HMS Maori

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HMS Maori is one of the many World War II wrecks around Maltese islands, but unlike most of them that are deep boat dives, Maori is a shallow dive that can be done from the shore. Maori lies on a sandy bottom with a maximum depth of 16 metres. The wreck is about 42 metres in length and quite broken.

At this dive site you can see mediterranean sea bream, stingrays, moray eels, grouper, common octopus, cuttlefish, red starfish, damselfish and many other reef fishes.

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 300

Octopus

Octopus

325 Sightings
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13
F
11
M
9
A
0
M
15
J
31
J
70
A
85
S
32
O
29
N
23
D
7

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 200

Moray Eel

Moray Eel

148 Sightings
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5
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0
M
0
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0
M
0
J
12
J
33
A
29
S
32
O
16
N
21
D
0

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Total number of species approx.: 600

Wrasse

Wrasse

10 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
J
0
A
10
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0
O
0
N
0
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0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 120

Flounder

Flounder

134 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
10
M
0
J
19
J
26
A
46
S
33
O
0
N
0
D
0

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Total number of species approx.: 80

Stingrays

Stingrays

128 Sightings
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0
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0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
26
J
44
A
37
S
21
O
0
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 250

Scorpionfish

Scorpionfish

127 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
12
M
12
J
14
J
20
A
34
S
22
O
13
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 250

Grouper/Basslets

Grouper/Basslets

114 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
18
J
27
A
38
S
21
O
10
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 125

Gurnards

Gurnards

97 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
13
J
31
A
37
S
16
O
0
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 120

Cuttlefish

Cuttlefish

70 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
11
A
13
M
11
J
10
J
14
A
11
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

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Total number of species approx.: 3000

Nudibranch

Nudibranch

62 Sightings
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0
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0
M
0
A
0
M
12
J
19
J
16
A
15
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0
O
0
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 40

Triggerfish

Triggerfish

42 Sightings
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0
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0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
16
J
15
A
11
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 350

Damselfish

Damselfish

18 Sightings
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0
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0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
18
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 100

Parrotfish

Parrotfish

14 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
14
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
Common Seahorse

Common Seahorse

10 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
10
O
0
N
0
D
0

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