Tag: 12-Mile Bank
CCMI reveals biodiversity of 12-Mile Bank reefs
(CNS): The Central Caribbean Marine Institute’s (CCMI) Expedition Hope has collected a wide range of data to describe the benthos and biodiversity of the previously unexplored seamount, 12-Mile Bank. CCMI secured a grant from the UK Government’s Darwin Plus Programme and is working with project partners the Department of Environment, the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation, […]
Coordinated effort leads to rescue near 12-Mile Bank
(CNS): Three people were rescued at sea on Sunday night after their boat overturned. According to the RCIPS, the Cayman Islands Coast Guard (CICG) and the police helicopter responded to a 911 call about the situation just after 8pm. While the exact location was unknown, the boat was thought to be on the south side […]
CCMI to explore 12-Mile Bank and Pickle Bank
(CNS): The Little Cayman-based Central Caribbean Marine Institute has received a grant and a donation totalling more than CI$1 million, which will be used to explore two well-known seamounts (submerged islands) near the Cayman Islands. Collaborating with the Department of Environment, the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, CCMI researchers will […]
