Lionfish Threat Highlighted At Regional Forum

The threat posed by the invasive lionfish to marine resources in Bermuda and the West Indies was a topic of discussion at the recently concluded Caribbean Fisheries Forum. The three-day meeting — which was held in Nassau — drew delegates from throughout the Caribbean as well as fisheries experts from Bermuda. Wrapping up on March 28, the [...]

41-Year-Old Man Reported Missing At Sea

[Updated] Marine police are presently out searching the waters, after 41-year-old Donald Tucker was reported as missing at sea earlier this evening. A police spokesperson said, “Around 7:10pm on Sunday, March 18th police received a report of a man missing at sea. There are limited details at this time; however it appears that two men [...]

Foreign Fishing Boats Will Not Be Licensed

[Updated] Government has decided that the option of licensing international fishing vessels is not in Bermuda’s best interest, Minister of Environment, Planning and Infrastructure Strategy Marc Bean said in the House of Assembly today [Mar.16]. Last month, Premier Paula Cox announced in the 2012/13 Budget Statement that Government had initiated discussions with relevant parties to [...]

Upcoming: Aquaculture Workshop

The Department of Environmental Protection will host its second Aquaculture Workshop on Saturday, March 24th, 2012 to provide Bermudians with an opportunity to consider commercial aquaculture as a business, an investment or a career choice. A statement issued by the Department said, “Aquaculture is the farming of water-based organisms including fish, shellfish and algae. Most [...]

Fahy: Licensing Foreign Fishing Vessels

[Written by Senator Michael Fahy, Shadow Minister for Environment, Planning & Housing] Just after the Premier delivered her Budget Speech a few days ago, I publicly questioned a reference she made to licensing foreign vessels to fish in Bermuda’s 200-mile maritime economic zone. I made two points in relation to this scheme. The first was [...]

E-Petition To Ban Long-Line Fishing

An e-petition calling on Government to ban long-line fishing in Bermuda waters has attracted over 1,300 signatures as of this writing. The e-petition’s text says, “The Bermuda Government has started talks aimed at licensing foreign fishing vessels that catch fish in Bermuda’s 200-mile maritime exclusive economic zone. “These fishermen often use long-lines to catch fish. [...]

OBA ‘Alarmed’ By Fishing Proposal

The One Bermuda Alliance is “alarmed” by Government’s proposal to allow foreign fishing boats to catch fish in Bermuda’s 200-mile maritime exclusive economic zone for two main reasons, Shadow Minister of the Environment Michael Fahy said last night [Feb.26]. Senator Fahy said the proposal “would appear to fly in the face” of the Government’s proposal [...]

Video: Bean On Budget, Fishing, Tech

[Updated with video] Minister Marc Bean spoke at the post-budget press conference this afternoon [Feb.24] about the upcoming plans for the Ministry of Environment, Planning and Infrastructure Strategy. The Ministry’s budget for the upcoming year is $15,745,000, an increase of $1.5 million or 11% when compared to 2011-2012. Minister Bean said the additional funds have [...]

New Restaurant Opens On North Shore

It’s not often the catch of the day you see listed on a menu was actually caught by a restaurant’s owner — but that’s going to be the case at a new North Shore eaterie. Located on North Shore next to the old Clayhouse Inn, the Sea Side Grill takeout restaurant opened last week Wednesday [...]

BIOS Highlights Lionfish Threat

Lionfish, oh my! When more than 1,100 Bermudian primary school children took part in the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences [BIOS] Explorer programme at the East End research facility in the spring of 2011, two colourful lionfish, Simba and Nala, were among the stars of the show. But the lionfish were being displayed to teach [...]

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