Keep your eyes peeled this summer, for the LIONFISH!
The Spot the Alien Fish competition is still on, as is our reward! We are insisting on the need of this early warning system since the lionfish is a highly INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES (IAS) and hence it’s numbers need to be managed so as to mitigate impacts on native marine biodiversity. Thanks to Alessio Marrone for the poster design!
Professor Alan Deidun on Facebook
The “Ultimate guide to diving the Maltese Islands” is now out for sale from leading bookshops and dive centres. This Fifth edition has been updated with many new pictures and wrecks, and includes a dedicated section for the wrecks managed by the Underwater Cultural Heritage Unit at Heritage Malta. This book is the fruit of Read More
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
From LovinMalta With the summer season well underway, dolphin sightings, particularly of the bottlenose species, are becoming extremely common in Maltese waters. With that being said, many do not seem to be aware of the present code of conduct that should be obeyed when encountering wild dolphins, especially when on boats or jet skis. Lovin Read More
but let’s hope we don’t need it! Today the Civil Protection Department announced their latest acquisition with an awesome video! MANUĊĊA, P-42 Fire Fighter is an innovative high speed rapid intervention vessel which provides superb stability, flexible work space and panoramic view from helm position. This vessel is able to reach speeds of 44 knots has Read More
Over the last few weeks, Sharklab-Malta with the assistance of many local volunteer divers and photographers has carried out surveys around the Marine Protected Area around the small island of Filfla. 35 years after being declared the first Marine Protected Area in the Maltese Archipelago, what were the results? Join Sharklab-Malta and the other volunteers Read More
Is a ladder rickety or missing? Any dangers that someone could do something about? Are you noticing illegal activities on site? Do you have a suggestion to improve the diving facilities on site? Or on the positive side: Something well done that you would like to let others know, like addition / change of ladders Read More