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November 29, 2021
Mangrove restoration project hits milestone – 14,000 planted, 86,000 to go
Just over two years after Hurricane Dorian tore through Abaco and Grand Bahama, changing the landscape of those islands in the northern Bahamas forever, a group dedicated to restoring one of nature's most critical components said this week it had reached a milestone.
Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT) and partners Bahamas National Trust, Friends of the Environment and MANG have now planted 14,000 ma...
November 15, 2021
New Research Discovers Corals Able to Survive Global Warming
As global warming continues to trigger mass bleaching and wipe out corals worldwide, the fate of reef-building ecosystems – which help to provide food, jobs and protection from ocean storms – is tightly linked to the heat-tolerant survivors.
New research published in the scientific journal, The Proceedings of the Royal Society B, has identified strains of the critically endangered staghorn...
Hybrid Corals Could Hold the Key to Reef Restoration
August 30, 2021
Hybrid Corals Could Hold the Key to Reef Restoration
With nearly 27 percent of the world’s coral reefs lost to destructive events and stressors, a newly released study suggests hybridization – a mesh of different species – could save one of the world’s most important and threatened marine ecosystems.
Research published in the journal, Frontiers in Marine Science, found a naturally occurring hybrid coral and its fragmented sections are mo...
January 21, 2020
Ministers Pintard and Lewis Re-launch Backyard Farming Program in GB Schools
The Bahamas imports about millions of dollars worth of food annually, according to Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources, the Hon. Michael Pintard. He said: “We have the opportunity through import substitution to change that. Import Substitution means that many of the things we are importing we can substitute through [local] production.”...
May 20, 2020
China abductions: Parents find son snatched in hotel 32 years ago
A Chinese couple whose son was abducted in a hotel in 1988 have been reunited with him after 32 years.
September 26, 2014
Baha Mar makes donation to The Nature Conservancy to support coral restoration
Baha Mar Ltd., has made a generous donation to support The Nature Conservancy's (TNC) Bahamas Coral Conservation project which will be used to expand coral nurseries and restore reefs in waters surrounding New Providence, Bahamas.
The Caribbean contains some of the world's richest marine biodiversity, harboring 10% of the world's coral reefs, 1,400 species of fish and marine mammals and mile after...
June 21, 2021
BNT & Corona Beer Host Mangrove Cleanup at Bonefish Pond National Park
The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) along with Corona Beer and Jimmy's Wines & Spirits (JWS) hosted a weekend mangrove cleanup at Bonefish Pond National Park (BPNP) in recognition of World Oceans Week.
The cleanup came on the heels of a week-long promotion that saw one dollar from every six-pack of Corona beer sold at Jimmy’s Wines & Spirits stores nationwide. Over $1,500 was raised by the prom...
PIMS FIGHTS TO SAVE MANGROVES Perry Institute receives grant to assess, restore damaged ecosystem
May 19, 2021
PIMS FIGHTS TO SAVE MANGROVES Perry Institute receives grant to assess, restore damaged ecosystem
Much-needed measures to regenerate an extraordinary ecosystem which safeguards people, infrastructure and the environment are underway, as the Perry Institute of Marine Science (PIMS) mobilizes a two-island, mangrove restoration project funded by the Bahamas Protected Area Fund.
As low-lying nations like The Bahamas are subjected to more frequent and powerful hurricanes, mangroves – which st...
May 07, 2021
East Grand Bahama set for mangrove restoration planting initiative
A MAJOR mangrove restoration planting initiative will be launched on Saturday in East Grand Bahama.
March 16, 2021
SILENT KILLER SPREADS - Deadly Coral Disease Out of Sight, Out of Mind for Many
First verified in The Bahamas a year ago, the deadly Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) continues to plague Bahamian waters, traveling up to 50 meters (55 yards) per day, killing hundreds of corals in its wake.
Specifically, scientists from the Perry Institute for Marine Science (PIMS) have confirmed the presence of SCTLD on reefs off Grand Bahama, New Providence and North Eleuthera. Early ...
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