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The wait is over for lovers of local lobsters, as the 2022-23 season opens from tomorrow until the end of next March. But a decline in numbers of the local Caribbean spiny lobster, whose population has been hit by the loss of seagrass habitats, means...

A video of a swimmer taking a ride on a turtle which is circulating on social media has been described as “disturbing” by one turtle expert, who said that handling them was “dangerous, abusive, and criminal”. Jennifer Gray, the director of the Bermud...

A team of international researchers has turned its focus on the island’s air and water as part of a study of trace elemental gases in the atmosphere. According to BIOS’s Currents newsletter, the project, called the Bermuda boundary layer experiment...

More microforests are set to appear around the island as a Bermuda Zoological Society project to plant more trees and shrubs continues to grow. While five microforests have already been established, it is hoped that another three will be planted befo...

No-fishing zones off Bermuda totalling 90,000 sq km have been proposed, along with an investment centre to drive economic investment in local waters. The fish sanctuaries, with plans to court overseas investors to the island, were unveiled by Water R...

A Bahamian conservationist hopes to share her great love for the ocean and her desire to protect it with Bermudians tomorrow. Being less than a week old when she had her first dip in the sea, Casuarina McKinney-Lambert has had a passion for everythi...

Four students have received $15,000 in scholarships to help fund their environmental passions. Osei Agyapong, Imogen Peckett, Logan Soares and Naphisa Smith were all awarded grants from the Bermuda Zoological Society’s annual Steinhoff Programme. The...

The island’s electricity supplier was forced into a climbdown in its war of words with the Regulatory Authority in the face of legal action over “misleading claims”. A statement from Belco was issued “at the request of” the regulator to clarify publi...

The island is poised to host a landmark project to revive its vital but fragile mangrove forests with major backing from overseas. Bermuda Rotary Club members said they were confident of securing grant money from Rotary International, which committed...

Plumes of pink and brownish material that appeared over the weekend in the waters off South Shore are from coral spawning and indicate healthy reefs, environmental officials said. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources said slicks in the...