Bermuda's Protected Species

The following species are currently protected under the Protected Species Act 2003, the Fisheries Act 1972 and/or the Protection of Birds Act 1975.

For the lists of plants and animals protected under the Protected Species Act 2003 please see the Protected Species Amendment Order 2016. For the list of marine species protected by the Fisheries Act 1972 please see the Fisheries (Protected Species) Order 1978.

Species Recovery Plans have been developed for several of Bermuda's protected species. These plans outline the actions necessary to recovery and protect a specific listed species.

Birds
Fish
Ferns and Moss
Insects
Reptiles
Snails and Crabs

Marine Invertebrates
Marine Mammals
Marine Plants
Molluscs (fresh and marine)
Plants
Cave Organisms

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BIRDS

ALL migrant and resident birds in Bermuda are protected under the Protection of Birds Act 1975, except for domestic birds and those which are considered pest species (Crows, Sparrows, Kiskadees, Starlings, feral Pigeons and feral Chickens)

The birds below are also listed under the Protected Species Order 2012 and are therefore afforded further protections by the Protected Species Act 2003.

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Cahow or Bermuda Petrel

Protected Species Order

Level 1

Common Tern

Protected Species Order

Level 1

White-eyed Vireo (Chick-of-the-Village)

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 1

White-tailed Tropic Bird (Longtail)

Protected Species Order

Level 1

FISH

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Spotted Eagle Ray

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 1

Whale Shark

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 1

Parrotfish

ALL SPECIES

Fisheries Protected Species Order 1978

Bermuda Killifish

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 2

Lover's Lake Killifish

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 2

American Eel

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 2

European Eel

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 2

Longsnout Seahorse

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 1

Lined Seahorse

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 1

Gag

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 1

Fisheries Protected Species Order 1978

Tiger Grouper

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 1

Fisheries Protected Species Order 1978

Nassau Grouper

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 1

Fisheries Protected Species Order 1978

Deer Hamlet/Red Grouper

Fisheries Protected Species Order 1978

Yellowfin Grouper

Fisheries Protected Species Order 1978

**Also Protected But No Photo Available:

Snowy Grouper (Epinephelus niveatus) - Protected Species Order 2012 (Level 1)
Mutton Hamlet (Alphestes afer) - Protected Species Order 2012 (Level 1) and the Fisheries Protected Species Order 1978

FERNS AND MOSS

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Bermuda Cave Fern

Ctenitis sloanei

Protected Species Order 2015

Level 2

Bermuda Shield Fern

Thelypteris bermudiana

Protected Species Order 2015

Level 2

Long Spleenwort

Asplenium heterochroum

Protected Species Order 2015

Level 2

Toothed Spleenwort

Asplenium dentatum

Protected Species Order 2015

Level 2

Ten Day Fern

Rumohra adiantiformis

Protected Species Order 2015

Level 2

Governor Laffan's Fern

Diplazium laffanianum

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 2

Bermuda Campylopus Moss

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 1

INSECTS

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Leafcutter Bee

Megachile pruina pruina

Protected Species Order 2015

Level 2

REPTILES

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Bermuda Skink

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 1

Diamondback Terrapin

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 2

Green Turtle

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 1

Fisheries Protected Species Order 1978

Hawksbill Turtle

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 1

Fisheries Protected Species Order 1978

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 1

Fisheries Protected Species Order 1978

Leatherback Turtle

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 1

Fisheries Protected Species Order 1978

All species of marine turtles

Fisheries Protected Species Order 1978

Kemp's Ridley turtle

Protected Species Order 2015

Level 1

SNAILS AND CRABS

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Giant Land Crab

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 1

Land Hermit Crab

Coenobita clypeatus

Protected Species Order 2015

Level 2

Lesser Bermuda Land Snail

Poecilozonites circumfirmatus

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 1

Greater Bermuda Land Snail

Poecilozonites bermudensis

Protected Species Order 2015

Level 1

MARINE INVERTEBRATES

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Corals

(All species, including stony corals, sea rods and sea fans)

Fisheries Protected Species Order 1978

Fire Coral

Millepora alcicornis

Protected Species Order 2015

Level 2

Black Corals or Antipatharia

Class: Anthozoa; Order: Antipatharia

Protected Species Order 2015

Level 2

Hard or Stony Corals

Class: Anthozoa; Order: Scleractinia

Protected Species Order 2015

Level 2

Soft Corals or Octocorals

Class: Anthozoa; Order: Alcyonacea

Protected Species Order 2015

Level 2

Long-Spined Sea Urchin

Diadema antillarium

Protected Species Order 2015

Level 2

West Indian Sea Egg

Tripneustes ventricosus

Protected Species Order 2015

Level 2

Four Sided Sea Cucumber

Isostichopus badionotus

Protected Species Order 2015

Level 2

MARINE MAMMALS

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Humpback Whale

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 1

Fisheries Protected Species Order 1978

Sperm Whale

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 1

Fisheries Protected Species Order 1978

All species of whales, dolphins and porpoises

Fisheries Protected Species Order 1978

MARINE PLANTS

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Turtle Grass

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 2

Manatee Grass

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 2

Shoal Grass (Halodule sp.)

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 2

Paddle Grass

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 2

Also protected but no photo available:

Shoal Grass (Halodule bermudensis) - Protected Species Order 2012 (Level 2)

MOLLUSCS (freshwater and marine)

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Atlantic Pearl Oyster

Fisheries Protected Species Order 1978

Bermuda Cone

Fisheries Protected Species Order 1978

Bermuda Scallop

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 2

Fisheries Protected Species Order 1978

Calico Clam

Fisheries Protected Species Order 1978

Calico Scallop

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 2

Fisheries Protected Species Order 1978

Helmets and Bonnets

(Mollusca: Cassididae - all species)

Fisheries Protected Species Order 1978

Harbour Conch

Fisheries Protected Species Order 1978

Netted Olive

Fisheries Protected Species Order 1978

West Indian Topshell

Fisheries Protected Species Order 1978

Queen Conch

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 1

Fisheries Protected Species Order 1978

Ancylus bermudiensis

(Freshwater Mollusc)

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 1

Pisidium volutabundum

(Freshwater mollusc)

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 1

PLANTS

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Bermuda Bedstraw

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 3

Bermuda Cedar (Pre blight - Pre 1940s)

Juniperus bermudiana

Protected Species Order 2015

Level 3

Bermuda Sedge

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 3

Black Mangrove

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 2

Darrell's Fleabane

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 3

Red Mangrove

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 2

Wild Bermuda Bean

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 3

Wild Bermuda Pepper

Protected Species Order 2012

Level 3

Yellowood

Zanthoxylum flavum

Protected Species Order 2015

Level 3

CAVE ORGANISMS

The following cave organisms are all protected under the Protected Species Order 2012, under Level 1.

AMPHIPODS

Idunella sketi
Cocoharpinia iliffei
Pseudoniphargus grandimanus
Bermudagidiella bermudensis
Ingolfiella longipes

CAVE COPEPODS

Antriscopia prehensilis
Erebonectes nesioticus
Paracyclopia naessi
Speleophria bivexilla
Speleophriopsis scottodicarloi
Nanocopia minuta
Speleoithona bermudensis

CAVE ISOPODS

Atlantasellus cavernicolus
Currassanthura bermudensis
Arubolana aruboides

MYSIDS

Platyops sterreri

CAVE OSTRACODS

Spelaeoecia bermudensis

MICTACEANS

Mictocaris halope

SEGMENTED WORMS

Phallodriloides macmasterae
Leptonerilla prospera

CAVE SHRIMP

Typhlatya iliffei
Procaris chacei
Barbouria cubensis
Parhippolyte sterreri