Company:Avocaré Island
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Avocaré Island (Avoquer, Avocaire, L'Avocaire) is an island located in the St Brandon archipelago.[1]
In the World Bank Report creating the marine protected area of St. Brandon, Avocaré Island was classified as a Group 3 Island together with Île Raphael, L'Île Coco and L'île du Sud.[2]
In 1846, Avocaré Island was visited by British naval officer Edward Belcher aboard HMS Samarang, who confirmed that it was then a principal fishing station with fishermen catching 102 kg of fish per day.[3] Avocaré Island is today an uninhabited bird and turtle sanctuary. Access to the island is restricted to prevent the introduction of invasive alien species.
See also
- Mascarene Islands
- St Brandon
- Mauritius
- Île Raphael
- L'île du Sud
- L'île du Gouvernement
- L'Île Coco
References
- ↑ "Avocaré Island". https://mu.geoview.info/avocare_island,934790.
- ↑ Post - Senior Ecologist of the World Bank (1998). Management Plan for St Brandon (To create a Marine protected Area). The World Bank and the Swedish International Development Agency. pp. 15 (Island Groupings).
- ↑ Edward, Belcher (1848). Narrative of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang during the years 1843–1846 (Volume II ed.). King William Street London: Reeve Benham and Reeve. p. 200. https://books.google.com/books?id=PiAEAAAAQAAJ&dq=verronge+island+history&pg=PA200. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
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