Research Vessel Dana Returns To St George’s

After spending some time in the Sargasso Sea to investigate the relationship between climate-related changes in the eel’s spawning grounds and the sharp decline of the eel in Europe, the Danish marine research vessel Dana is back in St. George’s again today [Apr 7].

Headed up by the Danish Centre for Marine Research, the expedition involves leading experts from a range of Danish and international universities.

They left Bermuda on March 15th for the first period of fieldwork, and the second period of fieldwork — to cover from Bermuda to the Azores — starts tomorrow. Dana is scheduled to return to Denmark on May 5th.

The Sargasso Sea, a vast patch of ocean named for a type of free-floating seaweed called Sargassum, is home to many endemic species, with over 150 invertebrate species living on, or in association with, the Sargassum. Bermuda is the only land mass in the Sargasso Sea.

Last month, representatives from the governments of 11 countries and territories from around the Sargasso Sea and Europe met to reaffirm their support for an initiative, led by Bermuda, to collaborate for the conservation of the Sargasso Sea.

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