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Bermuda-based international specialty re/insurer Convex Group Limited has thrown its financial muscle behind the battle to slow climate change. The company has announced a multimillion-dollar partnership with the Blue Marine Foundation, a UK-register...

News that the island was to become a test bed for renewable energy sources has been welcomed by environmentalists. Karen Border, the executive director for the Bermuda National Trust, said the Throne Speech announcement was “a worthy goal”. But she...

It will be illegal to fish all but three species of shark under legislation being drafted, the Ministry of Home Affairs has revealed. A ministry spokesman said that commercial fishermen would be allowed to catch Galapagos and smooth dogfish, the two...

A 60-year-old US Navy submersible that carried out the first survey of the tragic liner Titanic yesterday took the waters off St George. The boat completed its first round of tests after a major refit designed to boost its performance. The mini-subma...

The catching of some species of shark could soon be outlawed in Bermuda, the minister responsible for the environment has revealed. Walter Roban, the Minister for Home Affairs and the Deputy Premier, told The Royal Gazette that legislation is curren...

A series of webinars about Bermuda’s oceans is set to launch early next month, organised by the Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme. BEACH – the BOPP Environmental Awareness Chat Hour – will be a series of free 60-minute panel discussions about the us...

A multimillion-dollar marine research robot was unveiled to students at Warwick Academy this week at the school’s Marine Science Facility. The students were introduced to the cutting-edge technology behind the Remus 100, a remotely operated vehicle ...

Bermuda has joined forces with Caribbean countries in a research project designed to examine the lives of Atlantic whales. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has teamed up with the Caribbean Marine Mammals’ Passive Acoustic Observato...

Mist blanketed Bermuda today as warm air met cooler seawater. The Bermuda Weather Service said that the weather conditions did not reach “fog” levels, but that mist was in evidence from Monday night to yesterday morning. The BWS said in a Facebook po...

Three International experts have been signed up to strengthen conservation efforts in the Sargasso Sea. The trio – Mark Spalding, Stephen de Mora, and Ana Colaço – have been made members of Sargasso Sea Commission, established by the Hamilton Declara...

Last Sunday, nature balanced the storm of devastating news with a peaceful and serene day. The sea rested after weeks of wind. The strong currents that still lingered from the passing of Hurricane Larry were gone. The surface gently undulated in a s...

Public primary school pupils got to benefit from an intensive educational summer camp thanks to a collaboration between two organisations. The Bermuda Education Network, for the second year, teamed up with the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institut...