environmental landscape of the Caribbean within the last decade. The agriculture sector has not been spared this dislocation and devastation. This,…
Cayman Islands government responds to challenges to the friendly Aedes aegypti Project
A local group opposed to the Friendly Aedes aegypti Project have made a series of public statements. Many of these assertions are false or misleading. This briefing is designed to facilitate accurate information. The project is being carried out…
Water is the biggest risk to the global economy
By Bob Bryan From Business Insider It doesn’t take long to draw up some crisis that could damage the global economy. China’s slowdown, ever increasing emerging-market debt, political instability in the Middle East, and the breakup of the European Union all…
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Cayman Islands’ Coral Nursery Programme launched with high hopes
From Isla Public Relations Weeks after being set up, coral gardens showing great signs of growth; dive “gardeners” excited about progress Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, (June 13, 2016) – After only a few short weeks, hundreds of coral fragments hanging…
Bizarre US Dec weather
11 photos that show how incredibly bizarre the weather in the US was last December (2015) By Lydia Ramsey From Business Insider The US has certainly had its share of wacky December weather last year. With people on the East Coast basking in…
