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One thousand turn up to help celebrate environmental landmarksThursday, June 09, 2022
About 1,000 people turned out to the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo on Saturday to celebrate World Oceans Day and World Environment Day.
The facility, along with the Bermuda Zoological Society, hosted a free Family Open Day, where they demonstrated their “commitment to ocean conservation”.
David Wingate portrait donated to National Gallery
Thursday, May 12, 2022
A leading conservationist was presented with a portrait of himself in honour of his work.
Ornithologist shows David Wingate helping a fledging Cahow from its nest with two of the seabirds in flight behind him.
A dedication event was held at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo on Saturday.
SailGP preparations underway as Cross Island comes to life
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Sailing fever is now in full swing at the West End ahead of the opening races of SailGP this weekend.
Behind the scenes at Cross Island, headquarters of the Bermuda Grand Prix, the sailing teams and their technical support are immersed in preparations.
BZS Welcomes Youth Climate Summit Participants to Trunk Island
Thursday, May 05, 2022
On Saturday, 30th April, the Bermuda Zoological Society (BZS) invited 6 participants from the Youth Climate Summit, as well as the Youth Climate Initiative Consulting Director - Dr. Rosemarie McMahon, for a morning of planting native trees on Trunk Island, the BZS Living Classroom. Under the careful guidance of Trevor Rawson, the BZS Trunk Island Project Coordinator, the participants were able to plant 30 native and endemic trees - teaching them the importance of placing trees and shrubs in a newly graded and exposed coastal environment.
Warwick Playground Transformed by the BZS Micro Forest Project
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
If you drove along South Shore in Warwick last Saturday morning you may have seen a large group of people planting at Warwick Playground. The Bermuda Zoological Society (BZS) was joined by their Junior Volunteers, members of the BZS Science Club, individuals from the Government of Bermuda’s Department of Parks, employees from the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo and corporate volunteers from RenaissanceRe and Aspen Re to plant the second plot for the BZS Micro Forest Project.
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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.”