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Several cases of foodborne illness from local fish, suspected to be caused by the ciguatera toxin, are under investigation through the Department of Fisheries. For Richalene Knights and her family, early symptoms mimicked food poisoning — then intens...

The weather is having difficulties making the usual seasonal transition from summer to winter. After all, there really isn’t autumn here — it cools off and becomes the sort of summer most people dream about. Then, boom, in comes winter as the northe...

A rather grim outlook for the next week or so, with all this weather making the news. Given that, the commercial fleet will be looking to make sure that their lobster gear is safe and this will further reduce the priority of seeking fin fish. The few...

Boy, did Bermuda dodge a bullet. Any number of dire predictions and vivid memories of the likes of Hurricane Emily, Fay and Gonzalo had people rushing around like bulls in a china shop, laying in emergency supplies. Thankfully, the storm did not liv...

September continues and the fishing effort has taken a severe dip for a couple of reasons, one of which should be quite obvious. This refers to the commercial operators, most of whom are now shifting their focus away from finfish and redirecting it t...

Commercial and recreational fishermen who catch tagged red hind or black grouper could be in line for a cash windfall as part of a Government project to monitor the species. Marine Resources officers are tagging the two species to better understand t...

The Royal Gazette Wahoo Tournament was hailed a success, with more boats than usual bringing their catch to the weigh-in this weekend. While John Allan Barnes said many competitors came home only with stories about the one that got away, the overall ...

Cole Simons has hit back at suggestions that Bermuda has suffered from overfishing due to a lack of “localised and international protection”. Mr Simons, the environment minister, responded to a feature in The Guardian about underwater research off th...

Ah, this is the way it should be. Finally, August is acting like it should with the hot days and calm seas being reminiscent of the scenes in Coleridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. The burst of mixing brought on by the passage of a tropical sys...

Summer at its Bermuda best! Last Sunday saw perfect conditions for the Billfish Release Challenge. This tournament already wisely postponed once was an enormous success with eight boats enjoying a great day on the water. A total of around seven fish...

No sooner is reference made to the normally calm August conditions than the winds start to blow. Any comments about tropical systems are to be strongly discouraged, for sure. No sense upsetting Mother Nature! In any event, last week’s Blue Marlin Rel...

The excitement of tournaments and Cup Match has now subsided; it is hot, people are laid-back, schools remain closed, beaches are busy and many locals are off-island on vacation. Although this makes for a somewhat exceptional month, there is no compe...