Over the past season we have landed Bonefish of up to 87cm fork length and weighing 15lbs.St Brandon’s is also the most productive Indo-Pacific Permit fishery witnessed. Saint Brandon, également connu sous le nom Cargados Carajos Shoals, est un groupe de plus de 50 îles, de crêtes de corail et de vastes plateaux de sable sur un récif étendu dans l'océan Indien, situé à 268 milles au Nord-Est de l'île Maurice. Over time, the sea played its trick and the island was eroded. However, there is pressure to increase tourism. En août 2013, la rencontre de Thierry Léon, journaliste-photographe, se déroule dans l’archipel de Saint Brandon – une trentaine d’îles minuscules, presque des bancs de sable. In the past, Cargados Carajos was a large, volcanic island (part of the Mascarenes, caused by the Réunion hotspot). Il a été nommé en 1506 par des marins portugais. The peripheral fringing reefs are exposed to a considerable south-east swell; accumulated water flows with dangerous velocity through the pass between Le Chaland and Ile des Deux Cocos.This complex of low islands, coral reefs and sand banks arises from a vast shallow submarine platform. Lee's (formally Ye's) Buffet is now locally owned in partnership between the Lee's of Brandon and the Choy's of Boissevain. Geographically a separate single coral island, it is located about 18 km north.The main settlement is on Raphael, living by the rhythm of the waves and winds. Siren Island, Île du Sud, Pearl Island (Île Perle), and Frigate Island (Île Frégate) are west of the reef, while North Island (Île du Nord) is about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast of the northern tip of the reef. Au fil du temps, la mer a joué son rôle et l'île a été érodée. Il est cartographié pour la première fois par les Portugais en 1546 comme deux groupes d'îles : São Brandão et Cargados Carajos. Sharks, turtles and rays always come around with curiosity to observe divers. Ceci a continué jusqu'à … Down to at least 20 m depth the substrate is swept clear of attached biota, although on the sides of spurs or buttresses a few corals exist. Smaller settlements exist on Avocaré, Cocos, and île du Sud, while the settlement on Albatross was abandoned in 1988.L’île du Sud, as its name suggest, lies at the southern entrance of the archipelago. Classified as a dependency of Mauritius, St Brandon is part of the Mascarene Islands. St Brandon is one of those rare places to have escaped this transformation.Upheld in its natural state, its uniqueness embraced in its originality, St Brandon is a piece of Paradise that seems to have preserved itself for the angels to pull away.Remnants of its biological past testify the minimum human interaction on the island. Today, several activities such as fishing, diving, bird watching, snorkeling trips and eco friendly sailing cruises to St Brandon are being offered to foreigners.Mauritius Attractions offers unique trips to St Brandon Island for discovering this hidden gem of Mauritius and enjoying various activities such as diving and fishing.The trips to St Brandon are ideal for those looking to do the extraordinary, discovering a true heaven on earth with various astonishing species and having a lifetime memorable experience.On-board a luxurious 50 feet catamaran you would head for about a 30 hours of sailing reaching the remote virgin island of St. Brandon for the best diving experience of your life.From blue turquoise lagoon, to passes, to sea cliffs to undiscovered sites, the underwater world of St Brandon has a lot to offer and to discover! In 2010, a survey of seabirds and turtles of St Brandon was undertaken. the Code Napoleon as it then stood. This continued until it became submerged and a coral atoll was left behind.The lagoon enclosed by this atoll may be the greatest bonefishing destination in the world today. The Deed formally declared that “… the jouissance currently held by the St Brandon Fish & Manure Company Ltd of the islands and islets referred to above be converted to a permanent lease in accordance with the above Ordinance, [with the company] claiming the rights of those to whom the Government of Mauritius granted it originally” and that the lease was to commence as from 2 October 1901.The St. Brandon archipelago was surveyed by British colonial authorities on 31 March 1911 as part of the Census of Mauritius.