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Title: | The local coastal and marine environment |
Authors: | Deidun, Alan |
Keywords: | Marine ecology -- Malta Marine biology -- Malta Marine resources -- Malta Beaches -- Malta |
Issue Date: | 2007-08-05 |
Publisher: | Allied Newspapers Ltd. |
Citation: | Deidun, A. (2007, August 5). The local coastal and marine environment. The Times of Malta, pp. 1-2. |
Abstract: | Our island status is an advantage to study the coastal and marine environment. In fact, with a coastline stretching for over 250 km and a less than 100-metre-deep marine area which is ten times the terrestrial area, the Maltese Islands must be considered as a top billing when it comes to the study of coastal and marine biology. This blessing is further bolstered by the fact that the islands are in the Mediterranean, a sea rich in marine biodiversity. Although the monk seal (bumerin - Monachus monachus) has long deserted our coastlines and no turtle-nesting beaches are found locally, our waters can still be considered as a treasure trove of life - in concert with the Johannesburg declaration (2002) of 2005-2014 as the Decade for Education on Sustainable Development, a greater recognition by the public of our coastal and marine resources is being promoted by an innovative marine course offered by the Foundation for International Studies (FIS) in Valletta. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/38838 |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacSciGeo |
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