An article has just been published in the BBC Earth website which describes the amazing coconut crabs of Chagos. It is illustrated with images taken by several CCT members who are carrying out research on these huge arthropods.
Chagos is a hugely important reserve for these heavily exploited creatures, whose numbers have increased dramatically since the islands have been uninhabited. The website can be seen at

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20141208-huge-crabs-that-munch-on-coconuts

In the latest issue of Chagos News

The opening article examines the first sighting of the sliteye shark in the waters of the Great Chagos Bank, written by Charlotte Oulton and Drs Holly Stokes, Kimberley Stokes, and Chagos Conservation Trust (CCT) Trustee Nicole Esteban from Swansea University’s Marine Conservation Ecology Lab.

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