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Fishermen split by reef predator reportThursday, May 11, 2017
The surest way to secure Bermuda’s reef fishing industry is to impose further restrictions and a ban on the sale of certain species according to lifelong fisherman Alan Card.
Rescue plan could stress out turtles
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
A plan to relocate sea turtles in advance of the America’s Cup has sparked concerns from environmentalists about the impact on the animals’ health.
Greenrock On Relocation Plan For Sea Turtles
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
“Greenrock was surprised by the announcement to capture and relocate sea turtles from the Great Sound for May and June, it is certainly an interesting initiative, and one that raises some questions for consideration,” Greenrock Executive Director Jonathan Starling said.
Great Sound turtles ‘moving home’ for Cup
Monday, May 08, 2017
Sea turtles are being temporarily relocated from the Great Sound to keep them out of harm’s way during the America’s Cup.
Sea Turtles Being ‘Temporarily Relocated’
Sunday, May 07, 2017
[Updated] In “anticipation of intense boating activity in the Great Sound,” the America’s Cup Bermuda is “coordinating a temporary sea turtle relocation project,” in which “sea turtles will be netted based on methods used successfully for turtle tagging operations and temporarily relocated inside a purpose-built ocean enclosure” near the Aquarium in Flatts.
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Simon Jones
Published Apr 16, 2016 at 8:00 am (Updated Apr 16, 2016 at 12:51 am)
Author Ras Mykkal will be sharing his spectacular collection of butterfly photographs when he talks at the latest Bermuda Zoological Society lecture next week.
The former sports photographer’s book Bermuda’s Flying Flowers: The Seven Resident Butterflies of Bermuda took the better part of ten years to complete.
Ras Mykkal with his new book. (Photograph by Akil Simmons)
The lecture will take place at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo on April 20 and will start at 7pm.
The series of lectures, which started at the beginning of the year, has been organised by the BZS and is designed to teach people of all ages about science and natural history. The talks are free and open to the public, although donations are accepted. For more information about the lectures go to www.bamz.org