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Azu Beastro: Introducing Arugula and Chef Sam CrewWednesday, July 01, 2015
From the fresh local farm produce, to the fresh herbs being grown right on the café’s patio overlooking Harrington Sound, diners at the Azu Beastro are certain to be delighted with the delectable options being created by the restaurant’s new concession holder, Arugula.
The Trunk Island Campaign: Investing in the Future
Wednesday, July 01, 2015
It was once unusual for the formal education of children to occur anywhere besides within the four-walls of the classroom, but today, there is a broader view on how teaching should occur, taking into account the whole child and diverse learning needs.
Creating Innovative Classes to Enhance School Curriculum
Wednesday, July 01, 2015
There has been increasing interest in educational circles in developing interdisciplinary STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) programmes that not only teach students about scientific method in the classroom, but also how it can be applied in real life experiences.
Curator’s Corner
Wednesday, July 01, 2015
Firstly, we’d like to thank you for your patience over the last several months. The replacement of the Aquarium roof has gone very well and we’re extraordinarily happy with the end product.
Scholarship recipient tracking Longtails
Wednesday, July 01, 2015
BZS/Steinhoff Scholarship recipient Miguel Mejias, a Biology student at Memorial University in St. John’s, Newfoundland, has been undertaking some very interesting and exciting research on White-tailed Tropicbirds (Phaethon lepturus catesbyi), better known to most Bermudians as the “Longtail”.
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All the latest updates and news from the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum, and Zoo, one of Bermuda's leading visitor attractions!
By Jonathan Bell
Published Mar 28, 2015 at 8:00 am (Updated Mar 28, 2015 at 12:50 am)
A screen grab from Choy Aming's Facebook newsfeed that shows the deep sea squid
A squid carcass several feet long that washed up at a beach in Southampton looked so alive that diver Choy Aming had to check to make sure.
The four-foot squid was spotted yesterday morning by his friend Travis Lewis, who was working on decking at The Reefs hotel.
“The body was so fresh that when I hosed it off, the tentacles kept sticking to my hand,” Mr Aming said.
“At first I gave it a little wiggle just to see if it would move; it was that fresh.”
The diamondback squid, Thysanoteuthis rhombus, had probably died that morning. The body retained its distinctive red pigment.
“I knew they exist in the area, but I’ve never seen one,” he said.
“The egg sac is about three or four feet long and looks like a purple slinky — a lot of time out whale watching I have run across them in the water.”
The squid’s red colour indicates that it lives in deep water, Mr Aming said, explaining that redness is a common trait of deep sea creatures, as red is one of the first colours to disappear as light filters into the sea.
“It was probably 40 pounds. It took the two of us to carry it off.” Mr Lewis subsequently drove the squid to the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo for study.
The animals, which are so-called for their shape, frequent depths of around 160ft, but are known to come up near the surface at night. Diamondback squid are found around the world in tropical or subtropical waters.