Recent News
Seal Named “Northlands”, Set To Leave IslandMonday, March 20, 2023
The seal who was found on Clearwater Beach last month has officially been named Northlands — with Ruby Dill naming the seal after her granddaughter’s school — and Northlands will soon be traveling to the USA with the aim he continue his rehabilitation before being released back into the wild.
Plans Being Made To Send Seal To The USA
Saturday, March 18, 2023
The seal that was found in Bermuda last month — which is only a few weeks old — is “eating six pounds of fish a day, gaining weight, and generally doing well,” and plans are being made to send him to the Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut, with the same facility that accepted the seal that was found here in 2019, set to assist again.
BZS Trunk Island Cottage Receives Upgrade!
Friday, March 17, 2023
Thanks to the unwavering support of our donors, the Bermuda Zoological Society (BZS) has recently completed renovations to the cottage on Trunk Island – the BZS Living Classroom, the jewel in the crown of BZS education. The renovations have expanded the footprint of the current island classroom to encompass an expansion of the sheltered porches for outdoor learning while also providing storage areas for teaching tools.
Over 500 People Attend Lionfish Chowder Event
Friday, February 24, 2023
Chiko&T’s Restaurant won both the People’s Choice and Judge’s Awards at the BZS Lionfish Chowder competition, while The Cloud at the Waterfront, Wahoo’s Bistro, the Loren and the Spot Restaurant claimed second and third place honours.
HSBC Announced as Lead Sponsor of BZS Micro Forest Project
Monday, February 20, 2023
With the impacts of climate change being felt more and more each year, the need for reforestation projects has arguably never been more important and urgent. The Bermuda Zoological Society (BZS) today announced that HSBC has thrown its weight behind increasing Bermuda’s biodiversity, as Lead Sponsor of the BZS Micro Forest Project – Bermuda's Official Micro Forest Initiative.
About
GovernanceAbout Us
Board of Directors
Contact Us
Newsletter
Latest News
Gift & Bookstore
Contact
General Inquiries
info@bzs.bm
Latest News
All the latest updates and news from the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum, and Zoo, one of Bermuda's leading visitor attractions!
Simon Jones
Published Jul 6, 2016 at 8:00 am (Updated Jul 6, 2016 at 6:56 am)
Our amazing planet: Bermuda is the starting place of an initiative to learn about whales, dolphins and sharks
Bermuda will play host to the first stage of a groundbreaking new research project designed to help save the world’s oceans.
The Ocean Tech initiative will bring together the world’s top marine scientists with state-of-the-art submersible technologies to gather crucial information about the secret lives of whales, dolphins and sharks.
The team will begin work on island next June and will join several local marine experts including Bermudian Choy Aming.
Mr Aming, the joint expedition leader, told The Royal Gazette the project was “exciting and important to Bermuda” for a raft of reasons.
“We are going to have some of the latest, greatest technology on the island and using it here for the first time,” he said.
“A lot of this equipment is brand new and to have machinery like the Remus-100 here is a huge opportunity.
“Bermuda is the obvious place to start this next venture; we have a lot of the crew here already and we have the experience from Ocean Vet too.
“This will also add another level to some of the local conservation projects we have going on at the moment.”
The Ocean Tech team will be in Bermuda until September 2017 when the project will be temporarily shut down for the winter.
They will then return to the island between March and May 2018 for the humpback whale season before moving to the United States and teaming up with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association in Marine Mammal Sanctuaries.
“The health of our oceans affects every person on this planet and marine protected areas are our greatest weapon in the fight to save marine species from extinction,” Ocean Tech’s chief scientist, Gretchen Goodbody-Gringley, said.
The project’s chief engineer, Amy Kukulya, added: “Ocean Tech will use a suite of pioneering technologies, including the REMUS-100, a unique autonomous underwater vehicle, to reveal never-before-seen behaviour of some of the most charismatic species on our planet.”
The pioneering project comes on the back of the successful Ocean Vet television series that provided a unique insight of Bermuda’s marine wildlife.
UK firm Gass Productions. which produced Ocean Vet, will also be working on the Ocean Tech project to drive an international media campaign that will include feature-length documentaries, global exhibits and a worldwide education programme. Andrew Smith, Ocean Tech’s executive director, said: “Without data, it’s very difficult to justify marine-protected areas to policymakers so the rapid acquisition of data is Ocean Tech’s core goal.”
Jean-Michel Cousteau, president of Ocean Futures Society, said: “Ocean Tech is a powerful scientific research project aimed to gather crucial data that governments and conservation organisations need to implement marine protected areas.
“It’s a platform for action and global inspiration; providing a unique window into the secret lives of our planets most iconic marine species: whales, dolphins and sharks.”