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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…
Rats and Reefs
…586-018-0202-3 And see the BBC article highlighting the issue: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-44799420 The BIOT Administration welcomes the wide publicisation of this study, particularly as it is the International Year 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 close…
Tackling Plastic Pollution
…each clean-ups. We hope that you will join in with us in reducing your plastic footprint too. Useful links: How much plastic is in the ocean? https://youtu.be/YFZS3Vh4lfI Seven charts that explain the plastic problem: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42264788 Tips on how to reduce your plastic consumption: https://www.countryfile.com/how-to/how-to-reduce-your-use-of-plastics/ Reducing plastics in our oceans: https://friendsoftheearth…
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…
BIOT Joins Pioneering Underwater Camera Network
…e the data collected from 66 non-intrusive stereo-Baited Remote Underwater Video Systems (BRUVS), which will be deployed in open and coastal habitats. Together these BRUVS will form the Global Ocean Wildlife Analysis Network, which will provide information on ocean biodiversity and ecosystems found in the vast maritime and coastal areas of the UKOTs. BRUVS will enable researchers to see below the surface and provide a benchmark of scientific under…
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…
BIOT Megafauna Stamp Issue 08.06.17
…Australia. This image is a frame from a mid-water Baited Remote Underwater Video System (BRUVS) recording. These systems are designed to record fish and sharks living in the pelagic (mid-water) realm and the ‘microphone’ (pictured) is a bait container, which contains sardines to attract predators. The BRUVS allows scientists to track the status and potential recovery of these species (such as the whale shark) within the BIOT Marine Protected Area…
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…