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Maltese Marine Biodiversity<br />
Ornate wrasse<br />
As rich as it is fragile<br />
BY FLORIAN LANGLET AND VICKY LOUIS<br />
The sea around the islands of Malta abounds with an amazing wealth of<br />
different species including marine mammals, fish, crustacean to invertebrate<br />
species. As volunteers, with the Biological Conservation Research<br />
Foundation (BICREF), to assist in the long-term monitoring efforts of this<br />
environmental NGO, we have learned so much about this interesting<br />
diversity of life so unique to this sea and the Mediterranean. Indeed, every<br />
day, using a simple snorkel mask and tube, any tourist or local can observe<br />
this wonderful biodiversity too. It is possible to observe both animal and<br />
plant species: some very common while others very rare.<br />
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