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2015: LIFE BaĦar Expedition

Documenting marine areas to be protected in Malta

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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

By: Oceana Web

July 20, 2015

Maërl and rhodoliths

By: Marie Louise Pace

July 19, 2015

Six more caves!

By: Jesús Molino

July 18, 2015

Pleasant visit onboard

By: Oceana Web

July 17, 2015

Distinguished visitors

By: Carlos Minguell

July 16, 2015

Eolo goes on holidays

By: Cris Urien

July 15, 2015

Learning

By: Albert Ferrer

July 14, 2015

Mediterranean compared to the Baltic

By: Anonymous

July 10, 2015

High winds and swell

By: Gianni Brill

July 9, 2015

Our sea-guardians

By: Enrique Talledo

July 8, 2015

Diving through the caves

By: Jesús Molino

July 7, 2015

Like a family

By: Oceana Web

July 6, 2015

Sharing some nautical terms

By: Tomas Morate

July 3, 2015

Pig and mud

By: Carlos Minguell

July 2, 2015

The unseen

By: Jesús Molino

July 1, 2015

Turtle in trouble

By: Brais Lorenzo

June 30, 2015

Adventures and misadventures of the RANGER

By: James Derby

June 29, 2015

Where it all starts

By: Oceana Web

June 28, 2015

Eyes wide open

By: Ricardo Aguilar

June 28, 2015

An amphora in our way

By: Yaiza Santana

June 27, 2015

Maltese winds

By: Enrique Talledo

June 26, 2015

From the captain

By: Gianni Brill

June 25, 2015

Onboard surprise

By: Silvia García

June 24, 2015

Cooking and sailing

By: Cris Urien

June 23, 2015

Just a moment

By: Tomas Morate

June 22, 2015

Finally back at sea

By: Silvia García

June 21, 2015

Sea from land

By: Carlos Minguell

June 20, 2015

Windy Saturday

By: Silvia García

June 19, 2015

After the storm comes the calm

By: Enrique Talledo

June 18, 2015

Puppy

By: Brais Lorenzo

June 17, 2015

High tide and an entangled propeller

By: Jesús Molino

June 16, 2015

Every day´s reality: plastics

By: Yaiza Santana

June 15, 2015

Malta´s walls are dangerous

By: Silvia García

June 14, 2015

The quest for caverns and underwater caves (Comino Island)

By: Enrique Talledo

June 13, 2015

Well-deserved break

By: Silvia García

June 12, 2015

Close to the wind

By: Gianni Brill

June 11, 2015

As exciting as expected

By: Hanna Paulomäki

June 10, 2015

Unexpected visitors

By: Yaiza Santana

June 9, 2015

Treasure onboard

By: Tomas Morate

June 8, 2015

Looking for caves

By: Silvia García

June 7, 2015

Scarcity counts

By: Carlos Minguell

June 6, 2015

Ballast entangled

By: Jesús Molino

June 5, 2015

Heading to a new spot

By: Albert Ferrer

June 5, 2015

Sailing with dolphins

By: Albert Ferrer

June 4, 2015

Opening the eyes of the world

By: Johnny Balch

June 3, 2015

There is life in the mud

By: Yaiza Santana

June 2, 2015

Second day of the expedition

By: Silvia García

June 1, 2015

Ranger’s 2015 campaign in the Mediterranean Sea begins

By: Ilaria Vielmini

The Crew

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