Monday, May 21, 2012



CUMECS is a research expedition that will investigate the geology and habitats of submarine canyons in the central Mediterranean Sea. The expedition, funded by Eurofleets and Marie Curie Actions (European Commission FP7), departs from Malta on the 28th June 2012 and will explore submarine canyons incising the Malta-Sicily Escarpment. 


This website provides information about the research expedition and daily updates from on board the research vessel.