2015: LIFE BaĦar Expedition

Documenting marine areas to be protected in Malta

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Overview

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The goal of Oceana in Europe’s 2015 expedition in Malta was to survey areas and identify new sites of community importance (SCIs) to include within the Natura 2000 network. Oceana mapped sandbanks, reefs and marine caves throughout the expedition that was part of the LIFE Ba?AR for N2K project (2013-2018), an initiative co-financed by the EU LIFE funding programme.

Natura 2000 is a network of protected areas throughout the EU and it is considered the largest coherent group of protected areas in the world. It aims at protecting Europe’s most vulnerable and threatened species and habitats.

Executive Summary: Benthic Habitat Research for Marine Natura 2000 Site Designation

Goal: Accomplished

Thanks to Oceana’s efforts as part of the LIFE Ba?AR for N2K project, the Maltese government announced the designation or expansion of eight marine protected areas in the Mediterranean in June of 2018. As a designation made under the Natura 2000 framework, national authorities are now responsible for drafting a management plan within six years – a key step toward ensuring the continued protection of these areas.

Diaries

July 21, 2015

Exciting ending

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July 20, 2015

Maërl and rhodoliths

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July 19, 2015

Six more caves!

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July 18, 2015

Pleasant visit onboard

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July 17, 2015

Distinguished visitors

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July 16, 2015

Cooking on the Ranger

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July 15, 2015

Learning

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July 14, 2015

Mediterranean compared to the Baltic

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July 10, 2015

High winds and swell

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July 9, 2015

Our sea-guardians

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July 8, 2015

Diving through the caves

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July 7, 2015

Like a family

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July 6, 2015

Sharing some nautical terms

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July 3, 2015

Pig and mud

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July 1, 2015

Turtle in trouble

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June 30, 2015

Adventures and misadventures of the RANGER

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June 29, 2015

Where it all starts

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June 28, 2015

An amphora in our way

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June 28, 2015

Eyes wide open

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June 27, 2015

Maltese winds

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June 26, 2015

From the captain

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June 25, 2015

Onboard surprise

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June 24, 2015

Cooking and sailing

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June 23, 2015

a message in a bottle

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June 22, 2015

Finally back at sea

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June 21, 2015

Sea from land

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June 20, 2015

Windy Saturday

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June 19, 2015

After the storm comes the calm

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June 17, 2015

High tide and an entangled propeller

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June 16, 2015

Every day’s reality: plastics

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June 15, 2015

Malta´s walls are dangerous

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June 14, 2015

The quest for caverns and underwater caves (Comino Island)

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June 13, 2015

Well-deserved break

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June 12, 2015

Close to the wind

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June 11, 2015

As exciting as expected

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June 10, 2015

Unexpected visitors

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June 8, 2015

Looking for caves

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June 7, 2015

Scarcity counts

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June 6, 2015

Ballast entangled

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June 5, 2015

Heading to a new spot

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June 5, 2015

Sailing with dolphins

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June 4, 2015

Opening the eyes of the world

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June 3, 2015

There is life in the mud

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June 2, 2015

Second day of the expedition

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June 1, 2015

Ranger’s 2015 campaign in the Mediterranean Sea begins

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The Crew

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