Name of Site: Żona fil-Baħar bejn Il-Ponta ta’ San Dimitri (Għawdex) u Il-Qaliet

Site code: MT0000105

Year of designation: 2006/2018 update 

Area [ha]: 15880.04 

Annex 1 Protected Habitats:

• 1110 Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time
• 1120 Posidonia beds (Posidonion oceanicae)
• 1170 Reefs
• 8330 Submerged or partially submerged sea caves

 

 Annex II protected species:

Gibbula nivosa

Caretta caretta

Tursiops truncatus

  

Importance:

This area hosts the largest variety of Posidonia sub-types when considering the marine sites selected to form part of the Natura 2000 Network, with the representativity of each being considered superior. Reefs have also been identified within this site, occurring on hard beds and rocks. This site was proposed as an SCI in 2010, confirmed as an SCI in 2012 and was then extended in 2018.