Île Verronge

	Île Verronge Île Verronge is one of circa thirty isles, island and sandbars that is part of the St. Brandon archipelago in the Indian Ocean. It is constitutionally designated, under Mauritian law, as one of the outer islands of Mauritius. In the 1840s, the primary fishing station of St. Brandon was established on Île Verronge which today is an uninhabited bird and turtle sanctuary. Access to the public is restricted, and permission is required to onboard the island from the local fishing company with established fishing stations on the islands. Île Verronge was one of the islands chosen by the World Bank to be part of the marine protected area of St Brandon. Some of the Corals around Île Verronge Image:Diploastrea heliopora, juvenil.jpg, types of Corals in St. Brandon - Diploastrea heliopora Image:Acropora hyacinthus, Kelso Reef.jpg, types of Corals in St. Brandon - Acropora_hyacinthus Image:Acropora latistella (Table coral).jpg, types of Corals in St. Brandon - Acropora latistell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or approximately 20% of the water area of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia (continent), Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by the Southern Ocean or Antarctica, depending on the definition in use. The Indian Ocean has large marginal or regional seas, including the Andaman Sea, the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and the Laccadive Sea. Geologically, the Indian Ocean is the youngest of the oceans, and it has distinct features such as narrow continental shelf, continental shelves. Its average depth is 3,741 m. It is the warmest ocean, with a significant impact on global climate due to its interaction with the atmosphere. Its waters are affected by the Indian Ocean Walker circulation, resulting in unique oceanic currents and upwelling patterns. The Indian Ocean is ecologically diverse, with important ecosystems such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	L'Île Coco L'Île Coco ('Coco Island') is one of the longest islands adjoining the inner lagoon of the St. Brandon archipelago. It is at times inhabited by fishermen as a base for the resident fishing company's fishing activities as well as for fly fishing and fly-casting activities. France Staub visited this island in 1968 and the research he carried out was later the subject of his seminal Mauritian conservation book called ''Birds of the Mascarenes and Saint Brandon''. It is inhabited by many tens of thousands of sea birds and was one of the reasons the islands of St. Brandon were later declared an Important Bird Area ('IBA'). Ecosystem Protection The ecosystem of this island and the other twenty-nine isles of the Cargados Carajos shoals are an internationally recognised Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) Key Biodiversity Area. Coco Island receives the most turtle nesting visits in the archipelago which is the last important nesting area in Mauritius for the hawksbill turtle, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Reefs Of The Indian Ocean A reef is a ridge or shoal of rock, coral, or similar relatively stable material lying beneath the surface of a natural body of water. Many reefs result from natural, abiotic (non-living) processes such as deposition of sand or wave erosion planning down rock outcrops. However, reefs such as the coral reefs of tropical waters are formed by biotic (living) processes, dominated by corals and coralline algae. Artificial reefs, such as shipwrecks and other man-made underwater structures, may occur intentionally or as the result of an accident. These are sometimes designed to increase the physical complexity of featureless sand bottoms to attract a more diverse range of organisms. They provide shelter to various aquatic animals which help prevent extinction. Another reason reefs are put in place is for aquaculture, and fish farmers who are looking to improve their businesses sometimes invest in them. Reefs are often quite near to the surface, but not all definitions require t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Outer Islands Of Mauritius The Outer Islands of Mauritius () is the first-level administrative divisions of the country and consists of the islands of Mauritius and several outlying islands. The Outer Islands of Mauritius are managed ''under the aegis'' of the Prime Minister of Mauritius through Prime Minister's Office by the Outer Islands Development Corporation which is the authority empowered under the law to manage the Outer Islands of Mauritius. The Prime Minister is also Minister for Rodrigues, Outer Islands and Territorial Integrity. The Constitution of Mauritius states that the Republic of Mauritius includes the islands of Agaléga, Mauritius, Rodrigues, Saint Brandon ( Cargados Carajos shoals), Tromelin Island, and the Chagos Archipelago (including Diego Garcia and other associated islands). The Chagos Archipelago are set to be returned to Mauritius in 2025, after a long dispute with the United Kingdom. Additionally, France shares a sovereignty claim over Tromelin Island, an uninhabited is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Islands Of St This is a list of the lists of islands in the world grouped by country, by continent, by body of water A body of water or waterbody is any significant accumulation of water on the surface of Earth or another planet. The term most often refers to oceans, seas, and lakes, but it includes smaller pools of water such as ponds, wetlands, or more rare ..., and by other classifications. For rank-order lists, see the other lists of islands below. Lists of islands by country or location Africa Antarctica Asia Europe North America Oceania South America Lists of islands by continent Lists of islands by body of water By ocean: By other bodies of water: List of ancient islands Other lists of islands External links Island Superlatives {{South America topic, List of islands of * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Lists Of Administrative Divisions A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but lists are frequently written down on paper, or maintained electronically. Lists are "most frequently a tool", and "one does not ''read'' but only ''uses'' a list: one looks up the relevant information in it, but usually does not need to deal with it as a whole".Lucie Doležalová,The Potential and Limitations of Studying Lists, in Lucie Doležalová, ed., ''The Charm of a List: From the Sumerians to Computerised Data Processing'' (2009). Purpose It has been observed that, with a few exceptions, "the scholarship on lists remains fragmented". David Wallechinsky, a co-author of '' The Book of Lists'', described the attraction of lists as being "because we live in an era of overstimulation, especially in terms of information, and lists help us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Administrative Divisions In Africa Administration may refer to: Management of organizations * Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal: the process of dealing with or controlling things or people. Administrative assistant, traditionally known as a secretary, or also known as an administrative officer, administrative support specialist, or management assistant: a person whose work consists of supporting management Administration (government), management in or of government, the management of public affairs; government. * Administrative division, a term for an administrative region within a country that is created for the purpose of managing of land and the affairs of people. Academic administration, a branch of an academic institution responsible for the maintenance and supervision of the institution Arts administration, a field that concerns business operations around an art organization Business administration, the performance or management of business operations * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Subdivisions Of Mauritius Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, about off the southeastern coast of East Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island (also called Mauritius), as well as Rodrigues, Agaléga, and St. Brandon (Cargados Carajos shoals). The islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues, along with nearby Réunion (a French overseas department), are part of the Mascarene Islands. The main island of Mauritius, where the population is concentrated, hosts the capital and largest city, Port Louis. The country spans and has an exclusive economic zone covering approximately . The 1502 Portuguese Cantino planisphere has led some historians to speculate that Arab sailors were the first to discover the uninhabited island around 975, naming it ''Dina Arobi''. Called ''Ilha do Cirne'' or ''Ilha do Cerne'' on early Portuguese maps, the island was visited by Portuguese sailors in 1507. A Dutch fleet, under the command of Admiral Van Warwyck, land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Mauritian Wildlife Foundation The Mauritian Wildlife Foundation (MWF) is an independent, non-governmental, non-profit conservation agency working in Mauritius and the Outer Islands to save threatened endemic local flora and fauna. The MWF is currently working to conserve the following species: * Pink pigeon * Mauritius kestrel * Echo parakeet Rodrigues fruit bat Mauritius fody * Mauritius cuckoo-shrike Mauritius bulbul Mauritius paradise flycatcher * Mauritius olive white-eye ''Phelsuma'' day geckos '' Nactus'' night geckos Round Island boa Telfair's skink Bojer's skink Macchabe skink * Bouton's skink History The Mauritian Wildlife Appeal Fund was established in 1984 as the pioneering initiative of naturalist Gerald Durrell and the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust principally to raise funds for the conservation of endemic Mauritius wildlife. The conservation work in Mauritius began as a species-orientated program concentrating on a few critically endangered species such as the Mauritius k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Permanent Grant A 999-year lease, under historic common law, is a permanent lease of property. Permanent lease locations are in Britain, its former colonies and the Commonwealth. A former colony, the Republic of Mauritius established a legal precedent through a decision of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (The Raphael Fishing Company Ltd v. The State of Mauritius & Anor (Mauritius) 008UKPC 43 (30 July 2008)) on 30 July 2008 in respect of a 1901 'permanent lease' on the following islands of St. Brandon (Cargados Carajos) : These islands were converted from a 1901 999-year lease to a permanent grant by the Privy Council in 2008. The Privy Council judgment (Article 71) confirmed Raphaël Fishing Company legally as "the holder of a Permanent Grant of the thirteen islands mentioned in the 1901 Deed (transcribed in Vol TB25 No 342) subject to the conditions therein referred to."' See also * Judicial Committee of the Privy Council * Raphaël Fishing Company Mascarene Islands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Constitution Of Mauritius The Constitution of the Republic of Mauritius () is the supreme law of Mauritius, according to Chapter I, Section 2 of the constitution, if any other law is inconsistent with this Constitution, that other law shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void. The current Constitution was adopted in 1968. It defines Mauritius as a sovereign democratic State which shall be known as the Republic of Mauritius. The Constitution guarantees to the individual his fundamental rights: life, liberty, security of the person and the protection of the law, freedom of conscience, of expression, of assembly and association and freedom to establish schools and the right of the individual to protection for the privacy of his home and other property and from deprivation of property without compensation. The individual rights protected in the Constitution are mainly negative rights, as opposed to positive rights. The Constitution establishes clearly the separation of powers between the legislative, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Raphaël Fishing Company The Raphaël Fishing Company Ltd is a Mauritian fishing company incorporated on 7 July 1927 in Port Louis, Mauritius. It is the second oldest commercial company in Mauritius, after Mauritius Commercial Bank (1828). The company is a fisheries company which is notable under common law for having set legal precedent in the conversion of its -year old unlimited jouissance (permanent lease/999-year lease) into a permanent grant by the UK Privy Council in 2008 giving it title to thirteen islands known as ''The Thirteen Islands of St Brandon'' in the Indian Ocean on the isolated archipelago of the Cargados Carajos shoals. Fishing operations Raphael Fishing Company has resident fishermen and fishing stations on the Cargados Carajos shoals. The company provides support, victuals and infrastructure to sustain fishing and associated activities from fishing stations in St Brandon and through offices in Port Louis. Fishing operations are artisanal, being carried out by about forty fishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]