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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…
BIOT WRNS 100 Stamp Issue 28.11.17
…was disbanded in 1919, then revived in 1939 at the beginning of the Second World War, remaining active until integrated into the Royal Navy in 1993. Roles that women in the WRNS undertook included cooks, clerks, wireless telegraphists, radar plotters, weapons analysts, range assessors, electricians and air mechanics. Today women can serve in the Royal Navy in any role, including the Submarine Service. Following the Government’s recent announcement…
Remembrance Day 2019
…of the armistice which ended the First World War, on the same day in 1918. Today the United Kingdom, Commonwealth nations and our partners around the world will honour the sacrifices of those who gave their lives in that terrible war and other conflicts since. As part of these commemorations Cdr. Kay Burbidge RN, Commissioner’s Representative and Commander British Forces in BIOT, has laid a wreath at the small War Graves cemetery on Diego Garcia b…
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…
How to apply for a mooring permit
…chts (PDF document) document before applying. Please also take a moment to read our information leaflet on invasive species and vessels in transit (PDF document). Once you have 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 C…
Rats and Reefs
…of the Reef. Rat eradication is a priority for the BIOT Administration and will form a significant part of the new Conservation Management Plan, which will be published in the autumn this year. BIOTA is working closely with the Chagos Conservation Trust on developing these plans further. We have already seen success in this area with projects in 2014 funded by the Darwin Plus Initiative to eradicate rats from Ile Vache Marine (Peros Banhos) and is…
New Territory Stamp and Coin Issues
…rs and the well known characters they created: Roald Dahl and Fantastic Mr Fox (100th anniversary of Roald Dahl’s birth on 13 September 1916) Beatrix Potter and Peter Rabbit (150th anniversary of Beatrix Potter’s birth – the release date of this issue coincides with her actual birthday of 28 July 1866) Charlotte Bronte and Jane Eyre (200th anniversary of Charlotte Bronte’s birth on 21 April 1816) William Shakespeare and Romeo and Juliet (400th ann…