In a post on Facebook, Professor Alan Deidun announced that new LED digital displays have been provided to the Dwejra Environmental Education Centre, managed by the San Lawrenz Local Council, as part of the CORALLO +SI project (Interreg Italia-Malta 2014-2020 Programme)
We are upgrading the Dwejra environmental education centre! This is a spanking new display just installed on site by the University of Malta through colleague Dr. Adam Gauci and consisting of 2 LED banners affixed side by side….this was made possible through the CORALLO +SI project (Interreg Italia-Malta 2014-2020 Programme)….we, along with the ERA and with Heritage Malta, are upgrading the facilities found within this Centre opened way back in 2013 through the CORALLO +SI project…..this Centre is managed by the San Lawrenz local lcouncil and has welcomed thousands of visitors over the past 10 years, being the first of its kind in the Maltese Islands….Ocean literacy in practice!
This Bull Ray video was taken at the Cirkewwa Marine Park just a few weeks ago – notice how elegant the ray’s swimming is, but how things change in a split-second!
The Faculty of Science at the University of Malta announced that an intake is in progress for a short course (1 Semester – Part-time one a week in the evenings) in Marine Biology. Persons with no University background in the past but a keen interest in the marine evironment will find this interesting and eye-opening. Read More
From timesofmalta.com An opinion piece by Daniel Xerri in the Times of Malta discusses how to avoid a wrongful conviction of a diver. It is vital that in future cases, courts appoint experts in the field of diving not simply based on academic qualifications but also on the basis of competence and experience. This is Read More
From timesofmalta.com A rare and endangered species of stingray has been spotted in Maltese waters. The bull ray or Aetomylaeus bovinus was spotted by free diver Glorianne Sciberras who shared footage of the creature skimming along the sandy bottom of a Maltese bay during a night dive. The bull ray can usually be distinguished from 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
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
