Recent News
Historic deep sea dive off Bermuda to be celebrated in New YorkWednesday, August 13, 2014
A New York institution is this week preparing to celebrate the 80th anniversary of naturalist William Beebe’s historical Bathysphere dive off the coast of Bermuda.
Turtles fall victim to boats and fishing hooks
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
The public is again being asked to be careful on the Island’s waters to protect sea turtles after the bodies of several young turtles were found with injuries related to human activity.
Photos: Ocean Vet Team Tags Turtles
Monday, August 11, 2014
Dr. Neil Burnie, Choy Aming, and the rest of the Ocean Vet team recently spent a day tagging turtles for tracking, assisting Peter Meylan and Jennifer Gray from the Bermuda Turtle Project.
BAMZ Welcomes Three New Tammar Wallabies
Saturday, August 09, 2014
The Bermuda Aquarium, Museum, and Zoo [BAMZ] recently acquired three wild Tammar Wallabies, including two males and a female, all in an effort to help New Zealand to control the population of the species in that country.
Shark puts on an impressive show for film crew
Saturday, August 09, 2014
Spectacular footage of Bermuda’s tiger sharks has been captured by local photographer Choy Aming in a dive alongside ‘Ocean vet’ Neil Burnie, and is set to air on network TV.
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Diver Tamara Sukdeo sprinkles sand over Darth Vader the grouper as
Aqua Camp member Josie De Braga looks on (file photograph)
Darth Vader, a grouper at the Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo known for his affection for belly rubs, has died.
The large black grouper, a long-time resident of the facility’s North Rock exhibit, was believed to be between 25 and 30 years old, and had been at the zoo for more than 20 years.
In a Facebook post, BAMZ said: “Two and a half weeks ago Darth developed a medical condition and was treated with various medications to alleviate the symptoms.
“His overall condition was improving, much to the relief of staff, and he appeared to be on the mend.
“Unfortunately yesterday he passed away suddenly. A full investigation will be carried out to try and determine his cause of death. At this time no other fish are showing any symptoms and the North Rock tank’s water quality appears to be fine.
“Our staff are greatly missing him and grieving his loss.”