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Flagler College visits Bermuda for Field ExperienceWednesday, July 01, 2015
Though only a small private college located in St. Augustine, Florida, Flagler College has some big dreams for their students in regards to protecting and conserving the environment.
Students facing their fears through Kids on the Reef
Wednesday, July 01, 2015
Awakening a sense of the wonder of the natural world in the lives of students is a vital component of the BZS Education programmes.
Reef Life HD featured on Bermuda Stamps
Wednesday, July 01, 2015
The stunning photography that is the focus of the BZS’s Bermuda Reef Life HD app will now be featured on letters and parcels posted around the world as the Bermuda Philatelic Bureau launched a new set of Bermuda Reef Fish stamps on May 21st.
Breeding Success! Tawny Frogmouth Chicks
Wednesday, July 01, 2015
There has been a lot of excitement in the Zoo over the past few months with the birth of three Tawny Frogmouth chicks.
Trunk Island Project 101 – Clearing the Invasives
Wednesday, July 01, 2015
The BZS purchase of the cottage and 2.4 acres on Trunk Island is a visionary achievement that compliments the educational mission of the BZS in so many ways.
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All the latest updates and news from the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum, and Zoo, one of Bermuda's leading visitor attractions!
A volunteer team of Regiment divers “declared war” on lionfish this past weekend.
The six-strong team led by Captain Chris Gauntlett and Sergeant Major James Self, joined divers from Bermuda Ocean Explorers after reports of large amounts of the invasive species – which prey on Bermuda reef fish – close to shore in several areas.
Capt. Gauntlett, who owns Blue Water Divers at Somerset Bridge, said: “The Regiment team, some of whom have trained on their own time and at their own expense as rescue divers, were happy to help.
“The Regiment values its close ties to the community it serves and we’re glad to help tackle this menace to our native species of fish.”
The dive was supported by Groundswell, which organises the annual summer Lionfish tournament and this year, the first winter tournament and the Lionfish Task Force.
Dive schools Dive Bermuda, owned by Mark Diel and based at the Southampton Fairmont Hotel and Triangle Diving at Bailey’s Bay, also backed the hunt.
The lionfish hunters, a ten-strong mix of SCUBA and free divers, spent most of the day diving off John Smith’s Bay in Smith’s, nearby Watch Hill Park and around Ordnance Island and Convict Bay in St Georges.
Regiment and civilian divers line up their catch of Lionfish yesterday
The Regiment team also included Lance Corporals Treshun Correia and Forest Williams, Private Jon Pedro, and former Corporal Michael Sinclair.
The combined team managed to spear a total of ten of the fish – regarded as a good catch so close to shore.
Sgt Maj. Self said: “We didn’t get as many fish as we had hoped, but it’s still a considerable number.”
Weldon Wade, of Bermuda Ocean Explorers, said: “We had a great turnout today from some dedicated civilian and Regiment volunteers, for three dives in the East End.
“The biggest catch came from the John Smith’s and Watch Hill Park dives.”
He added: “It’s worrying that we’re seeing this much lionfish activity close to shore, but we’re doing the best we can to respond to reported sightings and, as much as possible, to keep the lionfish population in check.”