Winter Envirotalk Newsletter Ready for Downloading

Winter Envirotalk Newsletter Ready for Downloading

Our Winter 2021 Envirotalk newsletter is now available online. In this issue:

  • Dr. Mark Outerbridge discusses the threat litter poses to our endangered Bermuda Skink.

  • Dr. Robbie Smith highlights the discovery and naming of a new species of Beardfish from Bermuda’s deep waters.

  • The Marine Conservation Section provides an encouraging update at the end of the first year of the Seagrass Restoration Project at the Ireland Island Lagoon and at cages around Bermuda.

  • Dr. Joanna Pitt explains the significance of 2021 as the start of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, and associated work being done internationally and locally to tackle marine debris from the fishing industry.

Autumn 2021 Envirotalk Newsletter

Autumn 2021 Envirotalk Newsletter

Autumn Edition Vol. 85 #3. In this issue: Dr. Mark Outerbridge introduces us to a new resident species - the cownose ray, Alison Copeland identifies the burrs you might find on yourself after a day exploring Bermuda, The Marine Conservation team updates us on a project listening for whales and dolphins off South Shore, Drs. Joanna Pitt and Tammy Warren discuss trends and spatial patterns in both the recreational and commercial spiny lobster fisheries.

Summer 2021 Envirotalk now available

Summer 2021 Envirotalk now available

The Summer 2021 Edition of our Envirotalk newsletter (Vol. 85 #2) is now available. This issue introduces the Guinea chick lobster and outlines the regulations for fishing for them in Bermuda. Also you can learn to identify the 10 common items of foreign fishing industry debris seen on Bermuda’s shoreline, and Dr. Philippe Rouja describes the highlights to be explored within Bermuda’s network of protected dive sites.

Back issues of Envirotalk can be found in the Natural History Library and on our Envirotalk page.

Winter 2020 Envirotalk Newsletter available to download

In the Winter 2020 Envirotalk Jeremy Madeiros reports new findings on where Cahows go to find food for their chicks, and summarizes the 2020 breeding season, including impacts of hurricanes and COVID-19., Miguel Mejías summarizes his PhD research on the songs and breeding biology of Bermuda’s endemic White-eyed Vireo – the “chick-of-the-village”, Jameka Smith shares ten tips for gardening with children, the Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme team provides an update on the Ocean Use Survey, Ocean Village stakeholder groups and ongoing public consultations on Bermudians use of marine space, and Claire Jessey tells us about a new Bermuda resident – the Fig Sphinx Moth.