Avocaré Island

16°36′10″S 59°38′26″E / 16.60278°S 59.64056°E / -16.60278; 59.64056

Avocaré Island (Avoquer, Avocaire, L'Avocaire) is an island located in the St Brandon archipelago.

In the World Bank Report recommending the creation of 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.

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. 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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