Category: Environment
“Sea Dragon’s” Sargasso Sea Expeditions
Calling all Bermuda boaters! You are cordially invited to join the Heritage Weekend Flotilla being organised by the Bermuda Alliance for the Sargasso Sea [BASS]. On May 26 BASS wants you to join the flotilla of boats escorting the research vessel “Sea Dragon” as she departs Bermuda for the first of two Sargasso Sea expeditions. BASS’s... Read more of this article
Great White Mary Lee Is Back In Florida
Mary Lee — the 16-foot, 3,400-pound great white shark which was in Bermuda’s waters in February — has travelled across the Atlantic back to Florida, researchers reported on Saturday [May 18]. A GPS tracker ping at 7:15 p.m. Saturday showed that Mary Lee was approximately 150 miles off Big Talbot Island near Jacksonville, according... Read more of this article
Video: Eight Week “Cahow Cam” Update
A new video showing the eight-week health check on “Backson” the Cahow chick has been uploaded by LookBermuda. The “Cahow Cam Project” – officially launched on Earth Day [Apr. 22] — has attracted hundreds of viewers to its regular video posts on Bermuda’s critically endangered national bird. A joint initiative between... Read more of this article
Ombudsman Tables Environment Charter Report
The Ombudsman has issued a third report imploring the Government to honour the legal commitments of the UK Environment Charter that it signed in 2001 saying that one critical commitment is that Environmental Impact Assessments [EIA] – including adequate public consultation – must be done before approval of major developments. Ms. Brock delivered... Read more of this article
New Wildlife Viewing Tower For Cooper’s Island
The base of the main radar tower of the former NASA Tracking Station has been refurbished the radar base as a wildlife watch tower, Minister of Environment and Planning Sylvan Richards said. “Built in 1960 the radar tower was part of an 8,000 square foot building that was used to track spacecraft during the Gemini, Apollo and Skylab missions,”... Read more of this article
Special Waste Drop Off Days This Weekend
The Ministry of Public Works will hold their semi-annual Special Waste Drop Off days this Friday May 17th and Saturday May 18th. A spokesperson said, “Residents may bring compact fluorescent light bulbs, old pesticides, hobby chemicals, outdated medicines or anything else with a hazardous or warning label to the Tynes Bay Waste to Energy Facility... Read more of this article
3-Foot Long Snake Found On Golf Course
A three foot long snake was found at the Tucker’s Point Resort this afternoon [May 16] and it has been transported to the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo and euthanized. The snake — likely a Black Racer or similar species — was found on the golf course. Officials said that “given the significant impacts that any snakes, especially... Read more of this article
New BUEI Lionfish Exhibition, June Lecture
Scientists, researchers and environmentalists have created a new lionfish exhibit at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute [BUEI] which opens today [May 15] highlighting the impact of the invasive species on the island’s marine ecosystem. Corey Eddy, a graduate student at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, helped to coordinate... Read more of this article
BASS To Host World Oceans Day Celebration
World Oceans Day encourages thousands of people across the globe to take action and promote the importance of ocean conservation. On May 31st, the Bermuda Alliance for Sargasso Sea [BASS], a collaboration of ten leading conservation and research organisations, will be celebrating the message that together we have the power to protect the ocean. The... Read more of this article
Marine Protected Area Proposal Discussed
On Monday [May 13] Government Ministers met with representatives of the Pew Environment Group’s Ocean Legacy Fund to discuss a proposal to establish a Marine Protected Area within Bermuda’s Exclusive Economic Zone. The Pew Environment Group was represented by Alistair Gammel and Andi Pearl of their UK and Washington, DC offices respectively, and... Read more of this article
