AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoSargasso Sea Protection: Bermuda and the UK are advancing the Hamilton II Declaration to build support for protecting the Sargasso Sea under the UN high-seas biodiversity agreement. The public can add names and handprints to a community declaration at Hamilton’s City Hall from October 21 to 23, with a procession to deliver it to Government on Friday. Blue Economy: Ocean businesses and officials say healthy reefs and clean water underpin tourism, but costs, marine staffing shortages and approval hurdles limit growth. Talks also considered how the Blue Prosperity Plan’s proposed protection of 20 per cent of Bermuda’s waters can support both conservation and sustainable tourism. Seabed Carbon: A scientific diver with the Convex Seascape Survey has collected seabed cores in Bermuda as part of research into how much carbon ocean sediments store and what happens when they are disturbed. Feral Chicken Culling: Police are continuing to investigate after a motorcycle rider was critically injured by an air-rifle pellet during a contracted cull in Pembroke.
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