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Overview
Ghar Qawqla offers a unique cave diving experience on Gozo, Malta, with fascinating rock formations and calm, clear waters. Divers can explore the illuminated cavern entrance and discover a variety of macro life clinging to the walls and crevices.
Briefing note
Always dive with a guide familiar with Gozo's cave systems.
What you'll see
3 species curated- year-roundMediterranean DamselfishPeak: May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep
- year-roundOctopusPeak: Apr · May · Jun · Sep · Oct
- year-roundMoray EelPeak: Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep
Sightings evidence
3 records on file- high confidenceMediterranean Damselfish
- Last confirmed
- Mar 2024
- Recent records
- 30 within 25 km
- Cluster months
- May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
- high confidenceOctopus
- Last confirmed
- Feb 2024
- Recent records
- 15 within 25 km
- Cluster months
- Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct
- high confidenceMoray Eel
- Last confirmed
- Jan 2024
- Recent records
- 8 within 25 km
- Cluster months
- Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Sources & methodology
How we summarise this
We aggregate confirmed occurrence records from GBIF and OBIS within a fixed radius of each dive site. Occurrence records confirm presence and reveal seasonality clustering, but they DO NOT measure per-dive probability — there is no eligible-effort denominator. We deliberately do not publish a numeric '% chance of sighting' from this data.
Sources
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility — GBIF Secretariat
- Ocean Biodiversity Information System — IOC-UNESCO
- OBIS-SEAMAP — Duke University Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab / OBIS
- iNaturalist — California Academy of Sciences & National Geographic Society
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — International Union for Conservation of Nature
- WoRMS — World Register of Marine Species — Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
- FishBase — FishBase Consortium
- Atlas of Living Australia — CSIRO / GBIF Australia
- REEF Volunteer Fish Survey — Reef Environmental Education Foundation
Conditions
| Month | Water | Visibility | Current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14–16 °C | 15–20 m | mild |
| Feb | 13–15 °C | 15–20 m | mild |
| Mar | 14–16 °C | 18–25 m | mild |
| Apr | 16–18 °C | 20–28 m | mild |
| May | 18–20 °C | 20–30 m | none |
| Jun | 21–23 °C | 25–35 m | none |
| Jul | 24–26 °C | 25–35 m | none |
| Aug | 26–28 °C | 25–35 m | none |
| Sep | 24–26 °C | 20–30 m | none |
| Oct | 21–23 °C | 18–25 m | mild |
| Nov | 18–20 °C | 15–20 m | mild |
| Dec | 15–17 °C | 15–20 m | mild |
Season calendar
Peak season highlighted · current month outlined
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