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The water off Bermuda’s beaches remain clean, Government said last night.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Health said that regular monitoring at beaches so far this year had found no pollution problems.
Beaches checked include tourist magnets lik...
DATE: Jun 07, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
It’s six fifteen in the morning; dawn now sweeps gently across a chain of reefs stretching Northeast toward Wreck Hill in Somerset. Ten yards from the boat a turtle breaks the ocean surface, letting out a wet sneeze as it takes in a new breath before...
DATE: Jun 06, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Beauty product microbeads — they are pretty, they make your skin tingle, they could be destroying the environment.
The tiny plastic beads that have become popular additions to body washes, facial scrubs and shampoos have become the target of a new c...
DATE: Jun 05, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Efforts are continuing to help eradicate the lionfish from Bermuda waters.
But the invasive species is still posing environmental and economic problems as the population increases.
Researcher Corey Eddy will be speaking tomorrow at the Bermuda Under...
DATE: Jun 04, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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The Bermuda Taxi Owners and Operators Association (BTOA) has voiced its support for the Blue Halo initiative, which aims to install a no-take marine reserve around the Island, calling on Government to make the Blue Halo a “reality”.
“Over the past ye...
DATE: Jun 03, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Almost 200 turtles have been found dead in Bermuda’s waters in the last six years, with boat strikes accounting for 21 percent of those deaths, according to Conservation Services.
A spokeswoman confirmed that 195 turtles have been killed since 2008. ...
DATE: Jun 02, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Newly tabled legislation would expand the Government’s power to allow the destruction of “critical habitats” provided the Minister first consider action to minimise the impact. The Protected Species Amendment Bill 2014 would also allow the Minister t...
DATE: May 31, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An online pettion has been started calling for the establishing of a turtle sanctuary in the Somerset Long Bay area.
Specifically, the petition is calling for newly appointed Minister of the Environment Jeanne Atherden to “institute a no wake and no ...
DATE: May 29, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Marine research crews aboard the Sea Dragon, a 72ft expedition ship, departed Bermuda on Saturday for an eight-day voyage into the Sargasso Sea hoping to learn more about how plastics are distributed throughout ocean depths.
Also aboard is Bermudian ...
DATE: May 19, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Government has devised a war plan to reduce numbers of invasive lionfish in Bermuda’s waters.
Health and Environment Minister Trevor Moniz said that the strategy provided “a guide and cohesive long-term plan on how to tackle this problem based on exp...
DATE: May 17, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
