The Governor joined a team of marine scientists to launch machinery designed to record open ocean fish.

Andrew Murdoch was invited by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to deploy several baited remote underwater video systems, or Bruvs.

Jason Meeuwig, a member of Blue Abacus, the group that provided the Bruvs, was also on the expedition.

Mr Murdoch acknowledged the importance of the work that the DENR did as well as the help of Blue Abacus.

He said: “The deployment of UK funds through the Blue Belt programme is designed to support the Overseas Territories in understanding their marine environment better.

“The strategic deployment of these innovative underwater devices can assist the Government of Bermuda in obtaining more accurate data on which to base their future policy decisions.

“This work by Blue Abacus will give DENR more data to build a fuller understanding of Bermuda’s marine ecosystems.”

The Bruvs were made mostly out of carbon fibre and weights and were designed to record marine life in their vicinities, attracted by bait held in a perforated container.

Dr Meeuwig said that the Bruvs allowed the team to get a “visual and scientific understanding” of the ecosystem.

He said that would help the Government and interested groups make more informed decisions about marine resources.

The group, assisted by the Royal Bermuda Regiment Coastguard, visited several locations around Bermuda’s open waters where they launched the Bruvs via boat.

Cameras were collected by the team after an hour or two and data was downloaded.

Marine scientists then study the footage, identify the species and count how many of each species were recorded.

On return to shore, the Governor was able to review, which included a juvenile tiger shark.

Bermuda is one of ten British Overseas Territories documenting the status of its open ocean wildlife through the Global Ocean Wildlife Analysis Network.