AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoSargasso Sea Protection: Bermuda and the UK have signed the Hamilton II Declaration, seeking international support for legally binding safeguards under the UN High Seas Treaty. Community signings of a Bermudian ocean-protection declaration are scheduled at City Hall from October 21 to 23. Blue Economy: Ocean tourism operators told the Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme that equipment costs, staff shortages, scattered approval processes and limited dock and mooring space are holding back sustainable growth. Marine Wildlife: European eels begin their long migration in the Sargasso Sea near Bermuda, but their numbers have fallen about 90 per cent since the 1980s; campaigners say barriers along their route put the critically endangered species at further risk. Ocean Science: Research diver Ben Harris has collected seabed cores in Bermuda to help measure how much carbon marine sediments store—and what happens when the seabed is disturbed.
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