Campaigns

11 Jan 2013

THE DRAFT AQUACULTURE POLICY

The Malta Aquaculture Research Centre (MARC), which falls under the Ministry for Resources and Rural Affairs (MRRA), is undertaking the development of an Aquaculture Strategy for the Maltese Islands. The aim of this strategy is to lay down a path to ensure the sustainable development of aquaculture, and to identify the factors necessary for a profitable and economically sustainable industry....

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13 Feb 2012

JOIN THE ‘VICTORY TEAM’ AND SAVE VALLETTA’S FIRST CHURCH

Join the ‘VICTORY TEAM’ and save Valletta’s first church by donating to the Din l-Art Helwa ‘Fund for Our Lady of Victory Church’: by bank payments to HSBC, Account 008-082166-001 by cheques to the Treasurer, Din l-Art Helwa, 133 Melita Street, Valletta. by direct donation using the Donation Box and Book at Our Lady of Victory Church, Victory Square, Valletta. you will automatically become...

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29 Nov 2011

Last Judgement Fresco at Bir Miftuh Restored

Thanks to the generous sponsorship from Malta International Airport plc, thirty years after the first intervention, the much needed restoration of the fresco depicting the Last Judgement, on the internal western wall, has been completed. Click here to see a slideshow of the amazing work our restorers are doing ...

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10 Oct 2011

“Fished out…?” Conference 25 March 2011

The “Fished Out…?” conference took place to a packed Neptune hall at the Intercontinental Hotel on the 25th March 2011. Organised by Din l-Art Helwa to debate the state of the world’s fisheries, in particular as it related to the Mediterranean and to Malta, the...

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10 Oct 2011

Malta against smaller tuna quotas

Malta is resisting a further reduction in the tuna catches quota proposed by the EU for next year’s tuna season. It is insisting that there is clear scientific evidence that tuna stocks are recovering. Rural Affairs Minister George Pullicino told his colleagues during an EU Fisheries Council in Luxembourg that “further cuts at this stage are not justified”. He appealed to the...

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10 Oct 2011

EU may slash bluefin tuna quota in 2011

The European Commission may substantially slash its fishing quota for bluefin tuna next year to ensure the long-term sustainability of the endangered fish, a spokesman said. The European Union’s executive arm is working on proposals for the next meeting of International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) between November 17 and 27 in Paris, spokesman Oliver Drewes told AFP. The...

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10 Oct 2011

Winners of Din l-Art Helwa 2009 Marine Photographic Competition

WINNERS OF DIN L-ART HELWA 2009 MARINE PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION Din l-Art Helwa Award has announced the winners of the 2009 Marine Photographic Competition, an annual event organized by the heritage organization as part of its Blue Campaign in order to raise awareness about the importance and state of the coastline and surrounding waters of the Maltese islands. This year a total...

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10 Oct 2011

European Commission wants tuna trade ban from next year

Times of Malta 22 February 2010 – The European Commission today proposed that the European Union should press for a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna to come into force next year. The Commission said it was deeply concerned that the overfishing of Atlantic bluefin tuna, driven mainly by international trade, was seriously depleting stocks of the species. The proposal...

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