What is the economic activity of Tromelin?

Answer 1

Tromelin is a small island with a land area of less than 1 square mile, and is situated about 200 miles east of Madagascar . It is renowned as a bird sanctuary. Turtles also nest there. Tromelin has a manned weather station, but apart from that, there are no other human inhabitants and tourists are banned.

It has been suggested that 'fishing' is the economic activity of this island.

But given that the human inhabitants are involved in meteorology, not fishing, it is unlikely that fishing is one of its 'economic' activites -although the birds may think differently!

The island is inside the 110,000 sq mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) that also includes the French island of Réunion.

In 'economic' terms, this whole area of the Indian ocean is used for tourism, sea trade and, of course, fishing. But none of these activities could accurately be described as being 'theeconomic activity' of Tromelin itself.

However, as a vital weather-watching base, it's meteorological services are invaluable.