Île Raphael

Captain Raphaël travelled regularly to Île Raphael, St Brandon from Port Louis and, on 17 May 1816[5] and November 1817,[6] is on record as bringing back salted fish (Poisson Salé[7][8]) on a Lugger called 'Le Cheriby' ('angel' in old French).

Some employees of Raphael Fishing Company stay and work on the island for periods of up to seven months, depending on the season.

In 1968, the island was visited by the Mauritian scientist France Staub and his seminal work called Birds of the Mascarenes and Saint Brandon was partially based on his experiences here.

[9] This island is located on the Cargados Carajos coral reef atoll system, part of a CEPF designated Key Biodiversity Area (KBA)[10] in the Southwest Indian Ocean.

The Cargados Carajos are closely skirted by busy Southeast Asian shipping lanes (North and South of the Archipelago) making its unique ecosystem vulnerable to a variety of risks which pose threats to its long-term existence as a Key Biodiversity Area.