Thousands of jellyfish colonies, known as by-the-wind sailors, have been washed up on Malta and Gozo’s shores by last week’s strong winds. The blue creatures have been spotted carpeting beaches, mostly on the east coach, in areas such as Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq. There have also been sightings on Xwejni, Xlendi and Dwejra in Gozo and Golden Bay, Sliema and Marsascala in Malta. But for those who want to see them, there’s a warning: they emit a foul stench of rotting fish.
“When they die they lose their beautiful indigo colour and they look like plastic,” said marine biologist Alan Deidun.
Newsbook reports thats an exhibition highlighting underwater archaeologist Honor Frost’s connection to Malta has been launched at the National Museum of Archaeology. Besides honouring Frost’s considerable legacy, the exhibition aims to offer a snapshot of Frost’s work in Malta through illustrations, artefacts and even some of her diving equipment. Read more at Newsbook
It is well known that these islands have a sizeable group of dedicated individuals who practice spearfishing. This website is not at all against such practices, within the limits of the law. Spearfishing in fact, can be practiced in most areas of the Maltese Islands, except in conservation zones few other restricted areas. There are Read More
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Interested in learning more about the Corallo Project and seeing Virtual Reality, Robots, Nature & Science come together? Professor Alan Deidun announced that a stand about the project is setup at the Greenfest in St. George Square, Valletta until next Sunday 7 May. Maybe time to see some greenery meet also the blue!
From Times of Malta Seashore ladders at Malta’s top diving sites will no longer be removed in winter, as the island plans on boosting its recreational scuba diving industry and making up for losses inflicted by the pandemic. The authorities will also look into ensuring the availability of parking spots close to diving sites and Read More
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
