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Prohibited activities in a port anchorage area

141B.(1) A person shall not —

(a) take a specimen of any species;

(b) enter into the water;

(c) damage, destroy or otherwise cause the loss of a natural resource, except in the normal course of anchoring or mooring a vessel;

(d) deposit or discharge rubbish, litter, effluent or waste of any kind; or

(e) dredge, quarry, extract sand or gravel, discharge waste or any other matter or in any other way disturbs, alters or destroys the natural environment,

in a port anchorage area, without the permission of the Director.

The Port Director hereby gives permission for persons to line fishing from shore, and to snorkel and scuba dive in the designated anchorage area around Scott’s Dock in Cayman Brac when there are:

• no vessels berthed at the pier at Scott’s Dock, or
• there are no cruise ships tendering in the designated anchorage around Scott’s Dock on the West End of Cayman Brac.

No marine life may be taken during any in water activity, or via any vessel anchored within the designated anchorage.

Please note that our website will be unavailable for 4 hours starting at 9am on May 2nd, 2021 while we perform necessary network maintenance.  We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause.

The new Advance Notification Form for Waste Delivery is now available from the Forms section of our website or you can access it directly here.

The Port Authority wishes to inform the public that with the new amendment to the Port Regulations (https://www.caymanport.com/regulations-laws/)

NO in-water activity can occur in the designated anchorage area without the permission of the Port Authority.  This is for two reasons; Safety and Security.

For persons wishing to snorkel or dive any site in the GT Harbour, permission can be obtained by calling Port Security via VHF16, or emailing security@caymanport.com

For persons wishing to dive or snorkel any site in the designated anchorage area in Cayman Brac, permission can be obtained by calling Cayman Brac Security on VHF 16 or by emailing BracSecurity@caymanport.com

Please also copy pfso@caymanport.com on all requests emailed to either of the two email addresses as we aim to ensure all responses receive a timely response.

The Rumpoint Channel lights are now fully functional.

Please be aware that the outside Rumpoint Channel lights are missing but the poles are in place.

Offshore (Outside of 12 mile Territorial Limit) Fishing

Fishing will be allowed outside of territorial waters without the need to quarantine upon return, as long as the Port  authority and Customs and Border Control have been advised and receive clearance. Boats that have clearance to fish outside of territorial water can do so for a maximum of 48-hours.

Those who are cleared to fish outside of territorial waters will be restricted to 60 mile bank, Pickle Bank, Lawfords Banks and at the fish attracting device. Please note an official outbound clearance can be done at 45 A harbor Dr. Port building central George Town.

Vessels who do not fall within the parameters outlined, will have to quarantine as per Regulations.