EcoMarine Malta utilizes part of the profit of the various activities to fund its independent research about Bottlenose dolphins and the interaction between dolphins and aquaculture sites in Malta. We are developing a photo-identification catalogue to share with universities and organizations working in the Mediterranean basin to increase knowledge about such a population. EcoMarine aims to bridge science and the general public, creating awareness about the marine environment and promoting sustainable marine life watching activities in the Mediterranean area and other countries. We recently launched a Citizen science project called SightMe. The aim is to engage boat users to report sightings of cetaceans and turtles in Maltese and Mediterranean waters to increase information about the presence and distribution of the different species. 
We also want to support other countries, especially small islands and developing countries, to follow the EcoMarine Malta model to develop Social Enterprises aimed at conserving the marine environment and local people's employment.

Targets:

 
Share the photo-identification catalogue by the end of 2022 with Universities and Organizations working in the Mediterranean sea. 
We will participate in European and National calls and Tenders at least two times each year with the objective to increase the number of boats involved in marine life watching and continue the research on dolphins with more sophisticated techniques. 
Analise and share data collected at Citizen science platform SightMe.org as a public database available by the end of each year starting from 2023

By 2025 we aim to have established a pilot project in Kenia, in collaboration with Taste Roots Cooperative Society and local stakeholders, to create an alternative to mass tourism in the area by training the local community and stakeholders and providing them with tools to develop sustainable tourism with a strong educational component.