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Catlin Seaview Survey and Google Street View

…ion 360-degree panoramic vision in response to the dramatic decline of the world’s reefs due to pollution, destructive fishing and climate change. http://catlinseaviewsurvey.com/surveys/indian-ocean/chagos A Google Trekker unit accompanied the Catlin Seaview Survey team to the British Indian Ocean Territory. The Trekker goes where Google’s StreetView cars can’t go and is responsible for capturing some of the most unique imagery in all of StreetVie…

How to apply for a mooring permit

…e read the guidance please complete the BIOT Outer Islands Permit Request (Word document) form. You will also need to complete a COVID 19 Declaration for Visiting Vessels (Word document). Send the following to BIOTAdmin@fco.gov.uk: The completed permit request form A signed COVID-19 declaration A copy of your insurance documents covering medical evacuation (minimum US$100,000 per person) and wreck recovery, clean up and removal in BIOT. Please hig…

Videos

…Title / Link Length Year Narrator Protecting the Environment of BIOT 23:22 2017 Sally Bailey Reef Fish 3:19 2016 Jon Slayer Islands 4:21 2016 Jon Slayer Corals 3:50 2016 Jon Slayer Seabirds 3:32 2016 Jon Slayer BIOT Icons 2:47 2016 Jon Slayer Wildlife & Heritage 5:56 2016 Stewart McPherson Coconut Crabs 9:26 2016 Stewart McPherson Seabirds 7:18 2016 Stewart McPherson Underwater 6:35 2016 Stewart McPherson Deep Sea Sharks 5:23 2015 Alan Turchik …

BIOT Children’s Stamp Competition Issue 04.09.18

…rs: Kyle Irvine, age 6, from Aberdeenshire Megan Lee Yit May, age 9, from Brunei Darussalam Laura Gilbert, age 12, from Norfolk Ailis Law, age 14, from Greater Manchester You can buy these stamps and their First Day Covers online from the BIOT Post Office, or from the Stanley Gibbons stamp shop on the Strand in London: http://www.biotpostoffice.com/index.asp Reefs in the British Indian Ocean Territory The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is a…

Design a Stamp Competition for Children

…Great Chagos Bank (which is mainly underwater) and is the largest atoll structure in the world at some 13,000 km2. Reef fish are six times more abundant in BIOT than on any other reef in the Indian Ocean. Analyses of pollution levels (1996 and 2006) show BIOT belongs ‘to one of the world’s least contaminated coastal areas’ and ‘could be considered appropriate as a global reference baseline’. After bleaching in 1998 caused up to 90% mortality of I…

Privacy and cookies

…ritory Administration. There may be circumstances in which we may lawfully share your data with third parties where, for example, we are required to do so by law, by court order, or to prevent fraud or other crimes. Where we share data, however, we shall do so in accordance with best data protection practice. For more information, please see our Privacy Notice. Information we collect from visitors We collect information from visitors relating to:…

Remembrance Day 2019

…ion. Both Catalina and Sunderland aircraft were flown during the course of World War II in search of Japanese and German submarines and surface raiders. The wreck of a Catalina, nicknamed Katie, still sits on the edge of the plantation, near where it washed ashore during a storm in 1944. Two 6-inch naval guns were also installed at Cannon Point to defend the island, manned by Mauritian and Indian troops. Nine members of these units are buried in a…

Environment

…ip BIOT represents a nearly untouched ‘ocean observatory’ which provides researchers across the world with a place like no other for scientific research. It also provides a testing ground for new environmental management techniques with significance to other protected areas around the world. The BIOT Administration encourages research science to explore this untapped and as yet largely scientifically undocumented area. Recent expeditions have show…

Defence

…curity. It allows the US and UK to support operations that demonstrate our shared commitment to regional stability and provide rapid, powerful response in times of humanitarian crisis. The facility on Diego Garcia has supported counternarcotic efforts, anti-human trafficking efforts, and efforts to counter illegal fishing. Additionally, it has provided a platform for response to environmental disasters such as the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and…

6 June Turtle Exped

…rtle nesting surveys by the Natural and Cultural Resources Program Manager (on Diego Garcia) and by the Senior Fisheries Patrol Officer (SFPO) (on remote islands) were organised. Data files (six sites) were exchanged for the ongoing Baited Remote Underwater Video (BRUV) study conducted by the SFPO on the Great Chagos Bank. 9. Updates throughout the expedition were posted on Twitter (links to @BIOTscience) and on the Facebook site Chagos Turtles. M…

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