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“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
Sargasso Sea Alliance Launches iPhone App
The Sargasso Sea Alliance has launched their new iPhone app “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, recent news updates and links to more information.... Read more of this article
Sargasso Sea: BASS Aims To Raise Awareness
Ten local non-governmental and environmental groups are teaming up to raise awareness on the Island about the importance of protecting the Sargasso Sea. Through scientific research, education and community outreach, the Bermuda Alliance for Sargasso Sea (BASS) aims to support efforts by the Sargasso Sea Alliance led by the Bermuda government to establish... Read more of this article
BUEI Lecture: Oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle
The Sargasso Sea and Bermuda’s important role in conserving this unique marine environment— especially the area within its waters — will be the subject of a lecture this week by world-renowned oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle [pictured]. Dr. Earle will speak at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute [BUEI] on Thursday, May 31. The 76-year-old... Read more of this article
Dr. Pitt Returns From Marine Workshop
Earlier this month Marine Resources Officer at the Department of Environmental Protection Dr. Joanna Pitt attended a regional workshop in Recife, Brazil, organised by the Secretariat for the Convention on Biological Diversity – a United Nations Convention, to which the United Kingdom is a party. Dr. Pitt’s participation from February 28 through... Read more of this article
French Biodiversity Research Ship Arrives
An 81,000 nautical mile, two-and-a-half year ocean-spanning scientific expedition is nearing its end in Bermuda this week. The 118-foot French schooner “Tara” arrived in St. George’s [pictured] at the weekend on one of the final legs of its round-the-world voyage of discovery. The schooner set sail from Lorient, France, in September... Read more of this article
Photos: Bermuda’s ‘Golden Rainforest’
Christopher Columbus discovered the Sargasso Sea off Bermuda as well as the Bahamas during his inaugural voyage to the New World. In September, 1492, as Columbus sailed near Bermuda, his three ships came across an area of the Atlantic Ocean carpeted with golden plants. The Italian explorer described them in his logbook: “At sunrise we saw so much... Read more of this article
Video: Our Role In Saving Sargasso Sea
Bermuda and its surrounding waters lie within the Sargasso Sea, an enormous mass of water that is driven in a clockwise direction by strong ocean currents. Floating on its surface are large mats of unique seaweed known as Sargassum [pictured], which support a unique variety of marine life. The seaweed — which washes ashore here during winter... Read more of this article
Video: Seaweed On Beaches After Strong Winds
A spokesperson for the Environment Ministry said the Sargassum seaweed washing up on our shores is due to the sustained strong winds over a period of several days, and while it is not an indication of pollution, staff from the Parks Department are doing what they can to keep up with cleaning the most popular beaches. “The seaweed washing up on... Read more of this article
Ming, Binns: Sargasso Sea London Meeting
This coming weekend [July 9/10] the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Planning and Infrastructure Strategy Dr. Derrick Binns and the Director of the Department of Environmental Protection Dr. Frederick Ming will travel to London to participate in an International Maritime Organization [IMO] event, to further advance the causes of the... Read more of this article
Dr. Tammy Trott to Attend ICCAT Conference
Senior Marine Resources Officer at the Department of Environmental Protection Dr. Tammy Trott will be attending the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas’ (ICCAT) intersessional meeting of the Standing Committee on Research and Statistics (SCRS) Subcommittee on Ecosystems in Miami, Florida next week. ICCAT is an inter-governmental... Read more of this article
Overseas Eel Research Ship Visits Bermuda
Last weekend saw the arrival of a few separate groups of individuals interested in the Sargasso Sea and its inhabitants. On Saturday the Walther Herwig III docked in St. George’s carrying a group of overseas scientists, led by Dr. Reinhold Hanel, who were on their way to map the spawning grounds of the European eel [scientific name: Anguilla anguilla],... Read more of this article
Director Appointed: Sargasso Sea Alliance
The Minister of Environment, Planning and Infrastructure Walter Roban pledged Government’s support for the Sargasso Sea Alliance Initiative last week during a celebratory reception at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute (BUEI) on Tuesday. At the reception the Minister addressed a roomful of funders, scientists, educators and Government officials... Read more of this article
Videos: Generating Biofuel From the Sargasso Sea
During their Marine Science Day held today [Nov 20] Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences [BIOS] research technician Matt Bradfield explained research that BIOS is undertaking to generate alternative energy from marine algae from the Sargasso Sea. Calling it the “ultimate green fuel,” Mr Bradfield said that there are 1.3 million species of... Read more of this article
Pew Charitable Trusts Meet with Minister
Last week representatives from The Global Ocean Legacy initiative of the Pew Charitable Trusts met with Minister for the Environment, Planning and Infrastructure Strategy Walter Roban to discuss ways in which the organization can assist Bermuda and international partners in an historic effort to enhance the protection of the Sargasso Sea. This was an... Read more of this article
TIME: Dr. Sylvia Earle in the Sargasso
The video below shows Dr. Sylvia Earle, a famed American oceanographer with the nickname “Her Deepness”, who traveled to Bermuda recently along with a journalist from TIME Magazine. The video focuses on the Sargasso Sea, and the attempts to preserve it. Dr Earle is considered one of the best of the genre; she is a former Chief Scientist for the... Read more of this article
