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Marine Consultation Document Is Released
Today [Sept 3] the Minister of Environment and Planning, Sylvan Richards announced the release of the consultation document “Bermuda’s Exclusive Economic Zone and Its Future.” This document serves as a tool to inform and assist the public in better understanding the issues and implications of whether or not a marine reserve should be established... Read more of this article
Proposal To Establish Marine Reserve In EEZ
Government will conduct a public consultation to hear the community’s views on a proposal to establish a marine reserve in our Exclusive Economic Zone [EEZ], Minister of Environment & Planning Sylvan Richards said in the House of Assembly this morning [June 7]. Our EEZ is a circle with a 200 nautical mile radius that covers approximately 465,000... 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
EEZ Declared A Marine Mammal Sanctuary
Bermuda’s Exclusive Economic Zone [EEZ] has been declared a Marine Mammal Sanctuary with particular emphasis on the endangered humpback whale, Minister of Environment, Planning and Infrastructure Strategy Marc Bean said this afternoon [Sept 21]. Minister Bean said: “The area of the new Bermuda Marine Mammal Sanctuary will be more than 170,000... Read more of this article
Fahy: Licensing Foreign Fishing Vessels
[Written by Senator Michael Fahy, Shadow Minister for Environment, Planning & Housing] Just after the Premier delivered her Budget Speech a few days ago, I publicly questioned a reference she made to licensing foreign vessels to fish in Bermuda’s 200-mile maritime economic zone. I made two points in relation to this scheme. The first was that... Read more of this article
E-Petition To Ban Long-Line Fishing
An e-petition calling on Government to ban long-line fishing in Bermuda waters has attracted over 1,300 signatures as of this writing. The e-petition’s text says, “The Bermuda Government has started talks aimed at licensing foreign fishing vessels that catch fish in Bermuda’s 200-mile maritime exclusive economic zone. “These fishermen... Read more of this article
OBA ‘Alarmed’ By Fishing Proposal
The One Bermuda Alliance is “alarmed” by Government’s proposal to allow foreign fishing boats to catch fish in Bermuda’s 200-mile maritime exclusive economic zone for two main reasons, Shadow Minister of the Environment Michael Fahy said last night [Feb.26]. Senator Fahy said the proposal “would appear to fly in the face”... Read more of this article
Group Campaigns For Bermuda Marine Park
Global Ocean Legacy, a international project being coordinated by the Pew Environment Group and its partners, hopes to establish a worldwide system of large, highly protected marine reserves where fishing and other extractive activities are protected — including one in Bermuda’s waters. Aside from Bermuda, Pew has called for the establishment... Read more of this article
