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Appointment of New Commissioner for BIOT, Paul Candler.
We are pleased to announce the announcement of Paul Candler as HM Commissioner for the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT). Paul Candler was appointed Director of Overseas Territories in June 2021. In that role, he holds office as Commissioner for the British Indian Ocean Territory and the British Antarctic Territory. Prior to joining FCDO, Paul was Director of International, Rights and Constitutional Policy at the Ministry of Justice, where hi…
BIOT Joins Pioneering Underwater Camera Network
The British Indian Ocean Territory has become one of ten UK Overseas Territories to join a major network of underwater camera deployments covering the Atlantic, Indian, Pacific and Southern Oceans, funded as part of the UK Government Blue Belt programme. Scientists from the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS), the University of Western Australia and the Overseas Territories are working with Blue Abacus, in a world fi…
Butterflyfishes of BIOT Stamp Issue 8.12.20
On 8th December 2020, the British Indian Ocean Territory Administration released a set of six stamps and First Day Cover featuring species of Butterflyfish found within the British Indian Ocean Territory. Many of these species feed on coral and therefore are threatened by climate change associated coral mortality. They are also under pressure from harvesting for the aquarium trade. Butterflyfishes have been known to reside in the BIOT for many ye…
New Protection for BIOT’s Heritage Sites
On 23 October 2019 the BIOT Commissioner signed into law the Environmental Protection (Historic Sites and Monuments) Ordinance 2019, and the associated Designation of Historic Sites and Monuments Regulations 2019. The British Indian Ocean Territory Administration recognises the importance of the heritage of BIOT, both to those who have lived and worked there and to the wider public. We regularly welcome members of the Chagossian community whose v…