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Bermuda Zoological Society (BZS) has officially presented its 2013 Reef Watch report to Government, containing data recently gathered on the health of the Island’s reefs.
The report is the result of the Reef Watch 2013 initiative, which brought toget...
DATE: May 12, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Restaurants that thwart waste disposal regulations risk losing their licence, according to Health and Environment Minister Trevor Moniz.
Government has implemented the crackdown after waves of sewage washed up on a number of south shore beaches in re...
DATE: May 10, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
New fees for waste disposal at the Marsh Folly composting facility and the airport dump will come into effect on July 1.
The cost of unprocessed horticultural waste will be $80 per tonne at Marsh Folly, and $20 for chipped waste.
The airport dump wil...
DATE: May 07, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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The Island’s offshore sewage outfall appears to be leak-free, according to the Corporation of Hamilton.
The Seabright outfall on the South Shore in Paget made headlines after an influx of waste hit shore in the form of “grease balls”, prompting quest...
DATE: Apr 29, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Devil’s Hole recently became the focus of a team of researchers studying microbiology, sparking a scientific journal which was published this month.
A spokeswoman for the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) described Devil’s Hole as a “natural...
DATE: Apr 28, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Rules on disposing of grease from commercial kitchens have been restated in the wake of sewage balls washing up on Bermuda’s beaches.
The joint statement from the Department of Health and City of Hamilton council reminds food businesses of the regula...
DATE: Apr 26, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The Island’s seasonally protected waters, known as the “hind grounds”, will become no-fishing zones for the summer starting May 1, the Department of Environmental Protection has announced.
These areas provide sanctuary for hinds and groupers when the...
DATE: Apr 25, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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The Ministry of Health and Environment has instituted a raft of prevention measures in the wake of bad press over the Island’s sewage dumping at sea.
The discharge from the Seabright outfall on South Shore caused the US Consul to warn bathers to chec...
DATE: Apr 24, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A global online activist network has launched a campaign to get the Bermuda Government to implement the “Blue Halo” proposal to turn the sea around the Island into a protected environmental zone.
Avaaz.org says on its website: “Bermuda is on the verg...
DATE: Apr 23, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A lack of progress following public consultation regarding the Blue Halo initiative has director Chris Flook concerned that Government is flagging in its commitment to creating a maritime nature reserve.
More than seven months since the public consul...
DATE: Apr 11, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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