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The row between fishermen and the Government over marine conservation plans shows no sign of letting up

Dear Sir, After living on the water for 68 years, I feel I have some knowledge of the local marine environment. Through observation and as a citizen scientist, I’ve seen the deterioration of our only true asset - the ocean. I’ve snorkelled after fish...

A fishing industry group has served Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, with a request to discuss “revising the methodology” for a controversial marine conversation plan. The letter from the Fishermen’s Association Bermuda, sent yesterday, sugge...

A government official urged fishermen to “come back to the table” after a major representative group snubbed an offer to join conservation talks. A response to a letter of objection sent out on Thursday by the Fishermen’s Association Bermuda also...

Fishermen have rebuffed an offer to join talks on a conservation plan being drawn up for Bermuda waters and accused government officials of ignoring their views. The Fishermen’s Association Bermuda called for a halt to the drafting of the Bermuda Oce...

A sailboat that washed ashore during a recent hurricane has been removed as part of a collaborative effort to clean up the island’s inshore waters. The vessel has been left abandoned at Stone Crusher Corner on Kindley Field Road, St George’s. Environ...

The developers of a home in Shark Hole bypassed conditions that had been set out to reduce environmental impact and instead opted to clear the site by mass excavation. The Ministry of Home Affairs said the developers contravened various sections of t...

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...

An environmental charity has raised serious concerns over Government’s decision to grant access to a nature reserve for campers and their vehicles over the Cup Match holiday. The reserve – Cooper’s Island Nature Reserve – is categorised as a Class A ...

A weekend of “deep-sea movies” is being hosted by the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute. The series begins on Friday at 6pm with a screening of The Deep, which is about two treasure hunters who discover the secret cargo of a Second World War s...

Bermuda’s work in developing a blue economy has been showcased during a weeklong UN Ocean Conference by the home affairs minster, Walter Roban. Mr Roban said the conference, which took place from June 26 to July 1 in Lisbon, Portugal, was “an excelle...