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BEST On Sargasso & UN High Seas Treaty

BEST On Sargasso & UN High Seas Treaty

The Greenpeace International ship Arctic Sunrise visited Bermuda last month to campaign for ocean sanctuaries and the UN High Seas Treaty. A spokesperson said, “Last month, in May, the Greenpeace International ship, the Arctic Sunrise, was in Bermuda as part of a global tour to campaign for ocean sanctuaries and to call for countries to urgently... Read more of this article

Smith Records Music Video In Sargasso Sea

Smith Records Music Video In Sargasso Sea

British band Bastille’s frontman Dan Smith has recorded a live performance of an unreleased song called Blue Sky & The Painter from onboard a Greenpeace ship in the Sargasso Sea. A spokesperson said, “The internationally-renowned singer, who wrote hits such as Pompeii and Happier, and recently worked with Hans Zimmer on the Planet Earth III... Read more of this article

Deputy Premier Speaks At Sargasso Workshop

Deputy Premier Speaks At Sargasso Workshop

Deputy Premier and Minister of Home Affairs Walter Roban gave the keynote address at the Sargasso Sea Sanctuary Workshop held onboard Greenpeace’s ship Arctic Sunrise, berthed on Front Street, Hamilton. A Government spokesperson said, “”As part of Greenpeace’s global initiative to advocate for ocean sanctuaries, the visit is... Read more of this article

Photos: Greenpeace Collects Plastic In Sargasso

Photos: Greenpeace Collects Plastic In Sargasso

Greenpeace campaigners collected more than 300 plastic pieces during a five-day expedition in the Sargasso Sea. A spokesperson said, “Campaigners from Greenpeace UK have retrieved hundreds of pieces of plastic from clusters of seaweed floating in the Sargasso Sea in the Atlantic Ocean. They spent the last five days on board the Arctic Sunrise... Read more of this article

Greenpeace Ship To Visit Bermuda In May

Greenpeace Ship To Visit Bermuda In May

The Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise will visit Bermuda in May, and “will make several forays into the Sargasso Sea outside Bermuda’s national waters to conduct scientific research and to document the wildlife living there.” A spokesperson said, “The Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise is visiting Bermuda from May 5 to May 21 as part of... Read more of this article

Hamilton Declaration Marks 10th Anniversary

Hamilton Declaration Marks 10th Anniversary

The Sargasso Sea Commission commemorates the 10th anniversary of the Hamilton Declaration signing. A Government spokesperson said, “The Sargasso Sea Commission is celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Hamilton Declaration on Collaboration for the Conservation of the Sargasso Sea with a series of technical meetings in Bermuda. “Representatives... Read more of this article

New Sargasso Sea Commissioners Appointed

New Sargasso Sea Commissioners Appointed

The Cabinet has approved the appointment of Dr. Robbie Smith and Sen. Wilfred Moore as the new international experts to the Sargasso Sea Commission, tasked with stewarding and conserving the Sargasso Sea, an iconic high seas ecosystem. A spokesperson said, “The Cabinet has approved the appointment of Dr. Robbie Smith and Sen. Wilfred Moore as... Read more of this article

‘Effective Conservation Of Sea Turtle Species’

‘Effective Conservation Of Sea Turtle Species’

The Sargasso Sea Commission and Inter-American Sea Turtle Convention signed an MOU aimed at “more effective conservation of sea turtle species and the habitats that they utilize.” A spokesperson said, “During the Inter-American Sea Turtle Convention [IAC] 16th Consultative Committee of Experts Meeting, Dr. David Freestone, Executive... Read more of this article

Two Appointed To Sargasso Sea Commission

Two Appointed To Sargasso Sea Commission

On September 27, 2022, the Bermuda Cabinet approved the appointment of two International Experts to the Sargasso Sea Commission that was established by the Hamilton Declaration on Collaboration for the Conservation of the Sargasso Sea, signed in Bermuda on March 11, 2014. A spokesperson said, “The two incoming Commissioners are Mrs. Rochelle Newbold,... Read more of this article

Experts Appointed To Sargasso Sea Commission

Experts Appointed To Sargasso Sea Commission

The Bermuda Cabinet approved the appointment of three international experts to the Sargasso Sea Commission on Tuesday [Sept 21], including Mark Spalding, Professor Stephen de Mora, and Dr Ana Colaço. A Government spokesperson said, “On September 21, 2021, the Bermuda Cabinet approved the appointment of three international experts to the Sargasso... Read more of this article

$3 Million Grant For Analysis Of Sargasso Sea

$3 Million Grant For Analysis Of Sargasso Sea

A $3 million GEF grant “accompanied by more than $25 million of co-financing from a wide range of partners, will finance a major Ecosystem Diagnostic Analysis of the Sargasso Sea,” the Sargasso Sea Commission announced today. A spokesperson said, “Since 2014, the Sargasso Sea Commission has worked to conserve the Sargasso Sea, a unique... Read more of this article

Video: Greenpeace Visits The Sargasso Sea

Video: Greenpeace Visits The Sargasso Sea

Greenpeace launched an expedition from Bermuda to the Sargasso Sea in August of last year to “study the impact of plastics and microplastics on marine life, and to document the importance of this unique ecosystem for protection under a new Global Ocean Treaty that is being negotiated at the UN.” The Greenpeace ship Esperanza departed from Penno’s... Read more of this article