Thanks to Victor Micallef for sharing this video online, and for the others participating in the post below for the identification on this Umbraculum sp.. A very nice animal indeed that many of us may have missed in the past!
Now you know what to look for!
Unfortunately, within the Maltese population, diabetes is a medical condition that affects close to 7% of the population. However, one is still able to dive even though s/he might suffer from this condition, subject to a few precautions. The Divers Alert Network, a well-respected international institution which has been studying and sharing medical information for Read More
Updated 11:30 with ADPD statement Timesofmalta.com reports that during a press conference yesterday, ADPD – the Green Party spokespersons remarked about the lack of progress on the diving strategy announced in 2022. DIvinginfo.mt a few days ago also reported on the lack of progress on action points in this strategy in this article of a Read More
Timesofmalta.com reports that Police announced that a 51 year old Polish diver was hospitalised in a serious condition following a dive at Xatt l-Aħmar, a shore dive location in Gozo. The location has four shore accessible artificial reefs, with their maximum depths ranging between 35 to 46m. A diver was hospitalised on Tuesday after finding Read More
Discern group are organising an international workshop in Underwater Photography in Malta between July 7 and 12, 2024. This is their description of this workshop: Together with the Malta Photographic Society (MPS), we are organising an International WORKSHOP Underwater Photography in Malta between July 07-12, 2024. We created this workshop with the intention of reaching as many underwater Read More
On the 22 August the Times of Malta reported an eye-watering €143 Million were provided by Government for supporting films and TV Series being fully of partly shot in Malta. We understand that all industries need their funding, and comparisons are odious, however from an FOI request that we made last year, excluding marketing and Read More
From Timesofmalta.com The diving community in Gozo has joined the Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) in strongly objecting to a proposal for the creation of new salt pans at Xwejni Bay, on the north-eastern coast of the island. The applicant, Tereża Refalo, through her architect, Saviour Micallef, applied for a permit to create salt pans, construct Read More