Legislations & Treaties
- Beach Authority Act and Regulations
- CONTINENTAL SHELF AND MARITIME ZONES ADMINISTRATION AND EXPLORATION
- The Environment Act (EA) 2024
- The National Parks and Conservation Service Act of 1998
- The Wildlife and National Parks Act 1993
- The Planning Policy Guidance 2004
- The Land Drainage Act (2017)
- The Water Resources Act (2024)
- Ministry of Tourism (Acts, Regulations)
- Fisheries Legislation - includes The Fisheries and Marine Resources Act 2007
- Pas Géométriques Act 1895 (amended 1982)
- State Lands Act 1874 ( amended 1982)
- Town and Country Planning Act 1954
- Planning and Development Act 2004
- Removal of Sand Act 1975
- Local Government Act 2011
- Forest and Reserves Act 1983
- Maritime Zone Act 2005
- Merchant Shipping Act 1986
- National Coast Guard Act 1988
- Ports Act 1989
- Rivers and Canals Act 1863
- Wastewater Management Authority Act 2000
Reports (including Strategies and Policies)
- Beach Authority Annual Reports
- The 10-year Fishery Development Plan
- PERFORMANCE AUDITING OF COASTAL PROTECTION, LANDSCAPING AND INFRASTRUCTURAL WORKS, 2024
- Mauritius Underwater Cultural Heritage Project, 2022
- Prohibition of ships to discharge of washwater from Open loop scrubbers within our territorial waters, 2020
- Policy on aquaculture activities off lagoon, 2019
- Tourism Sector Strategy, 2019
- Report on new offshore potential sites for aquaculture, 2019
- National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan, 2017
- Replacement of casuarina trees within the dynamic beach zone, 2016
- JICA Reports on Capacity Development On Coastal Protection and Rehabilitation in The Republic of Mauritius (Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Summary), 2015 (google access)
- National Climate Change Adaptation Policy Framework for Republic of Mauritius, 2013
- Disaster Risk Reduction Strategic Framework and Action Plan, 2012
- ICZM Framework for Republic of Mauritius, 2010
- Environmentally Sensitive Areas Strategic Management Plan, 2009
- National Environment Policy, 2007
- National Environment Strategies for the Next Decade, 2007
- Development Policy Planning Guidelines for the coastal zone, 2004
- Management Plans for the Protection and Conservation of Islets, 2004
- Baird Reports on Coastal Erosion, 2003 (Volume 1, Volume 2, Executive Summary, Rodrigues) (google access)
- National Development Strategies, 2003
- National Oil Spill Contingency Plan, 2003
- National Solid Waste Management Plan, 2002
- Wastewater Sector Policy, 1998
- Land Drainage Masterplan
Others
- Maritime Zones Map & Features
- Mauritius Ocean Observatory E Platform
- LIST OF PUBLIC BEACHES IN MAURITIUS
- LIST OF PUBLIC BEACHES IN RODRIGUES
- List of toxic fishes
- Fisheries Newsletter Issue 7
- Flyer coral reef
- Pamphlet- Coral-farming
- Pamphlet- Mangrove
- A guide to stingers in coastal waters around Mauritius (pamphlet)
- Toxic Marine Organisms in Mauritius (poster) 6th Ed. 2023 [Ministry of Blue Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries and Shipping]
- Commercial Fishes of Mauritius (poster) 6th Ed. 2023 [Ministry of Blue Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries and Shipping]
- Common Reef Fishes of Mauritius (poster) 2nd Ed. 1999 [Ministry of Blue Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries and Shipping]
Books and Chapters in Books
- Studies on the Mascarene Plateau, Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science (2021)
- Giguatera: A review and its status in Mauritius - N. Jayabalan, M. D. Hurbungs, V. Chineah, M. Munbodh, Ministry of Fisheries - February 2004
- Field guide to coastal fishes of Mauritius - Hiroaki Terashima, Javed I. Mosaheb, Chiranjiwa N. Paupiah, Vishwamitra Chineah - 2001, Albion Fisheries Research Centre (AFRC),
Ministry of Fisheries and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) , ISBN: 99903-22-11-2 - Basic biostatistics for marine Biologists -Javed I. Mosaheb, Hiroaki Terashima, Ruby Moothien Pillay, S Leckaz, H Kawasaki, Vishwamitra Chineah - 2001, Albion Fisheries Research Centre (AFRC) and Ministry of Fisheries and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
- Field guide to corals of Mauritius, Ruby Moothien Pillay, Hiroaki Terashima, Atmanun Venkatasami, Hiro'omi Uchida, 2002 .Albion Fisheries Research Centre (AFRC),
Ministry of Fisheries and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) ISBN: 99903-964-2-6 - Coastal Erosion and Demonstration Project as Coastal Adaptation Measures in Mauritius, Susumu Onaka, Hiroshi Hashimoto, S.R. Nashreen Banu Soogun, Amit Jheengut, Handbook of Coastal Disaster Mitigation for Engineers and Planners, 2015, Pages 561-577, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780128010600000265
Research Publications
2023
Carbonate platform drowning caught in the act: The sedimentology of Saya de Malha Bank (Indian Ocean) Betzler, C., Lindhorst, S., Reijmer, J.J.G., Braga, J.C., Lüdmann, T., Bialik, O.M., Reolid, J., Geßner, A.-L., Hainbucher, D. and Bissessur, D. (2023), Carbonate platform drowning caught in the act: The sedimentology of Saya de Malha Bank (Indian Ocean). Sedimentology, 70: 78-99. https://doi.org/10.1111/sed.13032\
2022
2021
- Studies on the Mascarene Plateau. Western Indian Ocean Journal Of Marine Science - Special Issue No.2-2021 - eISSN: 2683-6416
- Current and sea level control the demise of shallow carbonate production on a tropical bank (Saya de Malha Bank, Indian Ocean) Christian Betzler, Sebastian Lindhorst, Thomas Lüdmann, John J. Reijmer, Juan-Carlos Braga, Or M. Bialik, Jesus Reolid, Jan Oliver Eisermann, Kay Emeis, Tim Rixen, Dass Bissessur; Geology 2021;; 49 (12): 1431–1435. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G49090.1
2020
2019
2018
- Assessment of the wave potential at selected hydrology and coastal environments around a tropical island, case study: Mauritius JRS Doorga, D Chinta, O Gooroochurn, International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Volume 9, pages 135–153, (2018)
- Mauritius Ocean Observatory platform for Marine Spatial Planning. Kenna, E.; Tickell, S.; Hodge, J.; Runghen, H., 2018. In: Conference on Computational and Data Intensive Science; 29 May 2018; Melbourne. CSIRO; 1 p.
