Divers join biodiversity project

A number of divers have joined the Biological Conservation Research Foundation's biodiversity project, contributing to it by observing and recording sea organisms.

All diving shops were invited to take part in this project, that has been going on for a number of years, by encouraging their divers to forward their observations to Bicref.

These will be entered into a growing databank on the species which are still found and which are not longer spotted.

Bicref said this will help it make recommendations on marine conservation management.

The Aware Foundation sponsored the production of the slates and forms used for the recording of such data.

Anyone interested in joining these Bicref conservation projects may contact the organisation at: bicref@nextweb.net.mt.