Written question asked by Baroness Whitaker (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Howell of Guildford (Conservative) on Tuesday, 27 March 2012.

Marine Environment: Protected Areas

Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government , further to the Written Statement by Lord Howell of Guildford on 28 February (WS 114–5) announcing a sustainable use marine protected area in South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands containing a sustainable fishery zone, whether they will amend the Chagos Islands/British Indian Ocean Territory Marine Protected Area, designated on 1 April 2010, to include a similar zone recognising the traditional fishing rights of Mauritius and the Chagossians, in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

Answer: We have no plans to change the British Indian Ocean Territory marine protected area which is fully compatible with United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea obligations.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 16537; 736 c240WA
Session: 2010-12
Related items: South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
Tuesday, 28 February 2012
Written statements
House of Lords; British Indian Ocean Territory
Monday, 11 June 2012
Written questions
House of Lords; British Indian Ocean Territory
Monday, 11 June 2012
Written questions
House of Lords; British Indian Ocean Territory
Monday, 11 June 2012
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects: British Indian Ocean Territory Fisheries Environment protection Mauritius Seas and oceans UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
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