Chagos News Issue #56

For centuries people have regarded the sea as an inexhaustible source of food, a useful transport route and a convenient dumping ground–simply too vast to be affected by anything we do.

19th July 2020

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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CCT welcomes its 2026-2027 intern, Elisha Gough

The Chagos Conservation Trust is delighted to welcome its intern for the 2026-2027 academic year, Elisha Gough.

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CCT returns to the Linnean Society for 2026 AGM and Speaker Event

Under the watchful eyes of Charles Darwin’s painting, Director Sarah Puntan-Galea presented the annual Chagos Conservation Trust Speaker Event to a packed hall at the Linnean Society of London on 14 May 2026.

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CCT launches its new website!

We were delighted to launch our new website at our recent Annual General Meeting, where our members were given a live walk-through by Filip Hnizdo from Octophin Digital who assisted our Director, Sarah Puntan-Galea, in the creation of the new site.

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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.

Explore further

CCT welcomes its 2026-2027 intern, Elisha Gough

CCT returns to the Linnean Society for 2026 AGM and Speaker Event

CCT launches its new website!