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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...

About 1,000 people turned out to the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo on Saturday to celebrate World Oceans Day and World Environment Day. The facility, along with the Bermuda Zoological Society, hosted a free Family Open Day, where they demonstrate...

A programme that teaches youngsters how to care for the environment has been given a $10,000 cash boost. Waterstart, which provides students between the ages of 12 and 18 training in water-based disciplines, conservation and marine science, received...

Bermuda’s marine conservation got an up-close viewing by British officials as Paul Candler, director of the Overseas Territories directorate in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, called on the island. Mr Candler was accompanied on the ...

Owners of bluebird boxes are being reminded to monitor them regularly as the nesting season is now in full flow. The boxes are frequently taken over by house sparrows, which are known to attack Bermuda’s native bluebirds and threaten their populatio...

A charity wants to recruit a team of “weekday warriors” to help with restoration work on an historic fort. Work has already started at Fort Cunningham on Paget Island, St George’s Harbour, with members of the Royal Bermuda Regiment helping to clear u...

A plan for “well over 300” units at the Fairmont Southampton was presented to environmental groups last year, a conservation charity said. The Bermuda National Trust added that the scheme would “saturate the property with villas” if it went ahead. Ge...

Island nations must play a role on the world stage when it comes to the marine environment, according to environmental campaigner Anna Oposa. Ms Oposa, co-founder of Save Philippine Seas, said that while island nations may not be able to make the sam...