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Marine Technicians: Supporting the Science at Sea
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Marine Technicians: Supporting the Science at Sea

Behind every successful ocean science research cruise—whether it’s for a day, a week, or multiple months—is a cadre of professionals ensuring that everything runs smoothly: the marine technicians. These individuals possess a unique set of skills that combines technical and engineering expertise, a broad understanding of ocean science, communication, and a willingness to often work long hours in the elements on the back deck of a ship. For the last decade, the Marine Advanced Technical Education (MATE) Center has been…

September 13, 2019

A Joint Effort on the High Seas
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A Joint Effort on the High Seas

A research cruise gives educators and a student the unique opportunity to work alongside scientists investigating zooplankton migration. Late last month, a four-day research cruise on the Sargasso Sea gave two local educators and a senior school student the opportunity…

July 8, 2019

The Class of 2019
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The Class of 2019

This June, in ceremonies across the island, hundreds of high school students will don caps and gowns, collect their diplomas, say goodbye to friends and teachers - whom in some cases they will have known for 13 years - and…

June 26, 2019

Photography by: Oliver Tucker

A Unique Look at the Seafloor Near Bermuda: Bermudian Students Explore with Deep Camera System
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A Unique Look at the Seafloor Near Bermuda: Bermudian Students Explore with Deep Camera System

The sixgill shark approached the camera deployed from a boat floating five miles offshore Cooper’s Island in Bermuda, then did what sharks often do: tried to eat it. Video footage, viewed by nearly two-dozen enthralled local students and their teachers…

April 30, 2019

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This Job is for the Birds: Bermuda Program Alum Works with Hawaii’s Endangered Seabirds

Once of the most rewarding aspects of running a decades-long education program is following up with former students to learn where their experiences have taken them, both personally and professionally. The Bermuda Program, now in its 43rd year, offers Bermudian…

March 29, 2019

Photography by: Tom Fowlks, Editorial Photographer

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Does Sunscreen Mean Trouble in Paradise? BIOS Researchers Shed Light on Impacts of Sunscreen on Bermuda’s Corals

New research is shedding light on the impact of oxybenzone, a chemical filter found in many sunscreens, on Bermuda’s coral reefs. With funding from the Bermuda Government Department of Nature and Environmental Resources and NASA, a team of researchers at…

March 16, 2019