Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 37762

British Indian Ocean Territory: Seas and Oceans

Tabled: 12 March 2025

Answered: 19 March 2025

Named Day

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the value of the (a) seabed and (b) other parts of the marine portfolio of the area within 200 nautical miles of the British Indian O

Answer

Stephen Doughty

The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) has some of the most biodiverse waters on the planet with over 220 species of coral, 855 species of fish and 355 species of molluscs. Since its designation as a Marine Protected Area in 2010, the BIOT Administrati...

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