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Govt, CoH and BIOS working to solve sewage washing ashore
By Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government and the Corporation of Hamilton are working to tackle the Island’s sewage issues after reports of “grease balls” on the Island’s South Shore.
According to t...
DATE: Jul 06, 2013
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The Department of Environmental Protection has relaunched its website to better service the community.
Environment and Planning Minister Sylvan Richards said that while the Department has an important role to play, a survey revealed that customers kn...
DATE: Jul 03, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Teens from CedarBridge Academy, Saltus and Somersfield with a keen interest in science and the environment were treated to a nature tour of Nonsuch Island.
The annual Nonsuch Island Natural History Camp was attended by 11 teenagers courtesy of the Be...
DATE: Jun 24, 2013
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Environment
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Scuba divers, snorkellers and free divers are now able to obtain a permit to spear lionfish anywhere on the Bermuda platform.
Lionfish culling permit courses are now being offered as part of the Bermuda Lionfish Task Force Control Plan and the Ocean ...
DATE: Jun 24, 2013
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Environment
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Bermuda’s efforts to secure protected status for the Sargasso Sea have been recognised with an international award.
The International SeaKeepers Society has granted its 2013 SeaKeeper award to the entire Executive Committee of the Sargasso Sea Allian...
DATE: Jun 03, 2013
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Environment
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A team of scientists working to establish the Sargasso Sea as a protected area has just completed the first of two voyages in Bermuda waters collecting marine data.
The Sea Dragon, which is operated by Pangaea Exploration, is here to conduct research...
DATE: Jun 01, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
BEST has given the thumbs up to a proposal to establish a protected marine area within Bermuda’s Exclusive Economic Zone.
Government and Pew Environment Group should be congratulated for “moving in this direction”, a statement from the Bermuda Enviro...
DATE: May 27, 2013
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Environment
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Aideen Ratteray Pryse was today named the Island’s new Planning Director.
She takes over the post from Trevor Leach, whose contract ends on May 31.
Ms Pryse was Assistant Director of Planning until she left the department in 1999 and launched ARP Co...
DATE: May 23, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Ombudsman Arlene Brock has again called on Government to honour its commitments to the UK Environmental Charter, reiterating that the charter is legally binding.
Last year the Ombudsman said in a report that the then Government had acted unlawfully b...
DATE: May 23, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Almost 500 school students have signed up to learn more about what is potentially the worst ecological disaster to hit the western Atlantic in recent history.
An interactive exhibit on the lionfish, an invasive species depleting juvenile fish stocks ...
DATE: May 14, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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