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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…
BIOT Joins Pioneering Underwater Camera Network
…, in a world first to supply and analyse 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…
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…
BIOT Megafauna Stamp Issue 08.06.17
…d) 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 as many of these large pelagic species are endangered worldwide. The cameras are deployed as a string of 5 units, 200 metres apart on a longline, and suspended at 10 m. Typically between 150 and 250 individuals cameras are deploy…
6th Darwin Plus Grant Round Open
…f rare and threatened species, many of which are found nowhere else in the world. It is estimated that the OTs contain an estimated 90% of the biodiversity found within the UK and the Territories combined. A key priority for Darwin Plus is that it should help deliver the UK Governments commitment to create a Blue Belt of marine protection around the OTs. This includes: Improving marine conservation, protection or management, including developing i…
Bertarelli Foundation BIOT Marine Science Symposium
…e at the Royal Geographical Society, London. Speakers included some of the world’s leading marine scientists, presenting their work from a wide range of habitats, including open ocean, coral reefs and oceanic islands. The British Indian Ocean Territory’s Deputy Commissioner, Bryony Mathew, and Environmental Officer, Harri Morrall, spoke about the UK government’s commitment to protecting our oceans and encouraging scientific discovery and conservat…
Marine Protected Area
…’s unique reefs and coral atolls, which include the Great Chagos Bank, the world’s largest coral atoll, are in exceptionally good condition. Coral disease is very low and no marine invasives have been recorded in BIOT waters. Such excellent coral health helped corals in BIOT to recover much more rapidly than corals in the surrounding Indian Ocean, after a widespread ocean warming event in 1998 caused up to 90% coral mortality across the region. Fu…