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Top lionfish experts to help Bermuda
Friday, October 05, 2012

FRIDAY, OCT. 5: The Western Atlantic’s leading authorities on lionfish management are to run a two-day workshop with some of the island’s key environmental figures next week. 


Story of the cahow goes international
Friday, October 05, 2012

FRIDAY, OCT. 5: The story of how Bermuda’s cahow was brought back from the brink of extinction will hit bookstores across the world next week.


Popular Zoological Society employee dies of cancer
Friday, September 28, 2012

Friends and family yesterday paid tribute to Bermuda Zoological Society’s educational boat captain Tim Hasselbring, who has died from cancer aged 38.


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Friday, September 28, 2012

FRIDAY, SEPT. 28: A heartbroken wife has spoken of her family’s devastating loss after the death of her husband from cancer.


'A visionary with an infectious enthusiasm for life'
Friday, September 28, 2012

FRIDAY, SEPT. 28: Tributes from Tim Hasselbring’s close friends and colleagues have poured in from across the island in the wake of his death.



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Ocean guardians promote Reef Watch
Royal Gazette
Tuesday, June 23, 2015

By Sarah Lagan
Published Jun 23, 2015 at 8:00 am (Updated Jun 23, 2015 at 2:27 am)

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Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo curator Ian Walker helps to promote
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Bermuda’s ocean guardians were at the Johnny Barnes roundabout to promote Saturday’s citizen science initiative Reef Watch.

More than 20 boats have signed up for the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo reef monitoring project and there is still time for more teams to sign up.

New participants wishing to sign up are advised to attend one of two training sessions being held at BAMZ tonight and tomorrow night (Wednesday) at 5.30pm. Dr Thad Murdoch and Dr Robbie Smith will be on hand to explain the methods involved in returning accurate results on reef health and fish numbers. Goodie bags and materials will also be distributed to team members during the sessions.

Reef Watch invites teams of four divers or snorkellers to explore their own section of reef surrounding the Island taking down scientific data that will help to maintain the health of the reefs in future years. Each team is asked to raise a minimum of $500 but there will be prizes for the most raised on the day.

The deadline for donations is 5pm this Saturday.

BAMZ principal curator Ian Walker said: “Without the reefs there would be no Bermuda and so this is a really great way of getting a snapshot of the health of Bermuda’s reefs all in one day.

“A scientist would normally go out and get a certain spot studied in a day. Well here’s a way of getting 50 or 80 people out all over the reef platform looking at different areas and bringing all that information in one afternoon.

“If we do it every year we get a doctor’s note on how healthy it is. It teaches people that the reef is important shows them how to understand what disease looks like on a reef — what a healthy reef is and what it takes to keep it healthy.”

Last year the event raised $24,573 which will go towards reef research. The day will culminate in a celebratory BBQ at the aquarium for all participants where prizes will be awarded.

Anyone wishing to sign up can do so via www.crowdrise.com/reefwatch or by calling BAMZ.