We are delighted to be able to resume our summer activities now that COVID-19 guidance in Malta allows it. We look forward to seeing you at an event soon. Understandably, there are restrictions for some events to ensure you stay safe. These are outlined in…
These small-spotted catshark pups hatched at the Aquarium from egg cases that were rescued from Maltese fish markets. The egg cases are removed from the females, brought to Malta National Aquarium and taken care of until they hatch! Then after 6-9 months, the sharks are…
Jul 2020: Today we said goodbye to our interns, Will Redding and Anona Griffiths who have supported us during these unusual months. They have done an amazing job with us, and have contributed greatly, including research, snorkel surveys and fishmarket visits. Will is a Wildlife Conservation…
Unfortunately, in these difficult times, we have had to cancel our planned face to face events. While lockdown restrictions are slowly beginning to ease, we are not yet at the stage where we can re-commence community activities. We will do this as soon as it…
We were delighted to recognise World Oceans Day 2020 with our first solo online broadcast supported by a live audience. In these strange times it’s great to find new ways to keep in touch and share our love of sharks, skates and rays. We hope our…
How about giving something different this Easter? Instead of giving your loved ones a chocolate egg, why not save a baby shark’s life and give them a gift that will add to their feel good pleasure, rather than to their waistline. Learn more here
We have some amazing interns with great photography skills! On a recent diving trip Rhianna managed to capture a few stunning shots of a juvenile Mediterranean dealfish / ribbonfish (Trachypterus trachypterus).
Our early morning visit to the fish market was very busy and productive. We found an interesting number of landed species – we saw a six gill, a seven gill, spurdogs, a smoothhound, a starry smoothhound, a small spotted catshark, a nursehound, a long nosed skate…
We had two very successful dissection days last weekend. We were working on sharks and rays provided by the Malta fish market, where sharks are sometimes landed. We never kill sharks, but dissection of landed sharks allows us to better understand the biology, morphology and…
Feb 2020: It’s great to welcome our new interns, Will Redding and Anona Griffiths who will support us during the next three months. Will is a Wildlife Conservation student from Nottingham Trent, and Anona is an Environmental Science student from Cardiff University. They have jumped right…
