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| Marsalforn (Gozo Island) |  
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Description:
The combination of sheer cliffs, caves, wrecks, shelves and sandy and rocky sea beds, means there is a large variety of fauna and flora to see in the Maltese waters. It would be too difficult to list them all. Wrecks, as artificial reef habitats, have provided a home for a greater number of species in recent years and make excellent dive sites.
Corals are also found on arches, reefs and caves. The glow a wonderful orange to pink colour and are particularly excellent to photograph at night. | |
| Details: |
 Nearest commercial airport: Luqa Malta |
| Average watertemp: Min 15 - Max 30 oCelcius. |
| Average visibility: 30 Horizontal metres |
| Bottom composition: Sand, Rocks, Vegetation |
| Dive conditions: Ocean/Sea, Salt water |
| Seasonality: Year round |
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Marinelife in the area:
| Species | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | | | Coastal fish & Reef Life |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Species you are likely to see include groupers, amberjack, various bream, octopi, squid, flying fish, gurnard, stingrays, meagre, bogue, red mullet, parrot fish and the occasional moral eel. Although the rocky structures and underwater coast seem ideal living conditions for eel, you tend to see the... (More)
| | | Coastal fish & Reef Life |  | |  | | | | | | | | |  | | | barracuda
| | | Eagle rays | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | |
| | | Electric rays | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Moray eels | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Pelagic fish | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The chance of meeting a big game fish is almost non-existent. Rare sights include Tuna and Bonitos, though there is more chance of seeing these large fish in winter when they come closer to shore, attracted by the warmer waters.
| | | Stingrays | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Probability of encounter:  0%,  0 > 60%,  60 > 90%,  90 > 100%
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