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Aquarium welcomes two feathered friends
Wednesday, April 22, 2015

The Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo is celebrating the arrival of two new feathered additions to the animal population.


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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

A major renovation of the aquarium is expected to be completely finished by mid-June. It had initially been hoped that the aquarium would be open to the public again by the end of this month.


Kate takes the plunge at Deep Sea World
Friday, April 10, 2015

When Bermudian Kate Cooper settles down to her new job training seal pups and diving in the tanks at Scotland’s Deep Sea World, she will have her early start in Bermuda’s own aquarium to thank for the opportunity.


Cancer survivor’s view beneath the waves
Wednesday, April 08, 2015

Ron Lucas was scuba diving 12 days after he completed treatment for his prostate cancer.


Deep sea squid found off The Reefs
Saturday, March 28, 2015

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.



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Daisy heads towards the Bahamas
Royal Gazette
Thursday, August 04, 2016

Owain Johnston-Barnes
Published Aug 4, 2016 at 8:00 am (Updated Aug 4, 2016 at 8:24 am)

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An endangered turtle rescued by fisherman off North Shore with a rusting hook caught in its trachea has left the island’s waters and is now swimming towards the Bahamas.

The loggerhead turtle, named Daisy, was first brought to the Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo last December suffering from pneumonia and serious lung consequences.

After a CT scan at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, doctors were able to remove the large hook in a 3½ hour surgical operation.

Last month, after months of rehabilitation work, Daisy was taken from the aquarium to North Rock, where she was fitted with a satellite tag and released into the ocean.

According to the latest update, Daisy spent the first two days of freedom near North Rock before travelling west along the edge of the Bermuda platform.

On July 23, the loggerhead turtle headed out to sea, travelling south west. As of Monday, Daisy was around a third of the way towards the Bahamas.