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Bermuda should push ahead with the development of an offshore wind farm, a report has recommended. The Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme report also recommended increasing the landing of pelagic fish such as yellowfin tuna and the promotion of green...

A survey on the public’s use of Bermuda’s marine areas will close next Monday. The Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme survey was set up to identify the top conservation, fishing and recreation areas as part of a bid to develop a marine management pla...

A survey designed to map important marine areas is to close next week. The Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme poll was set up to identify the top conservation, fishing and recreation areas. Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said: “I encoura...

An international project to help protect the Sargasso Sea received $3 million through a first-of-a-kind grant. The Sargasso Sea Commission was given the cash fund from the Global Environment Facility. The cash will be accompanied by $25 million of fi...

A range of renewable energy sources are being considered for the island’s waters as the Government plans to move forward with its blue economy strategy. Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said in the House of Assembly today that offshore win...

A collection of environmental protection groups invited Bermudian youngsters to join a virtual boot camp and work with other young people from the Caribbean to protect the oceans. The Ocean Heroes Network announced their first ever Ocean Heroes Regio...

The 1793 coin was particularly satisfying to discover because, for nearly three years, Steven McPhee was unable to dive. In 2017 he broke his neck in an accident which also left him with temporary nerve damage as a result of a pinched spinal cord. A ...

On Tuesday, September 22, 2020 the Bermuda Cabinet approved the appointment of three International Experts to the Sargasso Sea Commission. The Sargasso Sea Commission was established by the Hamilton Declaration on Collaboration for the Conservation ...

A great white shark is thought to have been spotted about 12 miles off the southwestern coast of Bermuda. A group of friends were fishing at sea mount Challenger Banks last Thursday when they saw a large shark circling their boat. Michiko Campbell, ...

This Friday marks the 1 year anniversary of the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Bermuda, the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS), and the Waitt Institute to form the Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme (BOPP)....

Bermuda Container Line ships have picked up more than cargo for the past 28 years as they steamed between the island and New Jersey. Scientific equipment installed on the succession of vessels named Oleander has collected vital information on the he...

An unseen episode of a Bermudian-based marine wildlife programme with the late veterinarian Neil Burnie’s narration will be broadcast next week. The Ocean Vet Turtles episode, starring Dr Burnie and conservationist Choy Aming, was filmed before Dr Bu...