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…mpacted by the changing global travel constraints caused by the Covid-19 virus pandemic. The decision to go ahead with the expedition in the first place was not without its challenges, but at the time of the “go, no-go” decision, no travel restrictions to the region were being imposed by the relevant Institutions (except Stanford), and in the UK the FCO were not advising against travel to the Indian Ocean region. On top of this there was a very st…

9 Nov Turtle Exped

…and UK military as well as contractors from Mauritius, Phillipines, UK and USA. 3. Surveys of sea turtle nesting activities and an assessment of the numbers of days turtle tracks remain visible on the Diego Garcia index beach were conducted on 10 days and assisted by 30 volunteers. These data will help to refine our estimates of the size of the nesting populations of hawksbills and green turtles on Diego Garcia. 4. For the first time in BIOT, Fast…

3 March Array Servicing Exped

…sing water temperatures and more extreme climatic events threatening to disrupt the complex balance of life harboured by the remote atoll systems that comprise the Chagos Archipelago. As a component of the Bertarelli Program in Marine Science (BPMS), researchers from Stanford University, the University of Western Australia and the Zoological Society of London have established one of the key monitoring platforms for assessing how some of the larges…

BIOT WWI Centenary Stamp Issue 11.11.18

…ged the nature of warfare and brought medical advances. But its impacts on cultural habits – the popularisation of wrist watches, and the first pilotless drone, and on technology – the creation of synthetic rubber, and ultrasound devices – can still be felt all in everyday life all over the world, even when their origins have been long forgotten. Article written by Tara Finn, FCO Historian. …

Environment

…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 shown the contribution se…

Invasive Non-Native Species Secretariat visit to BIOT

…ydrology (CEH), and look forward to working together again in the future. Full blog article about the CEH’s visit to BIOT can be found here: https://www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-media/blogs/predicting-invasive-non-native-species-arrivals-british-indian-ocean-territory…

6 June Turtle Exped

…going sea turtle 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 Chago…

WWI Aircraft Stamps Released 06.03.17

…lanes we have chosen to cover the period of the war and also the different usages are: Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2b Reconnaissance / Fighter / Night Bomber Aircraft (1915) (60p) Nieuport 11 (Bebe) Fighting Scout (1915) (60p) Sopwith Camel Fighter (1917) (60p) Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a Fighter Aircraft (1917) (£1) Bristol F.2B Fighter / Armed Reconnaissance / Light Bomber Aircraft (1917) (£1) Handley Page H.P. O/400 Heavy Bomber Aircraft (1918…

Stamp Design Competition Winners

…age 6, from Aberdeenshire 7 – 9 age group Megan Lee Yit May, age 9, from Brunei Darussalam 10 – 13 age group Laura Gilbert, age 12, from Norfolk 14 – 17 age group Ailis Law, age 14, from Greater Manchester Specially Commended A special commendation goes to the following entries: 4 – 6 age group Emilia Saville, age 6, from Greater London Samuel Townsley, age 5, from West Sussex 7 – 9 age group Lunella Spalding, age 9, from Italy Mya Noi, age 9, fr…

BIOT Corals Stamp Issue 05.09.17

…te such threats. Many of the human impacts occurring in other parts of the world are absent in BIOT, therefore scientists working in the Territory are able to more easily understand why and how coral reefs react to such impacts. This is vital because knowing how coral reefs recover in a place that does not suffer the multiple anthropogenic stresses that most other reef systems endure, means BIOT can be used as a global reference site for other cor…

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