Victor Micallef is a local diver with a keen interest in photography but also marine biology. Over the last year or so, he published on Facebook a nice set of curiosities about different species that inhabit Maltese waters and also from further afar. We collect them below.
Victor also has an interesting blog called My Underwater World in which he provides more information and pictures of some of these species, as well as videos from his underwater adventures.
From The Malta Independent on Sunday Leafing through the pages of the annual reports on the working of the Museum Department for the years 1960-70, it is possible to have a particularly good overview of what was a relatively new specialised field and branch of research. Underwater archaeology started to thrive in the early 1960s Read More
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From thelucknowtribune.com Maltese waters have once again been used as a set for an upcoming Bollywood movie (read more about it here). Whilst the article below may have some inaccuracies (please note our waters never go below 14 degrees), it’s nice to see that the movie industry in Malta also manages to attract movies related Read More
We’ve recently been contacted by two different local divers who are currently organising trips for local divers to other spots in the world. We love our diving environment but like everything, sometimes you want to diversify a bit 🙂 And if you don’t know any of the divers going for these trips, there’s plenty of Read More
Local media reports that a British diver aged 66 died after encountering difficulties during a dive at Cirkewwa Marine Park. From information gained on site, just before 11am the diver who was in the company of a small group surfaced mid-way to the wreck of the P29 Patrol Boat. The group called for help and Read More
From Maltatoday An unexpected number of jellyfish in Maltese waters over the past few weeks was caused by the fact that the sea temperature went down to 14.6°C during the first two weeks of March, marine biologist Alan Deidun told MaltaToday. Temperature changes in the sea affect the development of many species, including that of Read More