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Sound swim raises $6,000
Monday, May 05, 2014

Last year’s Round-the-Sound Swim — believed to be one of the largest open swim events in the world — has raised $6,000.


Round-the-Sound Raises $6000 For Charity
Monday, May 05, 2014

The Annual Round-the-Sound Charity Swim  blends incredible natural beauty with the opportunity to raise funds for local charities.


Students raise $1,000 for shark project
Thursday, May 01, 2014

A group of young students who collected more than $1,000 for shark research will name the next animals tagged by the Bermuda Shark Project.


BZS’s mission to protect Bermuda’s reefs
Thursday, May 01, 2014

Protecting Bermuda’s marine environment has long been a priority for the Bermuda Zoological Society. Last year, with the support of Hiscox, they launched Reef Watch, an event where members of the community were invited to become Citizen Scientists and participate in an Island-wide effort to help monitor the health of Bermuda’s reef systems.


Catlin Marine Grant to help fund environmental projects
Friday, April 25, 2014

Three local environmental projects will be partially funded by the newly-launched Catlin Marine Grant.



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‘Reef Watch’ calls for participants
Royal Gazette
Wednesday, September 07, 2016

Published Sep 7, 2016 at 12:01 am (Updated Sep 7, 2016 at 7:16 am)

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The Bermuda Zoological Society is looking for teams of researchers to help survey coral reefs around the island.

Reef Watch will take place on Saturday, September 24, and/or Sunday, September 25, and organisers are calling on participants to join the sea-bound adventure for one or both days.

Each team of four will be assigned two reefs and will be provided with training to conduct a survey on their health.

Teams must provide their own water transport out to the reefs and are also asked to raise funds of at least $500, which will go towards reef conservation.

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A post-event barbecue will be held at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo, during which time prizes will be awarded to those who collected the most sponsorship money.

Over the past three years, Reef Watch has raised more than $60,000 to research and conserve the island’s reefs via the Bermuda Reef Ecosystem Analysis and Monitoring programme.

Thaddeus Murdoch from Bream said: “Bermuda relies on an ecologically healthy and resilient reef for its economic, social and ecological wellbeing.

“It is of extreme importance that we make Bermudians aware of both the vitality of Bermuda’s reef system, and its extreme fragility.”

•For more information or to enter a team, visit www.crowdrise.com/reefwatch or e-mail development.bzs@gov.bm. Training nights are scheduled for Monday, September 19, and Tuesday, September 20.