One can never be too cautious….stalked eyes and long antennae to sense and ‘taste’ one’s surroundings…..this hermit crab is always on the lookout…great photo by colleague Alessio Marrone
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Seahorse sighting
They are masters of camouflage, but also unfortunately very rare and an endangered species even though protected by national legislation! The SeaHorse Trust: Project Malta has shared the below sighting, the first for 2023. Remember the cardinal rules for Seahorse sightings: don’t get too close, no lights or strobes, if it’s turning its back to Read More
Berthella ocellata sea slug
One of the beautiful creatures that many of us miss on our dives. Berthella ocellata, a sea slug that is a close relative to the nudibranch. Thanks belowesealevel.mt for sharing. Visit their website at www.belowsealevel.mt or FB page for some other great pictures of marine life around the islands.
Dolphins ahoy!
Dolphins ahoy! Up and close with these graceful creatures in the south Comino Channel (Maltese Islands, central Mediterranean) during our annual Oceanography Masters bootcamp…thanks to Sarah Abela, Beatrice Greiner and Dr. Adam Gauci for the videos…..stop thinking about it! Join next year’s MSc in Applied Oceanography (one-year, starting from next October)! Post by Alan Deidun Read More
Museums equipped with technology aimed to create awareness about the Mediterranean sea
From TVM News By next year people will have a greater understanding of what’s in the sea around us and why it’s important that we conserve it. This is possible thanks to the Corallo project which among other things will create a new attraction in museums using technology to make both Maltese and tourists more Read More
Alan Deidun Explains: First-Ever Marine Heatwave Currently Hitting Central Mediterranean
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New algae species recorded in Maltese waters
From University of Malta Scientific data about the molecular genetics of newly recorded algae from Maltese coastal waters have just been published in Cryptogamie Algologie, one of the scientific journals of the French National Museum of Natural History (Muséum National Histoire Naturelle -MNHN). The paper, titled ‘Ulva L. biodiversity in the central Mediterranean Sea: cryptic species and Read More