Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 39406

British Indian Ocean Territory: Marine Protected Areas

Tabled: 19 March 2025
Answered: 26 March 2025

Question

Priti Patel

ConservativeWitham

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Marine Protected Area covering the British Indian Ocean Territory.

Answer

Stephen Doughty
The BIOT Administration has responsibility for the management and monitoring of its Marine Protected Area. Annual reports have been undertaken by the Chief Scientific Advisor; reports up to the year 2020 are available online with subsequent years expected...

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