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How to apply for a mooring permit

…three or four weeks. The charges for a permit are £250 per week from 1 July 2024 (set rate). Please note, if you are paying from an international (non-UK) bank account, you will need to add £7 to transfers or ensure that all bank charges by the receiving bank are covered by your own account so that we receive the full fee. To note: Permits cannot be extended once your initial application has been approved (neither before your arrival nor in the Te…

3 March Array Servicing Exped

…eploy 43 VR2W receivers and 1 underwater modem unit, yielding over 370,000 new detections to contribute to the time-series. In addition, two VR4 Global units were serviced with new moorings, ensuring continued live feeds of acoustic data. Following the success of the previous deployments and retrieval of acoustic release receivers (VR2AR) deployed beyond diveable depths – for example on the submerged seamounts of Sandes’ and Swart’s four AR units…

Environment

…ke no other for scientific research. It also provides a testing ground for new environmental management techniques with significance to other protected areas around the world. The BIOT Administration encourages research science to explore this untapped and as yet largely scientifically undocumented area. Recent expeditions have shown the contribution sea birds make to the reef environment, and have discovered new sea grass beds that are vital for…

BIOT Joins Pioneering Underwater Camera Network

…ions about protecting and managing these diverse ecosystems. This exciting new network builds on previous successful deployments of BRUVS in the Territory. In the 2019 Reef 1 expedition scientists from the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) deployed underwater cameras to create a data set representing the most comprehensive survey of reef sharks across the archipelago to date. In 2016 both the VAVAII and Pelagic expeditions deployed sim…

Conservation Management Plan 2018 – 2023

…istration hosted a workshop in London to begin the process of developing a new Conservation Management Plan for the Territory. The workshop brought together scientists, academics, representatives from non-governmental organisations and experts on conservation management. The aim of the workshop was to identify the major existing and potential threats to the Territory, and establish a strategic approach to combat these pressures. Discussions were a…

5 VAVA II Exped

…ance of the acoustic array and the collection of instruments set out on the reef during the earlier Reef 1 expedition. It also afforded a rare opportunity to explore new habitats and pilot new methodologies that may have opportunities for future research in the BIOT MPA….

Rats and Reefs

…02-3 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 closely with th…

BIOT WWI Centenary Stamp Issue 11.11.18

…f the tank, chemical warfare and the further development of the aeroplane. New weapons required new countermeasures; steel helmets, gas masks and anti-aircraft guns. Yet it also saw progress in medicine – the development of plastic surgery, x-rays, blood transfusions, antiseptics and anaesthetics amongst others. Aeroplanes and tanks were not the only significant means of transport in a war that alternated between movement and static fighting. In s…

Tackling Plastic Pollution

…e already been introduced to help with the footprint of those on island: A new water treatment works, making tap water drinkable for the first time and reducing the need for bottled water. Straws are now only available on request in restaurants/bars and will be phased out along with single use plastic ware that can be purchased in the store. They will be replaced by biodegradable plastics, paper and wooden products. The use of reusable water bott…

1 Jan Seabirds Exped – Diego Garcia and Danger Is.

…RFB did leave the MPA during a foraging trip. In addition, long-term tracking devices were recovered from 13 breeding and non-breeding adults, providing new information about the movements of adult RFB during the non-breeding season….

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