Envirotalk bibliography

2009

• Claire Jessey gives us the facts on the recent news that black widow spiders have been found in Bermuda. 

• We take a look at the completed formal gardens in the Botanical Gardens.

• We review the recently published Bermuda’s Flora book by botanist and author, Lisa Greene.

• Tammy Trott tells us about a recent conservation project involving the black grouper.

• Jonathan Nisbett reviews the equine import protocol for Bermuda.

• Jameka Kelly unveils a new collection of plants in the Botanical Gardens celebrating 400 years of agriculture, horticulture and tradition.

• Mark Outerbridge gives us an update on the state of the sea turtle population in Bermuda and the conservation efforts of the Bermuda Turtle Project.

• Patricia Begeman outlines the rules and regulations of burning waste in our backyards.

• Toi Wellman shares some useful tips with us on getting our children to eat their vegetables.

• Claire Jessey provides useful information on centipedes in Bermuda.

• Vanese Flood Gordon provides some frightening information on our trash culture.

• Joanna Pitt reports on a collaborative research project between BIOS and The Department of Environmental Protection focusing on links between Bermuda’s offshore fisheries and local oceanography.

• Mark Rowe advises on the safe use of well water and how the law protects us.

• Kim Burch gives us some tips on keeping our Christmas poinsettias all year round.

• Patricia Begeman provides an update on the ongoing, inter-ministry initiative to remove abandoned boats from the waters around Bermuda.

• Jonathan Nisbett explains why feral animals are such a huge problem in Bermuda.

 

2010

• Robbie Smith explains the importance of the search for knowledge and understanding of Bermuda’s biological diversity.

• Claire Jessey tells us about Varroa mites on Bermuda.

• Samia Sarkis reports on the Department of Conservation Services efforts to reverse the declining number of endemic and native species through the Species Recovery Plans.

• Jonathan Nisbett and Herb Marshall review dog legislation.

• Claire Jessey offers advice on how we can help our bee colonies in Bermuda which are under attack from the Varroa mite.

• Robbie Smith tells the sad story of the demise of our endemic land snails.

• Sheila McKenna and Fred Ming introduce the international initiative, the Sargasso Sea Project.

• Claire Jessey reports on how medicinal herbs and plants may be of benefit to Bermuda’s bees.

• Paul Harney leads us down memory lane as the Botanical Society celebrates their 25th anniversary.

 

2011

• Tammy Trott talks us through plans for the management and monitoring of recreational fishing in Bermuda.

• Alison Green introduces the new library OPAC (On-line Public Access Catalogue) for library users.

• Alison Copeland reports on a scholarship being offered to students of the British Overseas Territories.

• Kimberly Burch gives us an over view of the history of Citrus Tristeza Virus and explains what’s involved in grafting citrus trees.

• Jonathan Nisbett details an incident concerning stranded cattle travelling to Turkey.

• Mark Rowe talks with us about rainwater harvesting, roof catchments and supplemental water sources.

• Jeremy Madeiros updates us on the Cahow Recovery Project.

• Jessie Hallett tells us about the recovery of turkey-wing mussels

•Abayomi Carmichael shouts at Bermuda to start growing up, in a vertical gardening challenge.

• Aaron Lutkin gives advice on lawn care in Bermuda.

• Claire Jessey talks to us about the citrus leaf miner, a wide-spread pest which is currently damaging our citrus.

• Jeremy Maderios talks about the breeding success and the status of the Bermuda longtail.

• Geoff Smith tells us about how Bermuda prepared for the 2010 Gulf Oil spill.

• Tommy Sinclair informs readers of the ‘buzz in the air.

• Jameka Smith describes Bermuda’s entry in the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

 

2012

• Robbie Smith talks about our shifting shore line and the exciting discovery at Jobson’s Cove.

• Mica Murray-Caines offers some details on the Agricultural Exhibition which will take place this coming April.

• Omari Dill tells us the community gardens are taking shape outside Bermuda’s city limits.

• Andrew Peters discusses the Bermuda Air Quality Programme.

• Farmer Carlos Amaral offers up some growing tips on tomatoes.

• Alison Copeland talks to us about fees and offences regarding the Protected Species.

• Aaron Lutkin gives important points on planting your square foot garden.

• Claire Jessey helps us identify some of the more common citrus pest in this two part article.

• Corey Eddy talks about the 14 species of sharks found in Bermuda waters.

• Miguel Mejias gives an overview of his work on tropicbird breeding success.

• Claire Jessey continues to help us identify some of the more common citrus pests in the continuation of this two-part article.

• Kimberly Burch discusses the re-establishment of the Governor Laffan’s fern.

 

2013

• Joanna Pitt talks about Bermuda’s lionfish invasion.

• Georgette Caines discusses the upcoming 75th Agricultural Exhibition.

• Toi Wellman suggest some environmentally friendly ways to rid your plants of pests.

• The Agricultural Officers at the Government Marketing Centre give an overview of their section.

• Geoff Smith tells us about Bermuda’s oil spill exercise which was held this March.

• Alison Copeland discusses a survey done on Bermuda’s endemic killifish.

• Robbie Smith talks about the future of mangroves in Bermuda.

• Claire Jessey updates us on the status of the Bermuda honey bee situation.

• Claire Jessey discusses widow spider identification for Bermuda residents.

• Claire Jessey updates us on the status of the citrus leaf miner and the exciting bio-control for this pest.

• Claire Jessey informs us on the mimic butterfly a rare but exciting visitor to Bermuda.

 

2014-2017 (no publications)

2018

• Simieon Massey-Outerbridge tells you what types of whales you may see and certain behaviors to look out for while watching them.  

• Alison Copeland talks about the Killdeer bird visit.

• Kimberly Burch discusses the ins and outs of Infectious Substance Shipping.

• Claire Jessey shares information about the Palmetto borer moth.

• Mark Outerbridge talks about the elusive leafcutter bee.

• Mandy Shailer helps us learn about the use of drones in conservation management and how they are helping with the Devonshire Marsh fire.

• Alison Copeland lets us know its viewing time for the Bermuda Fireworm mating ritual.

• Joanna Pitt and Dr. Robbie Smith talk about Bermuda’s baitfish.

• Alison Copeland lets us know how to make a garden a haven for migrating birds.  

• Jeremy Madeiros shares the results of the 2018 white-tailed tropicbird (Longtail) breeding survey.

• The Pollution Control Section explains the new regulations on sewage discharge from boats.

• Sarah Manuel discusses conservation issues in seagrass beds grazed by turtles.

• Geoff Smith tells us about the upcoming International Maritime Organization audit.

• Thomas Sinclair explains the benefits of adding manure to your vegetable garden.

 

2019

• Joanna Pitt tells about community efforts to cull invasive lionfish during the January tournament.

• Joanna Pitt familiarizes us with the seasonal closed areas for Red Hind, Black Grouper and Blue-striped Grunt.

• Roma Hayward explains about recent training on disentangling whales.

• Alison Copeland describes Bermuda’s participation in an Overseas Territories biosecurity project.

• Mandy Shailer teaches some tricks for keeping ducks out of your swimming pool.  

• Alison Copeland explains why you are unlikely to see snakes at the beach.

• Claire Jessey provides some tips to keep giant tropical centipedes out of your home.

• Jonathan Nisbett explains about traveling to Europe with your pets after Brexit.  

• Thomas Sinclair explains how to make ‘seaweed tea’ for your garden.

• Joanna Pitt and Dr. Robbie Smith tell about the new species being discovered on our deep reefs.

• Mark Outerbridge talks about the science and luck involved in conserving two species of very rare endemic snails.  

• Shane Antonition describes a voyage to the Sargasso Sea onboard Greenpeace’s M/V Esperanza in search of marine plastics.

• Jonathan Nisbett explains pet importations under unusual circumstances, such as following natural disasters.  

• Erich Hetzel shares the successes and ongoing challenges of the Tern Recovery Project.

• The Biodiversity and Marine Resources Sections have compiled some information on why sand, sea glass, and coral should not be collected as souvenirs.

• Alison Copeland tells us about the environmental and potential legal consequences of removing seashells from their habitat.

 

2020

• Tommy Sinclair tells us why there are presently no local bananas.

• Alison Copeland tells how the Governor Laffan’s Fern recovery project did in 2019.

• Joanna Pitt updates us on the ongoing lionfish removal efforts, and see the results of the winter tournament.

• Learn about marine spatial planning in Bermuda’s EEZ and how you can participate.

• Patrick Talbot reports on the rehabilitation and post-release tracking of Milly the peregrine falcon.

• Geoff Smith explains how the reduction in traffic during April’s COVID-19 shelter in place is reflected in Bermuda’s air pollution data.

• Joanna Pitt and Robbie Smith share some new information on Bermuda’s baitfishes.

• Jonathan Nisbett provides a veterinarians perspective on the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Read about the new species recovery plans published over the COVID-19 shelter-in-place period.

• Jonathan Nisbett explains why the entry requirements for animals and plants differ among countries.

• Sarah Manuel describes a new project to establish a seagrass sanctuary in the Lagoon at Ireland Island.

• Geoff Smith provides an update on the air quality issues around BELCO.

• 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, also known as 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.

• Claire Jessey tells us about a new Bermuda resident – the Fig Sphinx Moth.

 

2021

• Geoff Smith and Shaun Lavis share the results of water tank testing around BELCO.

• Jameka Smith gives suggestions for attracting butterflies to your garden.

• Get an update on invasive casuarina tree removal at Cooper’s Island from our conservation team.

• Paul Watson and Erich Hetzel from the Bermuda Audubon Society report on the recent competition to count as many bird species as possible in the month of February – spoiler: it was an above-average year!

• Joanna Pitt and Tammy Warren introduce us to the Guinea chick lobster, and outline the regulations for fishing for them in Bermuda.

• Mark Outerbridge identifies 10 of the most commonly found items of fishing industry debris seen on Bermuda’s shoreline.

• Philippe Rouja describes some of the highlights to be explored within Bermuda’s network of protected dive sites.

• Mark Outerbridge tells us about the ensign wasp.

• 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.

• Sarah Manual tells us about an exciting regional whale study using hydrophones.

• Joanna Pitt and Tammy Warren explain some of the challenges balancing the recreational lobster diver fishery with the small-scale commercial lobster trap fishery in Bermuda.

• Mark Outerbridge discusses the threat litter poses to the endangered Bermuda skink.

• 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 of the Seagrass Restoration Project.

• Joanna Pitt explains about the work being done locally and internationally to tackle marine debris from the fishing industry.

 

2022

• Jonathan Nisbett stresses the need for improvements in dog owner behaviour, especially for those owning or breeding pitbulls.

• Alison Copeland highlights spring regrowth on Bermuda’s native deciduous tree – the Southern Hackberry.

• Robbie Smith describes a coral disease spreading in the Caribbean and Bermuda’s participation in regional programmes to understand and treat it.

• Mark Outerbridge introduces us to the Trap Jaw Ant.

• The Marine Resources team explains the new fisheries regulations and how they will protect Bermuda’s sharks.

• Mark Outerbridge tells us about the tongue-eating louse.

• Alison Copeland describes Bermuda’s three most common land crabs.

• Indigenous plant spotlight: Beach Lobelia

• Joanna Pitt introduces us to a new species of shark- ‘The Ragged Tooth Shark

• Mark Outerbridge discusses pollinating insects of Bermuda

• Shaun Lavis and associates discuss solution pipes’ in Bermuda

• Jeremey Madeiros gives us an update on the 2022 cahow recovery program

• Indigenous plant spotlight: Bermuda sedge

• The Marine Resources team works with MSc student to determine the age of local Spiny lobsters

• Mark Outerbridge discusses trimming guidelines for Red and Black Mangroves

• Indigenous plant spotlight: the pectinate passionflower

 

2023

• Roma Hayward tells us about the recent stranding of a grey seal

• Robbie Smith reveals that an endemic micro-snail hasn’t gone extinct after all

• Mark Outerbridge provides an update on the recovery efforts for Bermuda’s endemic Poecilozonites land snails

• Dan Dickinson describes the results of the latest mangrove spatial study

• Indigenous plant spotlight is on the sea lavender

• Mark Outerbridge provides a summary of Bermuda’s terrestrial scaled reptiles

• Jenn Rose explains how genetic analysis has revealed something unique about Bermuda’s leafcutter bees

• Jonathan Nisbett challenges what it means to be a good pet owner

• Mark Outerbridge describes a curious case of Batesian mimicry

• The 2008 Farmers Calendar has been updated and re-printed

• Mark Outerbridge explains how to turn invasive lionfish into a delicious meal of fish and chips

• Jeremy Madeiros summarizes some of the latest research on the cahow

• Sarah Manuel tells us how local seagrass meadows may be restored by planting seeds

• Robbie Smith tells us about some subtle changes which are occurring in coastal reef fish communities and the people who care about them

• Mark Outerbridge describes an interesting form of predation

• Mark Outerbridge explains how to turn invasive New Zealand spinach into spanakopita

 

2024

•  Nichol Piniak describes some of her efforts towards improving honeybee hive design

•  Mark Outerbridge explains how to use swarm traps to catch wild honeybees

•  Aphelion Elvidge, Shaun Lavis, and Sarah Mazza hypothesize why there is black sand at Whalebone Bay

• Geoff Smith tells us about another locally hosted oil spill training course

• Mark Outerbridge explains how to turn invasive garden snails into a delicious meal of escargot

• Mark Outerbridge wonders if pseudoscorpions can be used as agents of biological control

• Ali Hochberg and Sarah Brooks provide a BOPP update

• Matt Ajemian and Joanna Pitt provide new information about Bermuda’s cownose rays

• Lisa Ray introduces us to some of the Aquarium summer interns

• Mark Outerbridge describes how to make sow-thistle quiche as part of the ongoing series of eating invasive species

• Mark Outerbridge tells us about the various bloodsucking critters inhabiting Bermuda

• Dan Dickinson provides a summary of how GIS can be used to explore Bermuda’s agricultural landscape

• Robbie Smith reveals the restoration works recently undertaken in the Hungry Bay Nature Reserve

•  Claire Jessey tells us how spotted lanternflies were intercepted at our country’s border

•  Mark Outerbridge explains how to make slow cooked feral chicken cacciatore

•  Mark Outerbridge tells us about discovering a feral colony of crayfish living in Devonshire Marsh

•  Sarah Manuel describes different ways to make boat moorings more seagrass friendly

•  Ronald Burchall shines a plant spotlight on the Virginia creeper

•  Mark Outerbridge tells us about attending a regional invasive species workshop for the Caribbean UK Overseas Territories

•  Mark Outerbridge gives a recipe for making vegetarian lobster rolls out of Chinese fan palm hearts

 

2025

•  Sandra Rouja and Mark Outerbridge write about the fishponds of old Bermuda

•  Roma Hayward explains what is involved with rehabilitating injured wildlife at BAMZ

•  Nikki Banfield shares news that the elusive Bermuda sac spider has been photographed for the first time

•  Mark Outerbridge describes the differences between ghost spiders and brown recluse spiders

•  Claire Jessey tells us about attending a regional biosecurity workshop for the Caribbean UK Overseas Territories

•  Ronald Burchall shines the plant spotlight on Turnera

•  Mark Outerbridge gives a recipe for making wild radish salad