Central Indian Ocean
MALDIVES
Anderson RC, Randall JE. Kulter RH (19981. Additions to the
fish fauna of the Maldive Islands. Part 2: New records of
fishes from the Maldive Islands, with notes on other species.
Ichth Bull JLB Smith Inst Ichth 67: 20-32.
Edwards AJ, Dawson Shepherd A 119921. Environmental
implications of aquarium-fish collection in the Maldives, with
proposals for regulation. Em Cons 19: 61-72.
NIO 119911. Scientific Report on Status of Atoll Mangroves from
the Republic of Maldives. Report submitted to Ministry of
External Affairs. New Delhi, December 1991. National
Institute of Oceanography. Goa. India.
Pernetta JC (19931. A Marine Conservation and Development
Report: Marine Protected Area Needs in the South Asian
Seas Region. Volume 3: Maldives. lUCN. Gland. Switzerland.
Randall JE (19921. Diver's Guide to Fishes of the Maldives.
Immel Publishing. London. UK,
Randall JE, Anderson RC (19931. Annotated checldist of the
epipelagic and shore fishes of the Maldive Islands. Ichth Bull
JLB Smith Inst Ichth 59: 1 -47,
Sluka RD, Reichenbach N (19961. Grouper density and
diversity at two sites in the Republic of Maldives. Atoll Res
ButU38: 1-16.
and bl. For Bangladesh, small areas of coral were added from
Ahmed (19951. which includes a sl
Ahmed M (19951. Coral Reef Ecosystem of Bangladesh - an
Overview. Paper presented at International Coral Reef
Initiative South Asia Regional Worl(Shop, Male, Maldives,
1995.
Hydrographic Office (1989al, Islands of Lakshadweep. British
Admiralty Chart No. 705. Various scales. Taunton. UK.
Hydrographic Office (1989bl. Lakshadweep Sea northern part.
British Admiralty Chart No. 2738. 1 :750 000. Taunton, UK.
Map 8b
Coral reef data are largely based on UNEP/IUCN |1988bl*. with
original data at a scale of approximately 1:200 000. Small
additional polygons were added for individual sites for the
Buona Vista Reef from Karunaratne and Weerakkody 119951
and for Kalpitiya Peninsula based on Ohman et al (1993L
Karunaratne L, Weerakkody P (19951. Report on the Status and
Bio-Diversity of the Buona-Vista Coral Reef. Draft report,
Ohman MC, Rajasuriya A, Linden
(19931.
Human
disturbances on coral reefs m Sri Lanka: a case study. Ambio
22(71: 47i-480.
BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY
Anderson RC, Sheppard CRC, Spalding MD, Crosby R (19981.
Shortage of sharks at Chagos. Shark News (newsletter of
the lUCN Shark Specialist Groupl 10: 1-3,
BIOT Administration (19971, The British Indian Ocean Territory
Conservation Policy, October 1997. British Indian Ocean
Territory Administration, Foreign and Commonwealth Office,
London, UK,
Sheppard C, Topp J (1999). Natural History of the Chagos
Archipelago, 3: Birds of Chagos. Friends of the Chagos.
London, UK
Sheppard CRC (1999). Coral Decline and Weather Patterns
over 20 years in the Chagos Archipelago, Central Indian
Ocean. A report commissioned by the Government of the
British Indian Ocean Territory, School of Biological Sciences,
University of Warwick,
Sheppard CRC, Seaward MRD (edsl (19991, Linnean Society
Occasional Publications, 2. Ecology of the Chagos
Archipelago. Westbury Academic and Scientific Publishing
and Linnean Society of London, Otley and London, UK.
Spalding MD, Anderson RC (19971. Natural History of the
Chagos Archipelago, 2. Reef Fishes of Chagos. Friends of the
Chagos, London, UK,
Stoddart DR, Taylor JD (19711. Geography and ecology of
Diego Garcia Atoll, Chagos Archipelago, Atoll Res Bull U9:
1-237,
Topp J, Seaward M (19991. Natural History of the Chagos
Archipelago, 4: Plants of Chagos. Friends of the Chagos,
London, UK,
Winterbottom R. Anderson RC (1997). A revised checklist of
the epipelagic and shore fishes of the Chagos Archipelago,
Central Indian Ocean. Ichth Bull JLB Smith Inst Ichth
66: 1-28.
Maps 8c and 8d
Atoll names are provided on the map, these are the
traditional" or geographic names, and do not always equate
with the names of the administrative units which are used in
some sources. The spelling of Maldivian names varies
considerably between sources. Coral reef and island
boundaries are based on Hydrographic Office (1992a, b, c, dl,
much of which was based on satellite imagery of 1984 and
1986. supplemented by aerial photography of 1969.
Hydrographic Office (1992a). Addoo Atoll to North Huvadhoo
Atoll. British Admiralty Chart No. WIT 1:300 000. October
1992. Taunton. UK.
Hydrographic Office (1992b). North Huvadhoo Atoll to Mulaku
Atoll. British Admiralty Chart No. 1012. 1:300 000, October
1992, Taunton, UK,
Hydrographic Office (1992c), Mulaku Atoll to South
Maalhosmadula Atoll, British Admiralty Chart No. 1013.
1:300 000. October 1992. Taunton, UK.
Hydrographic Office (1992d). South Maalhosmadula Atoll to
Ihavandhippolhu Atoll. Brihsh Admiralty Chart No. 1014.
1:300 000. October 1992. Taunton, UK.
Map8e
Coral reef and islands are based on USDMA (19761. Source data
for this map include previous editions (original 1906, large
corrections 19711 with amendments to the area boundaries
derived from 1976 Landsat data.
USDMA (1976). Indian Ocean, Chagos Archipelago. Chart No.
6 1610. 1 :360 000. US Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic
Center
Map sources
Map 8a
Coral reefs of India were derived from relatively low resolution
(1:10000 000 to 1:2 000 0001 UNEP/IUCN (1988bl', and from
Petroconsultants SA 119901*, with additional higher resolution
data for the Laccadive Islands from Hydrographic Office (1989a
* See Technical notes, page 401
MALDIVES
Anderson RC, Randall JE. Kulter RH (19981. Additions to the
fish fauna of the Maldive Islands. Part 2: New records of
fishes from the Maldive Islands, with notes on other species.
Ichth Bull JLB Smith Inst Ichth 67: 20-32.
Edwards AJ, Dawson Shepherd A 119921. Environmental
implications of aquarium-fish collection in the Maldives, with
proposals for regulation. Em Cons 19: 61-72.
NIO 119911. Scientific Report on Status of Atoll Mangroves from
the Republic of Maldives. Report submitted to Ministry of
External Affairs. New Delhi, December 1991. National
Institute of Oceanography. Goa. India.
Pernetta JC (19931. A Marine Conservation and Development
Report: Marine Protected Area Needs in the South Asian
Seas Region. Volume 3: Maldives. lUCN. Gland. Switzerland.
Randall JE (19921. Diver's Guide to Fishes of the Maldives.
Immel Publishing. London. UK,
Randall JE, Anderson RC (19931. Annotated checldist of the
epipelagic and shore fishes of the Maldive Islands. Ichth Bull
JLB Smith Inst Ichth 59: 1 -47,
Sluka RD, Reichenbach N (19961. Grouper density and
diversity at two sites in the Republic of Maldives. Atoll Res
ButU38: 1-16.
and bl. For Bangladesh, small areas of coral were added from
Ahmed (19951. which includes a sl
Ahmed M (19951. Coral Reef Ecosystem of Bangladesh - an
Overview. Paper presented at International Coral Reef
Initiative South Asia Regional Worl(Shop, Male, Maldives,
1995.
Hydrographic Office (1989al, Islands of Lakshadweep. British
Admiralty Chart No. 705. Various scales. Taunton. UK.
Hydrographic Office (1989bl. Lakshadweep Sea northern part.
British Admiralty Chart No. 2738. 1 :750 000. Taunton, UK.
Map 8b
Coral reef data are largely based on UNEP/IUCN |1988bl*. with
original data at a scale of approximately 1:200 000. Small
additional polygons were added for individual sites for the
Buona Vista Reef from Karunaratne and Weerakkody 119951
and for Kalpitiya Peninsula based on Ohman et al (1993L
Karunaratne L, Weerakkody P (19951. Report on the Status and
Bio-Diversity of the Buona-Vista Coral Reef. Draft report,
Ohman MC, Rajasuriya A, Linden
(19931.
Human
disturbances on coral reefs m Sri Lanka: a case study. Ambio
22(71: 47i-480.
BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY
Anderson RC, Sheppard CRC, Spalding MD, Crosby R (19981.
Shortage of sharks at Chagos. Shark News (newsletter of
the lUCN Shark Specialist Groupl 10: 1-3,
BIOT Administration (19971, The British Indian Ocean Territory
Conservation Policy, October 1997. British Indian Ocean
Territory Administration, Foreign and Commonwealth Office,
London, UK,
Sheppard C, Topp J (1999). Natural History of the Chagos
Archipelago, 3: Birds of Chagos. Friends of the Chagos.
London, UK
Sheppard CRC (1999). Coral Decline and Weather Patterns
over 20 years in the Chagos Archipelago, Central Indian
Ocean. A report commissioned by the Government of the
British Indian Ocean Territory, School of Biological Sciences,
University of Warwick,
Sheppard CRC, Seaward MRD (edsl (19991, Linnean Society
Occasional Publications, 2. Ecology of the Chagos
Archipelago. Westbury Academic and Scientific Publishing
and Linnean Society of London, Otley and London, UK.
Spalding MD, Anderson RC (19971. Natural History of the
Chagos Archipelago, 2. Reef Fishes of Chagos. Friends of the
Chagos, London, UK,
Stoddart DR, Taylor JD (19711. Geography and ecology of
Diego Garcia Atoll, Chagos Archipelago, Atoll Res Bull U9:
1-237,
Topp J, Seaward M (19991. Natural History of the Chagos
Archipelago, 4: Plants of Chagos. Friends of the Chagos,
London, UK,
Winterbottom R. Anderson RC (1997). A revised checklist of
the epipelagic and shore fishes of the Chagos Archipelago,
Central Indian Ocean. Ichth Bull JLB Smith Inst Ichth
66: 1-28.
Maps 8c and 8d
Atoll names are provided on the map, these are the
traditional" or geographic names, and do not always equate
with the names of the administrative units which are used in
some sources. The spelling of Maldivian names varies
considerably between sources. Coral reef and island
boundaries are based on Hydrographic Office (1992a, b, c, dl,
much of which was based on satellite imagery of 1984 and
1986. supplemented by aerial photography of 1969.
Hydrographic Office (1992a). Addoo Atoll to North Huvadhoo
Atoll. British Admiralty Chart No. WIT 1:300 000. October
1992. Taunton. UK.
Hydrographic Office (1992b). North Huvadhoo Atoll to Mulaku
Atoll. British Admiralty Chart No. 1012. 1:300 000, October
1992, Taunton, UK,
Hydrographic Office (1992c), Mulaku Atoll to South
Maalhosmadula Atoll, British Admiralty Chart No. 1013.
1:300 000. October 1992. Taunton, UK.
Hydrographic Office (1992d). South Maalhosmadula Atoll to
Ihavandhippolhu Atoll. Brihsh Admiralty Chart No. 1014.
1:300 000. October 1992. Taunton, UK.
Map8e
Coral reef and islands are based on USDMA (19761. Source data
for this map include previous editions (original 1906, large
corrections 19711 with amendments to the area boundaries
derived from 1976 Landsat data.
USDMA (1976). Indian Ocean, Chagos Archipelago. Chart No.
6 1610. 1 :360 000. US Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic
Center
Map sources
Map 8a
Coral reefs of India were derived from relatively low resolution
(1:10000 000 to 1:2 000 0001 UNEP/IUCN (1988bl', and from
Petroconsultants SA 119901*, with additional higher resolution
data for the Laccadive Islands from Hydrographic Office (1989a
* See Technical notes, page 401