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Environmental science scholarships awarded by BZSMonday, August 30, 2021
A group of environmental science students have had their hard work rewarded with scholarships from the Bermuda Zoological Society.
BZS Awards Steinhoff Scholarship & Pye Award
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
The Bermuda Zoological Society [BZS] has awarded the BZS Steinhoff Scholarship to Caroline Alexander, Isabella Murdoch, and Treiana Zuill, while Freyja Kermode was the recipient of the Pye award.
Collapse of seagrass beds threatens survival of marine life
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
The Bermuda Turtle Project is anxious to get back out onto the water this month to get a clearer picture of sea turtle abundance. Due to the restrictions brought upon us all by the pandemic, we have been unable to do any in-water research for nearly two years and it would appear, from observations, there have been some drastic changes in our marine environment.
Seagrass beds have ‘completely collapsed’ in last four years
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Many acres of seagrass beds crucial for the survival of sea turtles and other marine life have “completely collapsed” over the last four years, according to a leading environmental group.
BZS’s Kids on the Reef programme: an insider’s look
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
The Bermuda Zoological Society recently completed its ninth year of the Kids on the Reef programme, which is generously sponsored by AXA XL. This year, the BZS sent Megan Dodd, a university student studying strategic communications and marketing, out with a student group so that she could provide a first-hand account of what the students experience and learn over the two-day programme.
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A volunteer team of Regiment divers “declared war” on lionfish this past weekend.
The six-strong team led by Captain Chris Gauntlett and Sergeant Major James Self, joined divers from Bermuda Ocean Explorers after reports of large amounts of the invasive species – which prey on Bermuda reef fish – close to shore in several areas.
Capt. Gauntlett, who owns Blue Water Divers at Somerset Bridge, said: “The Regiment team, some of whom have trained on their own time and at their own expense as rescue divers, were happy to help.
“The Regiment values its close ties to the community it serves and we’re glad to help tackle this menace to our native species of fish.”
The dive was supported by Groundswell, which organises the annual summer Lionfish tournament and this year, the first winter tournament and the Lionfish Task Force.
Dive schools Dive Bermuda, owned by Mark Diel and based at the Southampton Fairmont Hotel and Triangle Diving at Bailey’s Bay, also backed the hunt.
The lionfish hunters, a ten-strong mix of SCUBA and free divers, spent most of the day diving off John Smith’s Bay in Smith’s, nearby Watch Hill Park and around Ordnance Island and Convict Bay in St Georges.
Regiment and civilian divers line up their catch of Lionfish yesterday
The Regiment team also included Lance Corporals Treshun Correia and Forest Williams, Private Jon Pedro, and former Corporal Michael Sinclair.
The combined team managed to spear a total of ten of the fish – regarded as a good catch so close to shore.
Sgt Maj. Self said: “We didn’t get as many fish as we had hoped, but it’s still a considerable number.”
Weldon Wade, of Bermuda Ocean Explorers, said: “We had a great turnout today from some dedicated civilian and Regiment volunteers, for three dives in the East End.
“The biggest catch came from the John Smith’s and Watch Hill Park dives.”
He added: “It’s worrying that we’re seeing this much lionfish activity close to shore, but we’re doing the best we can to respond to reported sightings and, as much as possible, to keep the lionfish population in check.”