Chagos becomes a no fishing zone
01.11.2010 by chagosadminPress Release
LONDON – Commercial fishing around Chagos ended yesterday (October 31st) making it officially the largest no-take marine protected area (MPA) in the world.
The remaining fishing licenses expired yesterday at midnight, following the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s (FCO) decision to create the MPA on 1st April. This landmark date comes on the same day [...]
Funding and government backing secured!
17.09.2010 by chagosadminYou may have already heard the very welcome announcement that the new Government’s Ministerial team at the Foreign Office has confirmed their full support for the Chagos Marine Reserve, so implementation can now get under way.
We are also delighted to announce that the Blue Marine Foundation have secured £3.5 million to finance the enforcement and [...]
New research demonstrates that MPAs can benefit migratory species
03.09.2010 by chagosadminAlthough few doubt the importance of highly protected marine reserves for coral reefs and reef-dwelling species, the idea that MPAs such as the Chagos Protected Area could also hep conserve migratory fish species such as tuna has sometimes been contested. New research, recently published in the journal Naturewissenschaften, provides some of the first direct evidence [...]
Event: The Chagos Archipelago – what does the future hold?
25.08.2010 by chagosadminRachel Jones, Deputy Team Leader of the Zoological Society of London’s Aquarium, is giving a talk entitled “The Chagos Archipelago – What does the future hold?” as part of Birkbeck University’s Seas For Life public lecture series.
The lecture will take place on Friday 22nd October at Birkbeck College, London, 6:30-8:30pm, with doors opening at 6pm. [...]
“Intention to go ahead with the MPA is in place” says Lord Howell
05.07.2010 by chagosadminThe Chagos Environment Network (CEN) welcomes the government’s clear support for the Chagos Protected Area following a Parliamentary Question raised in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 29th June 2010.
Responding to a question by Lord Montgomery of Alamein, Lord Howell of Guildford, Minister of State with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), answered positively regarding [...]
