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A new addition at the Hamilton Princess and Beach Club marina will look to play a small part in cleaning up ocean trash.
The device — called a Seabin — is affixed to docks and marinas to siphon plastic, debris, detergents and oil from the water befo...
DATE: May 13, 2017
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Environment
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The surest way to secure Bermuda’s reef fishing industry is to impose further restrictions and a ban on the sale of certain species according to lifelong fisherman Alan Card.
Members of Bermuda’s fishing communities have weighed in on a report rele...
DATE: May 11, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Sea turtles are being temporarily relocated from the Great Sound to keep them out of harm’s way during the America’s Cup.
They will be homed in a purpose-built ocean enclosure near the Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo in an operation involving America...
DATE: May 07, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A government department dedicated to ensuring the island’s sustainability has been dismantled, leading green campaigners to fear that environmental issues are not a priority.
The Sustainable Development Department was formed to put into action the Su...
DATE: Apr 21, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The underwater war being waged on Bermuda’s lionfish took a giant leap forward yesterday morning as a prototype submersible robot caught one of the invasive predators via remote access.
A hefty team of scientists, conservationists and roboticists ga...
DATE: Apr 19, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The island’s largest dairy herd got its first taste of a happier and healthier life yesterday as a state-of-the-art shelter officially opened.
The huge shed, which is fitted with fans, misting equipment and spongy flooring, will help reduce heat stre...
DATE: Apr 17, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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A satellite transmitter crucial to the Bermuda Turtle Project has been found by a reef diver in the Bahamas.
The equipment was used to chart the progress of Hardy, a green turtle who swam 1,000 miles from Bermuda to the Caribbean country last year.
I...
DATE: Apr 13, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A local landscaping company will provide free services to assist in the management of the nature reserve in Paget.
The Bermuda Audubon Society said that Horsfield Landscaping & Design Ltd will be assisting in the upkeep of the Alfred Blackburn Smith...
DATE: Apr 13, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A gas leak at the Rubis facility in St George’s last month was not promptly reported and will require more equipment and personnel to clean up, a ministry representative has confirmed.
In a statement released yesterday, a spokesperson for the Depart...
DATE: Apr 12, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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A floating rubbish bin will help keep the marina at Hamilton Princess and Beach Club free of litter, thanks to Butterfield Bank.
The Bermuda-based bank and trust company has joined the Seabin Global Pilot Programmes and will install a pre-series V5 ...
DATE: Apr 05, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff