Cayman Turte Centre CEO Chris Jackson(CNS): The Cayman Turtle Centre is selling meat from the turtles farmed there far too cheaply, the facility’s chief executive officer, Chris Jackson, told Finance Committee last week. Jackson said that it costs the farm side of the facility around CI$31 to produce one pound of turtle meat. As members of Finance Committee voted for an additional CI$107 million for this year’s budget, $1 million went to the Cayman Turtle Centre to help with its operational costs. Jackson, who defended the local culture of consuming turtle, told the committee that the CTC could improve the situation by increasing the price of meat. Answering questions from Deputy Opposition Leader Kenneth Bryan, he said the demand for turtle meat had not declined but had “increased tremendously”.