https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/3491 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:53:15 GMT 2026-04-06T22:53:15Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/108689 Title: Sedimentary budget deficit of continental shelves : natural and/or man-made causes of beach erosion : the case of the perinsular shelf of Malta Abstract: The small size and the lack of natural resources of the Maltese Islands makes the coastline, which is only 190 km long, a major focus of great economic importance. Decisions to develop new economic sectors on the coast, namely that of shipping and the tourist industry often prove conflicting, mainly because of lack of baseline information. An understanding of coastal processes especially of sedimentary dynamics which is essential to such decisions is not available. Phenomenae like beach erosion, which can prove detrimental to the tourist industry causes concern but has not yet been properly understood. A comprehensive overall scientific study is needed to allow for the optimum and rational use of the coast. The origin and present profiles of various beaches are examined, but their evolution can only be explained through a study of a series of parameters which go beyond the present geographic zone under discussion. This paper attempts to present a regional scenario in which natural factors, like the geo- and hydrodynamics affecting the Maltese Islands can only be understood if studied in a wider Mediterranean context. When these are grasped it is then possible to proceed to study what type of effects urbanization has on the coast, especially on beach equilibrium. Aerial photographs, geological and survey maps, available literature and on-site investigations were employed to draw specific examples of some local sites. Mon, 01 Jan 1990 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/108689 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/108190 Title: Report on national co-ordinators for international oceanographic data exchange Abstract: Participants in the Sixth Session of the Working Group on International Oceanographic Data Exchange (IODE) proposed that the Secretariat request Member States to designate a National Coordinator for International Oceanographic Data Exchange (SC/IOC.WG-1(VI)/10, paragraph 41). The Secretariat therefore issued Circular Letter No. 357 of 29 October 1971 inviting Member States to designate a National Co-ordinator. The Chairman of the Working Group on IODE then circulated a questionnaire (Attachment I) to each designated National Co-ordinator, requesting that the completed questionnaire be returned before 1 March 1973. A list of National Co-ordinators by name and/or designated activity and a summary of the responses to the questionnaire are contained in Attachment II. If the questionnaire was signed by the National Co-ordinator, the name is not included in the last column; if the signature was other than the National Co-ordinator, the name is included. The Working Group may wish to consider the modus operandi for the National Co-ordinators and the responses to the questionnaire under Provisional Agenda Item 5.8 (IOC/IODE-VII/l). Mon, 01 Jan 1973 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/108190 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/100440 Title: Ismijiet tal-ħut tal-Mediterran = Nomenclature standard for Mediterranean fishes Abstract: Fil-ħarġa ta' "IS-SAJD" ta' Diċembru, 1960, ippublikajna lista qasira ta' ismijiet ta' xi ħut lokali bl-Ingliż u bil-Malti. Tant kienet kbira it-talba għal din il ħarġa ta' ''IS-SAJD'' illi għadna, sa kważi sena wara, niġu mitlubin nibgħatu kopji tagħha lil kull min ikollu x'jaqsam mal-industrja. Ftit biss baqa' issa minn dawn il-kopji, u għalhekk, bil-ħsieb li dejjem inżidu t-tagħlim f'dan il-qasam, il-ħajra ta' aktar stħarriġ u l-ħidma progressiva, din id-darba ngħatu lista itwal tal-ismijiet tal-ħut tal-Mediterran bl-isem xjentifiku jew tekniku, u bil-Malti, bl-Ingliż u bit-Taljan, ilsna illi l-aktar niltaqgħu magħhom fil-Gżejjer Tagħna.; Ilu mill-1953 li t-Taqsima tas-Sajd tal-Għaqda għall-Ikel u Biedja kellha proposta mill-Prof. G. Bini biex issib isem wieħed għal kull ħuta u b'hekk tnaqqas it-tfixkil minħabba li l-istess ħuta jinbidlilha l-isem skond l-inħawi li fiha tinqabad. Wara xogħol ta' seba' snin, il-Kunsill ġenerali għas-Sajd fil-Mediterran ħareġ "Catalogue des noms de poissons ayant une importance commerciale en Mediterranee" li minbarra l-isem tekniku juri l-isem ta' kull ħuta bl-Ingliż, Eġizzjan, Spanjol, Franċiż, Grieg, Lhudi, Taljan, Malti, Monagesk, Tuniżin, Tork u Jugoslav. [silta] Description: Maħruġ minn Joe Barbara minflok "IS-SAJD" Nri. 108/109/110.; Bilingwi: Malti, Taljan, Ingliż. Sun, 01 Jan 1961 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/100440 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/95330 Title: The most common sharks found around the Maltese Islands and the Mediterranean sea : guide book Editors: Attard, Vince; Muscat, Sarah Abstract: What is a shark? Sharks are amazing fish that have been around long before the dinosaurs existed. They live in waters all over the world, in every ocean and even in some rivers and lakes. Unlike other fish, sharks have no bones, their skeleton is made of cartilage, which is a tough, fibrous substance, nearly as hard as bone. Evolution of sharks: Sharks have existed for over 450 million years. They evolved over 100 million years before the dinosaurs did. This was long before people evolved. Most fossil evidence of early sharks is from fossilised teeth. Cladodonts, primitive sharks, had double-pointed teeth, were up to 3 feet (1m) long fish-eaters and lived about 400 million years ago. Modern forms of sharks evolved during the Jurassic Period about 150 million years ago. This was the time of the giant dinosaurs like Brachiosaurus. [excerpt] Fri, 01 Jan 1999 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/95330 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z