[Coral-List] Chagos Archipelago - Mauritius notifies Universities and NGOs that its consent is required for marine research

[Mebrahtu Ateweberhan]

Very interesting development.

What will happen to the vital military base at Diego Garcia. Or, is
Mauritius going to be another Djibouti where all the global powers vie for
a base?

Best wishes,

Mebrahtu


On Mon, 15 Jun 2020 at 14:36, Richard Dunne via Coral-List <
coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov> wrote:

> In December 2019 the Republic of Mauritius wrote to a number of
> international NGOs and Universities informing them that:
>
> 1. The International Court of Justice and the UN General Assembly
> requires the UK to end its unlawful occupation of the Chagos and that
> the territory forms an integral part of the Republic of Mauritius.
>
> 2. Mauritius is firmly committed to the promotion of marine scientific
> research and is keen to protect the marine and terrestrial environment
> of the Chagos and wishes to create a Marine Protected Area.
>
> 3. In the future, all marine scientific research in the Chagos
> territorial sea, EEZ or continental shelf requires the prior consent of
> Mauritius.
>
> 4. Carrying out research in Chagos without Mauritius' consent
> contravenes its Maritime Zones Act and makes an individual liable to
> fine of up to 30 million rupees (approx USD 750,000) or 5 years
> imprisonment. For a 'body corporate' the fine rises to 150 million rupees.
>
> 5. Mauritius reserves the right to initiate civil and criminal
> proceedings against any idividuals engaged in illegal activity in the
> territory of the Republic of Mauritius.
>
> These are very brief extracts - further details can be found in the
> report of the Secretary General to the UN dated 18 May 2020 which has
> just been released on the UN document website (undocs.org/A/74/834).
>
> --
> Richard P Dunne
>
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