Activities

The RCIPS Marine Unit has reminded the public that lobster season finished at the end of February. Anybody caught taking lobster out of season will be dealt with by the law.

Louise Gales, a 55-year old passenger on the cruise ship Carnival Valour, died December 28 after suffering difficulties on a snorkelling excursion with Frank’s Watersports. The Royal Cayman Islands Police are investigating to determine the cause of death and whether there was any negligence by the tour operator.

New rules regulating activities at Stingray City and the Sandbar are to be introduced in 2007, with both areas being designated Wildlife Interaction Zones. The rules will forbid anybody to remove a stingray from the water, govern the amount and type of food that stingrays can be fed, prohibit vessels anchoring in less than four feet of water, and outlaw scuba diving at the Sandbar.

Grand Cayman’s lobster season starts today and runs until February 28. The Department of the Environment has asked residents and visitors to take note of the relevant regulations.

Blue Tip, the 9-hole golf course at the Ritz Carlton, will open for business on October 1.