Marine debris on St Brandon’s Islands, Indian Ocean.

• Old fishing-nets, rope and nylon bags indicate a commercial fishing source (Figure 2). Only line-fishing is permitted on St Brandon’s Islands. • Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia were listed on product labels as countries of manufacture and may have been carried to the archipelago by the South-Equatorial Current of the Indian Ocean. 1. North-West University, School of Environmental Sciences and Development, Potchefstroom, South Africa 2. Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Les Augr e s Manor, Trinity, Jersey Channel Islands 3. Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Polar Environmental Centre, Tromso, Norway, Linkoping University, Department of Thematic Studies Water and Environmental Studies, Linkoping, Sweden 4. University of Mauritius, Department of Chemistry, Mauritius 5. Global Environment Facility, Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel, Washington, USA 6. Mauritian Wildlife Foundation, Conservation Manager, Grannum Road, Vacoas, Mauritius