September 01, 2010 — Low Tidal Heights Explained by Eddy Patterns in the Sargasso Sea
Bermuda has been experiencing unusually low tides for the past several months. This recent variation is due to the propagation of a large cyclonic (anti-clockwise rotating) mesoscale eddy through Bermuda's local waters resulting in a local depression of mean sea level. Scientists at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) are constantly monitoring eddies in the Sargasso Sea using both remote sensing techniques and ship based observations from BIOS' research vessel Atlantic Explorer, particularly at two long-term open-ocean observation sites, Hydrostation 'S' and Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS), near Bermuda.
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July 14, 2010 — BIOS Researcher Chosen For Prestigious Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
Dr. Kimberly Holzer, a researcher at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS), has been selected as a finalist for the competitive 2011 Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship through the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Former NOAA Administrator Dr. John A. Knauss, a legend in oceanography and a Life Trustee at BIOS, had a pivotal role in shaping the Sea Grant program. Sea Grant works with coastal communities engaging the nation's top universities in conducting scientific research, education, training, and extension projects designed to foster science-based decisions about the use and conservation of our aquatic resources. This is an extremely prestigious award; candidates are first nominated by their local state Sea Grant office and then judged by a panel of world-leading scientists and policy makers.
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June 1, 2010 — BIOS Director and Trustee to participate in Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Scientific Symposium
The British Petroleum (BP) Deepwater Horizon oil spill is having significant ecological impacts on the Gulf of Mexico and coastal United States. As the U.S. responds to this unprecedented spill, scientists will play a major role in the efforts to understand and combat the impacts of spill. The Consortium for Ocean Leadership - of which BIOS is a member institution - is co-hosting a symposium on June 3rd at Louisiana State University. The discussions will assist federal agencies (including U.S.'s EPA, NOAA and USGS) in identifying existing gaps in the scientific knowledge, in exploring the opportunities to fill those gaps, and in developing priorities for short- and long-term research into the impact of the spill on the Gulf ecosystems and human health.
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December 10, 2009 — Ocean Chemistry Is The "Smoking Gun" Of Climate Change
This headline is the attention-grabber written by The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) in a news release issued on December 4, 2009. The oceans surrounding Bermuda are arguably the most comprehensively studied marine sites in the world. Established more than 100 ago, BIOS has maintained the longest continuous record of ocean observations - beginning in 1954 - in the world, demonstrating an increase in acidity due to human-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. "The phenomenon known as ocean acidification is real, and we've got the data to support it. It is the smoking gun of climate change," said Dr. Anthony H. Knap, Director of BIOS.
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December 04, 2009 — Ocean Chemistry is the "Smoking Gun" of Climate Change; BIOS Offers Proof
In the wake of recent claims that climate change is no more than the product of manipulated data, the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) stands by its research. "The phenomenon known as ocean acidification is real and we've got the data to support it," says Dr Anthony H. Knap, Director of BIOS.
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December 04, 2009 — BIOS Scientist Contributes to Two Major Studies in Understanding the Ocean Sink for Carbon Dioxide
Bermuda's role in the increasingly-compelling science underlying this week's Copenhagen climate summit has been underscored in two recently-published scientific papers by BIOS (formerly Bermuda Biological Station for Research) oceanographer Dr. Nick Bates and his scientific collaborators at other institutions.
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November 19, 2009 — The National Science Foundation To Fund Ocean Acidification Research At Bios
The National Science Foundation (NSF)-one of the US' main supporters of research and education in science and engineering, working closely with the US government-has agreed to support the establishment of a BErmuda ACidification and COral reef iNvestigation (BEACON) at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS), with a generous grant of $850,000.
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September 10, 2009 — MARINE SCIENCE DAY 2009 PUTS REAL-LIFE SCIENCE ON SHOW
On Saturday, September 19, locals and visitors alike will have the opportunity to get up close and personal with the ocean that surrounds our tiny mid-Atlantic island.
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September 08, 2009 — Bermuda Helps Set Agenda For International Climate Change Talks: Bios Reports On The Global Implications Of Arctic Climate Change
Dr. Nicholas Bates, a senior scientist at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS), was asked by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) to contribute a chapter on his research to Arctic Climate Feedbacks: Global Implications.
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April 15, 2009 — Commonwealth Committee to Visit Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences
The Executive Committee of the Commonwealth's oldest organization, the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, will tour the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) on Friday, April 17 as part of their weeklong visit to the island.
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March 19, 2009 — BIOS CONTRIBUTES TO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC OCEAN ATLAS
The National Geographic has published a book that explores the complexity and beauty of our seas: Ocean — An Illustrated Atlas. President and Director of the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS), Dr. Tony Knap, has contributed a chapter on the Sargasso Sea.
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February 20, 2009 — BIOS SCIENTIST SIGNS MONACO DECLARATION AND BRINGS BERMUDA ONTO WORLD STAGE IN OCEAN ACIDIFICATION TALKS
Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) Assistant Scientist Dr. Andreas Andersson's current efforts are working to improve the Institute's place in global discussions on ocean acidification.
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February 10, 2009 — BIOS CONTRIBUTES TO PAPER PUBLISHED IN PRESTIGIOUS SCIENCE JOURNAL NATURE
A paper produced in partnership between the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) has been published in the prestigious science journal Nature.
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February 10, 2009 — Wave Expert Joins the Team at BIOS
Dr. Jerome Aucan has joined the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) team as an Associate Scientist. His previous post was at the Department of Oceanography in the University of Hawaii, Manoa. Dr. Aucan's specialization is Physical Oceanography and Geophysics.
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February 02, 2009 — Google launches Ocean in Google Earth
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January 23, 2009 — PartnerRe donates $200,000 to BIOS
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January 21, 2009 — PARTNERRE DEMONSTRATES CONCERN FOR BERMUDA'S ENVIRONMENT THROUGH SUPPORT OF BIOS SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMMES
PartnerRe, one of the world's leading providers of risk assumption solutions for the global insurance and capital markets, has made a donation $200,000 to support a sustainability programme devised by the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS).
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December 22, 2008 — BIOS's internships featured in journal
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December 10, 2008 — BIOS ship undergoing maintenance
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December 04, 2008 — Global warming project gets $5.3 million grant
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October 10, 2008 — The first ten: POGO's Centre of Excellence inaugural group
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October 10, 2008 — BIOS opens centre to teach oceanography to developing nations
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August 11, 2008 — Entrepreneur says cooking oil is Island's fuel of the future
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August 04, 2008 — SAVING THE PLANET Bermuda should be a role model for other island nations
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May 6, 2008 — Local Teens from each school Awarded Marine Science Scholarships to BIOS
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February 25, 2008 — UK Students to do their PhD field work in Bermuda
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January 21, 2008 — 2008 BIOS EXPLORER: on the Rock Kicks off Next Week with 2000 School Children Expected to Attend
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January 17, 2008 — The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) has been awarded $500,000, in the first year of a five year programme, to establish the Nippon Foundation (NF) and the Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans (POGO) Centre of Excellence (CofE). These funds will be used to train young scientists from developing countries in Observational Oceanography, with the intention of educating a core group of researchers who will continue to study the marine ecosystems in their home countries well into the future.
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January 11, 2008 — International co-operation and co-ordination are vital for understanding the ocean and the impact of climate change, the executive director of Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans (POGO) told The Royal Gazette.
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December 04, 2007 — Bermuda: Associate Research Scientist Dr. Michael Lomas at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) in collaboration with University of Rhode Island (URI) has been awarded grants totaling $800,000 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Office of Polar Programs and the North Pacific Research Board (NPRB) to study the impact of climate change-induced variability in this extremely important ocean ecosystem of the Bering Sea.
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November 26, 2007 — The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) is pleased to be hosting the Human Health Working Group of the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) from November 27th to 30th, 2007. Public health representatives from the entire Arctic region will be in attendance.
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November 8, 2007 — Matthew R. Simmons, author of Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy (2005), will speak on the state of the world's oil supply on Friday, November 9, 2007 at 6:30 pm (AST)
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July 9, 2007 — Programme Manager for the Risk Prediction Initiative, Dr. Richard Murnane, to Discuss the Future of Hurricane Activity in Response to Climate Change
May 31, 2007 — BIOS Scientist, Dr. Nicholas Bates Appointed to the U.S. Carbon Cycle Scientific Steering Group
May 8, 2007 — The Bermuda Institute of ocean Sciences to Screen The MEANING OF THE 21st CENTURY A documentary by JAMES MARTIN about this MAKE-OR-BREAK CENTURY
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April 9, 2007 — Facing our Future; Bermuda On the Cusp of Oceanic Change – Global Authority on Climate Change, Sir Crispin Tickell, will Speak in Bermuda
Wednesday, April 4, 2007 — BIOS Senior Research Scientist's paper gets special Recognition by Science Magazine
Tuesday, March 27, 2007 — Director of the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences to participate Disaster Roundtable in Washington D.C.
February 13, 2007 — The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences Launches New Educational Programme BIOS Explorer 2007
February 1, 2007 — BIOS Scientist and Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Data Contribute to Climate Change 2007 IPCC Report
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Tuesday, November 1, 2006 — The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences research vessel the R/V Bank of Bermuda Atlantic Explorer settles in her new home along side the dock facility in Ferry Reach
A proclamation by Minister of the Environment, the Hon. K.H. Randolph Horton, JP, MP
