Patrons Malta Environment and Planning Authority  (MEPA)   Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas (RACSPA)   Società Italiana di Biologia Marina (SIBM) Agency for Environmental Protection and Technical Services  (APAT) Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell'Ambiente, Sicilia.  Regione Siciliana, Assessorato Territorio e Ambiente (ARPA)    Partners / Sponsors University of Malta   Air Malta  Malta Tourism Authority   Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP)   United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)  Seagrassnet   Joint Research Centre, European Commission Institute for Environment and Sustainability    Stazione Zoologica 'Anton Dohrn'