the uk government established a marine reserve in april 2010 to mixed reactions from chagossians. while the uk foreign office claimed that it was an environmental move as well as a necessary move to improve the coral populations off east africa and therefore sub-saharan marine supplies, some chagossians claimed that the reserve would prevent any resettlement due to the inability to fish in protected areas. the chagossian uk-based diego garcian society stated that it welcomed the marine reserve, noting that it was in the interest of chagossians to have the area protected while they were exiled and that it could be renegotiated upon resettlement. the foreign office claimed the reserve was made "without prejudice to the outcome of the current, pending proceedings before the european court of human rights".