Sand, sea and sky - the natural history of the Chagos Archipelago
Join us on the 21st January, 10.30am - 4pm, for a fun filled day. Learn about the Chagos Archipelago and visit the Chagos reef tank at the London Zoo aquarium.
Programme:
CCT AGM 10.30 - 11.00am
Refreshments 11.00am - 12.00pm
CCT event
12.00pm - Welcome
12.10pm - Professor John Turner, Bangor University, the natural history of the Chagos Archipelago
12.30pm - Professor Nick Graham, Lancaster University, From wing to fin: seabirds enhance fish productivity on Chagossian reefs
12.50pm - Dr David Jacoby, Institute of Zoology, Connecting Chagos: how movement and social networks inform shark conservation in BIOT
1.10pm - Pop-up stalls and Chagos reef tank visits
· Visit London Zoo’s Chagos reef tank with aquarium team leader Rachel Jones, ZSL
· Talk with Nigel Wenban-Smith, the author of Chagos: A History
· Dive deep amongst the Corals of Chagos with Professor Charles Sheppard, CCT
· Explore the Chagos Islands' vegetation with Justin Moat, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
· Learn about Chagos' threatened plant species with Sara Barrios, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
2.40pm - Dr Colin Clubbe, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, the plant life of the Chagos Islands
3.00pm - Dr Ronan Roche, Centre for Applied Marine Sciences, Bangor University, the secret life of Chagos corals