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A new species of shark has been added to the list of Bermuda’s fish fauna. The ragged-tooth shark was discovered in Bermuda’s waters after a fisherman caught and released it of the east coast of the island in 2020. Mark Terceira brought the shark t...

The Government is inviting the public to voice their thoughts on the Draft Blue Prosperity Plan to determine the future of Bermuda’s waters. A series of consultation events are scheduled to take place this month intended to inform the public and col...

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...

People will get to hear a leading Bahamian conservationist, Casuarina McKinney-Lambert, discuss coral reef restoration and much more at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute this month. Ms McKinney-Lambert is a founding member of the One Ele...

Researchers have discovered dozens of new types of microscopic phytoplankton in Bermuda’s waters as part of a new study. According to the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences Currents newsletter, the researchers identified 40 new morphospecies – organ...

Bermuda’s struggling seagrass will be in the spotlight at a presentation this week by an international expert at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute. James Fourqurean, a seagrass ecologist and professor at the Florida International Universit...

Balancing commercial interests with environmental sustainability is the topic of a virtual talk taking place today. Lanya Fanovich is a senior ecologist at the Environmental Research Institute Charlotteville in Trinidad and Tobago. The institute work...

More than 30 abandoned boats are set to be removed and disposed of, according to a notice published in the Official Gazette. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources, together with the Department of Marine and Ports Services, said they int...

Mariners have been warned to keep an eye out for an abandoned sail boat seen floating north of the island over the weekend. An incident report from Bermuda Maritime Operations said that shortly before 6.30pm on Sunday, crew on the cruise ship Insigni...

Almost 200 trainee cadets, officers and permanent crew members of the US Coast Guard training vessel Eagle have made port in Bermuda under the ship’s first female captain Jessica Rozzi-Ochs. The 295-foot barque is visiting the island for the 39th tim...

Beachgoers are being warned to be on the look out for unpleasant visitors – Portuguese man-o-war. A number of the venomous organisms have been spotted along the island’s coast in recent weeks and the Government has urged members of the public to keep...

Bermuda will be promoted as an emerging environmentally aware “blue” economy at an international conference aimed at protecting oceans, Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, said today. Mr Roban, who is also the Deputy Premier, is representing the...