Avocaré Island

16°36′10″S 59°38′26″E

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.

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References
  1. "Avocaré Island". geoview info/. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  2. 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).
  3. 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. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
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