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College Students Involved In Marine Research
Two Bermuda College students – Joshua Stephens and Gary Taylor – spent the past weekend with a crew of scientists, and their Environmental Science Lecturer, Amy Harvey, on board the marine research vessel, Sea Dragon. The group were investigating the biodiversity of sea life in Sargassum seaweed in the Sargasso Sea, and examining marine... Read more of this article
German Research Vessel Docks In St George’s
[Updated] German research vessel Maria S. Merian is presently docked in St. George’s, with the boat outfitted for investigation of the sea-bottom, the water and the atmosphere. According to the German Research Foundation, the Maria S. Merian is a “multidisciplinary research platform equipped with outstanding facilities which allow the use of... Read more of this article
Video: BBC Feature Eels Journey From Bermuda
The BBC has released a video that explores the journey of young eels from Bermuda to Britain, saying, “there’s so much to learn about these mysterious fish.” “After a two year journey from the other side of the world, hundreds of thousands of young eels or elvers have arrived,” says reporter Tim Muffett. ”For the... Read more of this article
Report On Submarine Cables In Sargasso Sea
A report — Submarine Cables in the Sargasso Sea: Legal and Environmental Issues in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction — has been released by the Sargasso Sea Commission, Centre for International Law of the National University of Singapore [CIL], George Washington University Law School, and the International Cable Protection Committee [ICPC]. The... Read more of this article
Bermuda Selects Sargasso Sea Commissioners
Today [Aug 6] the Government of Bermuda revealed the names of the first Sargasso Sea Commission, which will exercise a stewardship role for the Sargasso Sea and keep the health, productivity, and resilience of this unique open-ocean ecosystem under continual review as mandated by the Hamilton Declaration. A spokesperson said, “The five Commissioners,... Read more of this article
Sargasso Sea Featured In The Journal ‘Science’
The March 28, 2014 issue of the journal Science featured an article entitled “Champions of the Sargasso Sea” which highlighted work being carried out by a group of Danish researchers who travelled to the Sargasso Sea last month to study the declining European Eel population that spawn there. The article said, “It may lie beyond the jurisdiction... Read more of this article
First Phase Of Danish Eel Expedition Completed
Denmark’s largest marine research vessel has spent three weeks exploring and gathering samples in the spawning grounds of the European eel in the Sargasso Sea, making at least two stops in Bermuda during their time. The first phase of the Danish Eel Expedition has been successfully completed, with the expedition comprising experts from a number... Read more of this article
Danish Boat Leaves Island, Heads Into Sargasso
After stopping in Bermuda recently, the Danish marine research vessel Dana is 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. Headed up by the Danish Centre for Marine Research, the expedition involves leading experts from a range of Danish... Read more of this article
Bermuda Youth Sign Sargasso Sea Declaration
Bermuda’s young people are setting the example for environmental awareness and conservation by signing a declaration to protect the Sargasso Sea. Students attending the 2014 Bermuda Zoological Society Environmental Youth Conference: The Power of One, collaborated on, wrote and signed their own declaration of commitment to the protection of the Sargasso... Read more of this article
Sargasso Sea Conservation Declaration Signed
[Updated with video] Earlier today [Mar 11] 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 the Government of Bermuda, to collaborate for the conservation of the Sargasso Sea ecosystem. The governments of Bermuda, the Azores, Monaco,... Read more of this article
Protecting The Sargasso Sea Youth Conference
The Bermuda Zoological Society’s [BZS] biennial Youth Conference is a two-day programme for middle and secondary students who have demonstrated interest and leadership in conservation and the environment. This year’s conference “Protecting the Sargasso Sea: The Power of One,” takes place at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo [BAMZ] on Thursday... Read more of this article
Bermuda To Host Sargasso Sea Conference
On March 11th governments from across the world will travel to Bermuda to sign the Hamilton Declaration on Collaboration for the Conservation of the Sargasso Sea. The Declaration is a non-binding political statement that will be signed by various governments who are interested in voluntarily collaborating on efforts to conserve the Sargasso Sea –... Read more of this article
Sargasso Sea Alliance Launches Android App
Following the release of their iPhone app, the Sargasso Sea Alliance has launched their new Android app dubbed “Conserving the Sargasso Sea.” Developed by the Sargasso Sea Alliance, a partnership led by the Government of Bermuda to protect the Sargasso Sea, the app offers a map of the study area, nine reasons why the area should be protected,... Read more of this article
Video: Dolphin Pods Spotted In Sargasso Sea
The team from LookBermuda was recently out filming in the Sargasso with a crew from the BBC in October, only to observe this local dolphin pod coming to visit on multiple occasions over a three week period at multiple locations around the platform. There were up to several dozen in the pod during a given visit; local fishermen at the time reported seeing... Read more of this article
SSA Named International SeaKeepers Of Year
In recognition of its ongoing work to secure international protection for the Sargasso Sea’s unique and vulnerable open ocean ecosystem, the executive committee of the Sargasso Sea Alliance [SSA] has been named “2013 International SeaKeepers of the Year” by The International SeaKeepers Society. This prestigious, annual award is granted to those... Read more of this article
SeaKeepers Award For Sargasso Sea Alliance
The International SeaKeepers Society has granted their 2013 SeaKeeper award to the five-person Executive Committee of the Sargasso Sea Alliance, to recognize the efforts of the Bermuda-government led organization in working to protect the Sargasso Sea. The International SeaKeepers Society’s membership comprises of entrepreneurs, yachtsmen, corporations,... Read more of this article
