Winter 2022 edition of Envirotalk

Each August, around the full moon, the many species of corals that make up Bermuda’s reefs release gametes into the water. The action of waves and the wind push the spawned material into linear wind rows at the ocean’s surface. The oily spawn has a fishy smell and bright pink colour, and provides food for a variety of wildlife, along with creating the next generation of corals.

Our summer Envirotalk newsletter is now available for download. In this issue: Dr. Mark Outerbridge tells us why every animal found in a fish’s mouth may not be its dinner..., Alison Copeland describes Bermuda’s three most common land crabs, Native Plant Spotlight on the Beach Lobelia (Scaevola plumieri), Climate wise Bermuda Seagrass Project announces an upcoming talk at BUEI.

In our Spring 2022 Envirotalk newsletter you can read about the new legislation to protect Bermuda’s sharks, hear more about the Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease spreading in the Caribbean and Bermuda’s participation in efforts to understand and treat it. This edition also highlights the need for improved dog owner behaviour especially towards pitbulls. You can also learn about the Trap Jaw Ant and Southern Hackberry tree.

The Bermuda Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan annual report for 2021 is now available online.

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.

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.