REPRINT of Royal Gazette Opinion Piece by Nonsuch Expeditions Founder J-P Rouja

Bermuda's government has an opportunity to do something historic — to commit to stronger marine protections and secure the future of our ocean for generations to come. I am writing to make the case, simply and directly, that it must seize it.

After I moved back home in 2000, I began organising expeditions for visiting film crews and had the privilege of working alongside some of the world's most renowned marine conservationists. A comment I heard repeatedly from divers who have explored ecosystems across the globe — people such as Sylvia Earle and the Cousteaus — stayed with me: “Nice corals, but where are your fish?”