In a post on Facebook, Raniero Borg shared a video of a large turtle encountered near the Christ the seafarer statue off Qawra Point. Raniero also added in the video the result of a bit of TLC to the statue’s face. See the post below and the video!
Thanks for sharing Raniero!
Professor Alan Deidun shared yet another unusual Jellyfish, courtesy of a report by Andrew Zammit. This one doesn’t rust but it stilll stings badly – approach with caution!
A turtle nest was discovered this morning at Ramla l-Ħamra in Gozo, the largest sandy beach in Gozo and a site where practically on a yearly basis, nests are discovered. Keep an eye out dear divers whilst out and around, report any sighting to Nature Trust (and if you have a nice pic, we’re happy Read More
Local media has shared the sad news that two Polish divers, 45 and 48 years old died after finding themselves in difficulty during a dive on the Le Polynesien, a World War 1 Wreck a few kilometres outside of the town of Marsaskala. Press & Police reports Timesofmalta.com initially shared a press release by the Read More
This moray eel does not look so pale because it got scared when it saw you, but rather because it’s a distant cousin from colder waters! Thanks to Alan Deidun for sharing the information in a FB post! Look at those fangs! The fangtooth moray (Enchelycore anatina), a species originally native of the north-east Atlantic Read More
Zibel announced another cleanup on Saturday the 4th of June 2022
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