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Catlin Seaview Survey and Google Street View

…Charles Darwin in his 1842 book “The structure and distribution of coral reefs.” https://www.google.com/maps/streetview/#remote-islands-of-the-world/moresby-island-british-indian-ocean-territory Coin du Mire Coin du Mire forms a small, rocky plateau a few metres above sea level in the south east of Peros Banhos Atoll. The island is formed of a slab of fossilized coral reef that has been uplifted. This island and Resurgent Island, which has a simil…

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Postage stamps

…elfishes of the British Indian Ocean Territory First day of issue: 8th June 2021   Sea Slugs of the British Indian Ocean Territory First day of issue: 22nd February 2021 Sea Slugs lay their eggs on the sand, in multiple colours. The bright colours of Sea Slugs is a major contributory factor in discouraging predators. 2020 Butterflyfishes of the British Indian Ocean Territory First day of issue: 8th December 2020 Further information about this issu…

BIOTA Mini-Films Highlighting the Territory

Copyright Alasdair Harris / Blue Ventures

…he iconic features of BIOT. Watch and enjoy the beauty of the Territory. Reef Fish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV4moz-CpwQ <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV4moz-CpwQ> Islands https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0-OP8ljdR0 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0-OP8ljdR0> Corals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyE32SakbCQ <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyE32SakbCQ> Seabirds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFCJkQQF6H0 <https://www.youtube.com/watch…

Mooring Site Plots

…akamaka) 5°S 19.73 / 72°E 15.94 S (Fouquet) 5°S 20.64 / 72°E 15.40   Peros Banhos   Peros Banhos (West)   Peros Banhos, Ile Diamante Northwest of a line stretching roughly the full length of Diamante N (Diamante) 5°S 15.17 / 71°E 46.63 S (Diamante) 5°S 15.94 / 71°E 45.56   Peros Banhos, Ile du Coin Southwest of a line from mid Anglais to two-thirds down Ile du Coin N (Anglais) 5°S 26.30 / 71°E 45.52 Mid (Ile Coin) 5°S 26.67 / 71°E 45.76 S (Ile Coi…

Gazettes

…Special Gazette 2023 Gazette Issue I Download a copy of the 2023 Gazette Issue I 2022 Gazette Issue II Download a copy of the 2022 Gazette Issue II 2022 Special Gazette Download a copy of the 2022 Special Gazette 2021 Gazette Issue I Download a copy of the 2021 Gazette Issue I 2020 Gazette Issue II Download a copy of the 2020 Gazette Issue II 2020 Gazette Issue I Download a copy of the 2020 Gazette Issue I…

BIOT Megafauna Stamp Issue 08.06.17

…cephalopods, mostly in the form of schooling fish, which they herd into a bait-ball. It is categorised on the IUCN Red List as of Least Concern. Reef Manta Ray http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/195459/0 VU The reef manta ray is a graceful swimmer but can also swim at rapid speeds, with individuals on occasion leaping out of the water, landing back with a loud slap. They can perform several of these jumps in succession which could be to remove pa…

BIOT Children’s Stamp Competition Issue 04.09.18

…t contaminated coastal areas’ and ‘could be considered appropriate as a global reference baseline’. After bleaching in 1998 caused up to 90% mortality of Indian Ocean coral, BIOT’s reefs ‘recovered more extensively and faster than any other known coral reef system in the Indian Ocean’, likely due in part to a ‘lack of multiple anthropogenic stresses that most other reef systems endure’. The critically endangered hawksbill and endangered green turt…

BIOT WRNS 100 Stamp Issue 28.11.17

…have a look at this leaflet: http://www.wrns100.co.uk/WRNS%20100%20leaflet.pdf WRNS100: http://www.wrns100.co.uk/ Association of WRENS: http://www.wrens.org.uk/ Royal Navy: https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/…

Terrestrial Protected Areas

…d are also designated as Strict Nature Reserves to prevent any human disturbance. IBAs are designated on each of the Three Brothers Islands, Danger Island, Cow Island, Nelson Island, Petite Ile Bois Mangue, Ile Parasol, Ile Longue and at Barton Point on Diego Garcia. Strict Nature Reserves The Strict Nature Reserve Regulations 1998 provide the IBAs with legal protection. Under these Regulations, it is an offence for anyone to enter any of the Rese…

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