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Panic is Routine
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Panic is Routine

This article was written by Park Breck and first appeared in the April 1960 issue of The Bermudian. It has been reproduced for the web with original spelling and photographs.    It was one of those soft, summery Bermuda afternoons that advertising men write about in winter. The young couple who came down to Gibbet Beach, where we run a skin-diving school, could have just stepped out of a four-colour ad. He was Apollo, she Diana. Jeanne and I found…

August 19, 2018

BREAM Report: Farming Damselfish Unlikely Consequence of Overfishing
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BREAM Report: Farming Damselfish Unlikely Consequence of Overfishing

In a report released earlier this year, Bermuda Reef Ecosystem Analysis and Monitoring (BREAM) director Dr. Thaddeus Murdoch painted a picture of the health of Bermuda’s reefs. Though in some areas we are doing worse than previous years, in many…

August 12, 2018

Written by: Fae Sapsford

All Ablaze
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All Ablaze

Travelling around beautiful Bermuda in the summer months is made all the more stunning by the flowering of our royal poinciana trees. In full bloom in June and July, the sight of these trees ablaze in red can be breathtaking.…

June 13, 2018

Male and Female Trees
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Male and Female Trees

Did you know that plants can be male or female, just like animals can? That’s right, though it seems foreign to us, all plants reproduce sexually – by the fusion of gametes. Some plants, like a hibiscus, have both male…

May 20, 2018

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Is it a Butterfly or a Moth?

It’s easy to confuse moths and butterflies. In fact, insects in general are often overlooked members of the animal kingdom, and few people make it a priority to identify them the way they would a mammal. Many different varieties of…

May 7, 2018

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Say Hello To Migratory Sharks With OCEARCH

The waters around Bermuda are teeming with sharks. We forget about them because they seldom travel within the reef line, but occasionally a few little ones will venture through. In July 2014, two snorkelers spotted a four foot long reef…

April 23, 2018