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A conservationist will speak about the importance of seagrass beds at an event later this week. Sarah Manuel, the Government’s senior marine conservation officer, will also discuss green turtles, as part of an eco lunch and learn series. The series...

Dear Sir, Kudos to the Government for including aquaculture in the recent Food Security National Plan. That said, the most common denominator in aquaculture is the hatchery, which Bermuda does not have. Hatcheries are everywhere on the continent; wit...

An outspoken trade unionist and uncompromising advocate for fishermen has been mourned by the island’s fishing community

Matthew Jones says Bermuda’s commercial fishermen still see a way forward on the BOPP if the Government is willing

No fisherman is against Marine Protection Areas. We could agree on closing more than 20 per cent ... but our concerns have been ignored. Our concerns have been ignored for the three-plus decades by ignorant administrations and a lack of a significant...

Dear Sir, The general public is understandably confused about why the island’s fishermen are dissatisfied with their engagement opportunities within the structure of the Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme. The Minister says fishermen have been invite...

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...

Dear Sir, On Tuesday, December 13, I attended a presentation on the Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Plan at the Aquarium. The presentation was designed to enable the diving community to learn about the plan, ask questions and give comments. The draft plan ...

This letter was sent to Gavin Lee of the Bermuda Fishermen’s Association and is reprinted in full: Dear Mr Lee, The Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme (BOPP) has received your correspondence dated 15 December 2022. Written on behalf of the Fish...

Dear Sir, For policy to work, it needs to be targeted, appropriate and effective. Just because birds and airplanes both fly, it doesn’t mean you have a common management strategy for them. The Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme’s current MSP oversimp...

Your government believes it is essential to not only lay out the facts after the recent press conference held by the Fishermen's Association of Bermuda. We also want to assure the public that, as your government, we remain committed to listening to, ...

The head of a fishermen’s organisation highlighted the importance of collaborative working between the Government and the industry as a war of words continued over marine protection proposals. Allan Bean, the chairman of the Fishermen’s Association B...