Government outlines bolstering of marine management

The environment department has shared details of three recent projects to demonstrate how it is strengthening marine resource management in Bermuda — including more prosecutions for illegal fishing. In the quarterly online Envirotalk newsletter, the Department of Environment and Natural […]

Marine Protected Areas – Part 3

Marine Protected Areas Part 2

Protecting our greatest natural resource – the ocean

The Royal Gazette – Fae Sapsford – September 11, 2026 Land hermit crabs are now extremely rare in Bermuda. To see one is a delight — the heavy white shell bumbling through the grass atop strong red legs. These slow-moving […]

Protecting our greatest natural resource – the ocean

Land hermit crabs are now extremely rare in Bermuda. To see one is a delight — the heavy white shell bumbling through the grass atop strong red legs. These slow-moving invertebrates are iconic symbols of the coastal ecosystem that makes […]

Marine Protected Areas

Study puts spotlight on island’s lobster population

A new study could help authorities better anticipate changes affecting the island’s lobster population and support the long-term management of the fishery sector. The collaborative study by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Bermuda Institute of Ocean […]

Safety Appeal After Turtle Entanglement Death

The Bermuda Turtle Project is urging the public to dispose of fishing gear responsibly after a hawksbill turtle died after becoming severely entangled in fishing line and rope. The Bermuda Turtle Project said, “Today, we responded to the stranding of […]

Stakeholders meet environment minister to discuss BOPP

Representatives of industries that would be affected by the Blue Ocean Prosperity Programme met the environment minister to share their views, The Royal Gazette has learnt. Hoteliers, charter boat operators, dive shops, entrepreneurs as well as past and present commercial fishermen were […]