The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences was spotlighted this week in the online version of the iconic Time magazine.

In the article, reporter Bryan Walsh focuses on the important role that BIOS plays in monitoring climate change in the ocean.

BIOS director Tony Knap said the story came about because Mr. Walsh was working on a story about oceanographer Sylvia Earle for the print version of the magazine.

"He wanted to get more information about the science side of things, and one of our trustees, Linda Glover, is a good friend of Sylvia's," Dr. Knap said.

"We took him out with us last Friday, and we got to talking about what we were doing."

Dr. Knap said he was very pleased with the article, saying: "It's pretty rare when you get a story on any ocean science in such a major magazine.

"It's great for BIOS, and it's great for climate science to be getting this sort of attention."

In the article Mr. Walsh writes: "Founded in 1903, BIOS is one of the few marine-research stations actually situated in the middle of the ocean — the Atlantic in the waters surrounding the isolated Island of Bermuda."

Since 1954, BIOS ships have taken readings at a hydro-station 15 nautical miles south of the Island more than 1,100 times, recording the water's temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen levels.

A similar programme is carried out in Hawaii, but they have taken fewer samples over a smaller period of time.

"Our hydro-station marks by far the most studied spot in the ocean, " Dr. Knap said.

• To read the full article, visit www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2016556,00.html