Transport Malta sets up 49 Swimmers’ Zones at the most popular bays and swimming areas around the Maltese Islands.
The swimmers’ zones are areas in the water reserved exclusively for swimmers. No vessel can be used within a swimmers’ zone. The swimmer zones are marked by red and yellow marker buoys and will be effective until 30th September. The aim of the zone is swimmer safety.
This year Transport Malta added a new swimmers’ zone at St. Peter’s Pool.
Several bays have access to the beach through launching lanes which will also be marked by floats. Transport Malta reminds mariners that vessels shall only enter through these lanes. No vessel is to be moored inside or close to the entrance of these lanes unless authorised by Transport Malta. Such lanes shall be used solely for embarking and disembarking of passengers and by commercial and water sports vessel operators.
The swimming season is in full swing and Transport Malta encourages all bathers and boat users to respect the swimmers’ zones so that everyone enjoys the sea without accidents.
List of Swimmer Zones
| MALTA | GOZO |
| Gnejna Bay | Qbajjar |
| Ghajn Tuffieha | Marsalforn |
| Golden Bay | Ramla l-Hamra |
| Paradise Bay | San Blas |
| Cirkewwa | Hondoq ir-Rummien |
| Armier Bay | Mgarr ix-Xini |
| Mellieha (Ghadira Bay) | Xlendi |
| Mellieha (It-Tunnara) | |
| Mgiebah | |
| Selmun | COMINO |
| St Paul’s Bay (Tal-Veccja) | Blue Lagoon |
| St Paul’s Bay (Tal-Ghazzelin) | San Niklaw |
| St Paul’s Bay (Il-Fekruna) | Santa Marija |
| St Paul’s Bay (Ix-Xemxija) | |
| Bugibba (Main Square) | |
| Bugibba (Perched Beach) | NEW ZONE |
| Qawra Bay (Fra Ben) | |
| Qawra Bay (below seafront hotels) | Delimara (St. Peter’s Pool) |
| Salina Bay | |
| St Julian’s (St George’s Bay) | |
| St Julian’s (Spinola Cavalieri) | |
| St. Julians (Balluta) | |
| St Julian’s (Spinola) | |
| Tas-Sliema (Exiles) | |
| Tas-Sliema (Fond Ghadir) | |
| Tas-Sliema (Tigne) | |
| Ta’ Xbiex | |
| Marsamxett (Waterpolo Pitch) | |
| Kalkara (Ir-Rinella) | |
| Marsaskala (Iz-Zonqor) | |
| Marsaskala (ex Jerma Hotel) | |
| Marsaskala (St Thomas Bay) | |
| Xrobb l-Ghagin | |
| Delimara (Il-Kalanka) | |
| Marsaxlokk | |
| Qajjenza | |
| Birzebbuga | |
| Birzebbuga (San Gorg) | |
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