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Almost 200 turtles have been found dead in Bermuda’s waters in the last six years, with boat strikes accounting for 21 percent of those deaths, according to Conservation Services.
A spokeswoman confirmed that 195 turtles have been killed since 2008. ...
DATE: Jun 02, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Newly tabled legislation would expand the Government’s power to allow the destruction of “critical habitats” provided the Minister first consider action to minimise the impact. The Protected Species Amendment Bill 2014 would also allow the Minister t...
DATE: May 31, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An online pettion has been started calling for the establishing of a turtle sanctuary in the Somerset Long Bay area.
Specifically, the petition is calling for newly appointed Minister of the Environment Jeanne Atherden to “institute a no wake and no ...
DATE: May 29, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Marine research crews aboard the Sea Dragon, a 72ft expedition ship, departed Bermuda on Saturday for an eight-day voyage into the Sargasso Sea hoping to learn more about how plastics are distributed throughout ocean depths.
Also aboard is Bermudian ...
DATE: May 19, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Government has devised a war plan to reduce numbers of invasive lionfish in Bermuda’s waters.
Health and Environment Minister Trevor Moniz said that the strategy provided “a guide and cohesive long-term plan on how to tackle this problem based on exp...
DATE: May 17, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Environmentalists are calling on Government to keep its word and introduce vehicle emission limits.
Legislation setting out acceptable levels of air pollution has yet to be tabled in Parliament, even though millions of dollars of taxpayers’ money has...
DATE: May 14, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Vehicle emissions and other pollutants are partly to blame for falling amphibian numbers in Bermuda, according to an expert.
Jamie Bacon, a research associate with the Bermuda Zoological Society, told The Royal Gazette that emissions from cars, bikes...
DATE: May 13, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Government has renewed a private company’s contentious contract to carry out emissions testing on all vehicles — despite having yet to legislate on acceptable levels of air pollution.
Bermuda Emissions Control Ltd (BECL) was awarded a five-year multi...
DATE: May 13, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A little MAGIC will go a long way for scientists at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, who have unveiled the newest addition to their fleet of research equipment, the Teledyne Webb Research Glider.
The torpedo-like automated underwater vehicle ...
DATE: May 12, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Almost nine months since the public consultation process began to gauge opinion on the Blue Halo project, Pew Charitable Trust has called for Government to release the findings.
Bermuda needs “bold leadership” to forge ahead with plans for a one-of-a...
DATE: May 12, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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