Over the past few weeks, quite a few sightings were reported of barracuda schools being seen close to shore at a few sites.
Video below from the first Boat dive of the season by the Amphibians Diving Club.
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Transport Malta has announced in a Coastal Notice to Mariners 9 of 2024 that surveys will be conducted between the 15 March 2024 and 15 December 2024 in zones to the west and south of the Maltese islands. Fingers crossed and we hope that these surveys result in some interesting findings! The Notice to Mariners Read More
From “The Malta Independent” Research on a Phoenician-era shipwreck off Xlendi in Gozo can help us better understand our past, Professor Timmy Gambin told The Malta Independent. “Our research is important because nobody has excavated at the depth that we have excavated. To a certain extent, we’ve unlocked at least some of the doors for Read More
We’re happy to note that further refurbishment has been carried out at the Cirkewwa changing / shower rooms. In a video shared with us the refurbishment made the rooms more welcoming and further embellished so that with the pictures hanging, divers visiting the site for the first time can get to know more what they Read More
The 11th Wiki Loves Earth competition came to a close with some sunning images for the local selections. Well done to Victor Micallef , Saviour Bonnici and Alessio Marrone for showcasing some of our marine life!You can see their winning entries on the timesofmalta.com article announcing them. You can see all the submitted photos at Read More
In Maltese we have a saying that in a rough translation equates to: “The baby that does not cry, does not eat”. Our baby is our diving environment and all that affects us. The below is a cry we sent a week ago to persons high up in the goverment circles… Over the last years, Read More
Over the last few years, especially pre-pandemic, divers’ representatives and other stakeholders were consulted on various instances with regard to the establishment of Conservation objectives and measures for Malta’s marine Natura 2000 sites (in short: MPA’s). A draft had been even presented back in 2021. Back in January 2023 (or February 2023 as the filename Read More