Diving : where's the action?

Abstract

The government's strategy for the future of Malta's multimillion euro diving industry was published with great fanfare in May last year. However, progress on its implementation has moved at a glacial pace, if at all. The strategy is meant to enhance the quality of the country's diving product, boost the sector's international competitiveness and make Malta a far more attractive destination in the eyes of divers from abroad. People within the diving industry have been critical of the lethargy with which the actions related to each one of the strategy's five objectives are being implemented. In the case of certain actions, progress has either stalled or failed to materialise. The strategy's first objective is to upgrade the essential infrastructure at the country's dive sites. This is meant to be partly achieved through infrastructural improvements at shore sites.