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Chagos Islands: Marine Protected Areas

Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UIN 62078, tabled on 23 June 2025

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.

Answered on

1 July 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.