Chagos Islands: Marine Protected Areas
Commons · Question 62078 · Tabled 23 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Aphra Brandreth
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the marine protected area around the Chagos Archipelago since its establishment in 2010.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Doughty, 1 Jul 2025
The British Indian Ocean Territory Administration has responsibility for the management and monitoring of its Marine Protected Area, which includes measures to tackle Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing and the monitoring of marine biodiversity.