Chagos Marine Protected Area

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The Chagos Marine Protected Area is one of the world’s largest marine reserves, encompassing vast, largely undisturbed coral reef and ocean ecosystems in the central Indian Ocean.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf marine conservation area ⓘ
marine protected area ⓘ
marine reserve ⓘ
area approximately 247000 square miles ⓘ
approximately 640000 square kilometres ⓘ
bans aquaculture ⓘ
commercial fishing ⓘ
industrial fishing ⓘ
mineral extraction ⓘ
oil and gas exploration ⓘ
biodiversityHotspot yes ⓘ
challengedBy Republic of Mauritius ⓘ
linked to: Mauritius
contains Chagos Archipelago ⓘ
atolls ⓘ
coral reef ecosystems ⓘ
deep-sea habitats ⓘ
pelagic ocean ecosystems ⓘ
seamounts ⓘ
containsSpecies marine invertebrates ⓘ
reef-building corals ⓘ
sea turtles ⓘ
seabirds ⓘ
sharks ⓘ
tunas ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
degreeOfHumanImpact largely undisturbed ⓘ
designation no-take marine reserve ⓘ
established 2010 ⓘ
establishedBy Government of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: UK government
governingBody Commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory ⓘ
UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office ⓘ
legalStatus subject to international dispute ⓘ
locatedIn British Indian Ocean Territory ⓘ
central Indian Ocean ⓘ
managementCategory IUCN Category II-like (large no-take MPA) ⓘ
notableFeature high coral reef resilience ⓘ
large contiguous no-take zone ⓘ
purpose marine biodiversity conservation ⓘ
protection of coral reef ecosystems ⓘ
protection of fish stocks ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ
recognizedAs one of the world’s largest marine protected areas ⓘ
one of the world’s largest no-take marine reserves ⓘ
relatedDispute United Kingdom–Mauritius sovereignty dispute over Chagos Archipelago ⓘ
subjectOf 2015 Permanent Court of Arbitration ruling under UNCLOS ⓘ
supports climate change research ⓘ
long-term ecological monitoring ⓘ

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British Indian Ocean Territory → hasMarineProtectedArea → Chagos Marine Protected Area ⓘ
Peros Banhos → isPartOfProtectedArea → Chagos Marine Protected Area ⓘ
Three Brothers → hasSurroundingWaters → Chagos Marine Protected Area ⓘ
Danger Island → partOfProtectedArea → Chagos Marine Protected Area ⓘ
Eagle Islands → locatedIn → British Indian Ocean Territory Marine Protected Area ⓘ
linked to: Chagos Marine Protected Area
Eagle Islands → partOf → Chagos Archipelago Strict Nature Reserve ⓘ
linked to: Chagos Marine Protected Area
Chagos Archipelago Important Bird Area → partOf → Chagos Marine Protected Area ⓘ
Chagos Archipelago Important Bird Area → partOf → British Indian Ocean Territory Marine Protected Area network ⓘ
linked to: Chagos Marine Protected Area
Peros Banhos Atoll → partOf → Chagos Marine Protected Area ⓘ
Salomon Islands (Chagos Archipelago) → partOf → Chagos Marine Protected Area ⓘ