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From Heritage Malta Ghost nets recovered from Heritage Malta’s submerged sites have been upcycled into bracelets and keychains, thanks to a collaboration between the German company Bracenet and Heritage Malta’s Underwater Cultural Heritage Unit (UCHU). In 2020, the UCHU, in collaboration with the local ATLAM Subaqua Club, initiated a number of net removal dives. To Read More

Remote Sensing for Coastal Erosion – Conference
Reshared from UM Newspoint The University of Malta together with the Public Works Department organised a conference on Remote Sensing for Coastal Erosion on the 27 February 2023. The conference was held at the Aula Magna of the UM Valletta campus and included contributions mainly from a number of speakers related to the Coastal SAGE Read More

The mollusc which lost its shell…
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Prof. Timmy Gambin participated in a conference on new technologies in maritime archaeology held in Rabat, Morocco
From University of Malta News Website Prof. Timmy Gambin, from the Department of Classics & Archaeology, recently participated in a conference on new technologies in maritime archaeology held in Rabat, Morocco. The conference served as a platform for international experts from various backgrounds to share their research and innovative practices in the field. Gambin’s presentation Read More

Diving into Challenges: Quality deficiencies in Malta’s Diving and Marine recreational activities offer
We originally penned this piece at the end of November 2024 but we were working with a third party to edit it further to make it more acceptable for print/online media. Through our own challenge in juggling other things, time passed and whilst the third party provided his assistance, finishing it off was not on Read More

Underwater noise mapping
An article by Professor Alan Deidun published recently on Timesofmalta.com highlights the emerging awareness of the detrimental effects of underwater noise on marine ecosystems, particularly low-frequency noises from ships in Malta. However, research is still in its early stages, lacking essential data on continuous underwater noise. This deficiency hampers compliance with European agreements, such as Read More