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Manta Rays
Huge, intelligent, playful and inquisitive, manta rays are a favourite encounter for millions of scuba divers around the world.
Major study reveals size of Seychelles manta ray population
By
DIVE Staff
Mar 14, 2024
A major new study Seychelles has highlighted the importance of D’Arros Island and St. François Atoll for Seychelles' reef mantas
Featured Photographer – Ollie Clarke
By
DIVE Staff
Feb 12, 2024
British Underwater Photographer of the Year 2023, Ollie Clarke, showcases some of his spectacular megafauna shots of sharks, rays and whales
MMF’s research pivotal in establishing new IUCN shark and ray protections
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Jan 19, 2024
The Marine Megafauna Foundation's decades-long research has been pivotal in establishing new Important Shark and Ray Areas for the IUCN
Featured Photographer – Daniel Browne
By
DIVE Staff
Oct 19, 2023
Daniel Thomas Browne, winner of DIVE's BigShot Megafauna underwater photo competition, showcases some of the best of Western Australia's reefs
Featured Photographer – Catherine ‘CatSharks’ Cushenan
By
DIVE Staff
Jul 14, 2023
Catherine Cushenan (@catsharks) is a shark ecologist, freediver and underwater photographer with a particular love of charismatic megafauna
How the Marine Megafauna Foundation makes sustainability sustainable
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Jun 21, 2023
Marine Megafauna Foundation co-founders Andrea Marshall and Simon Pierce talk to DIVE about what 'sustainability' really means
Endangered sicklefin devil ray found off the US Atlantic coast
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Apr 27, 2023
A new Marine Megafauna Foundation study finds that the elusive sicklefin devil ray (Mobula tarapacana) is present off the US Atlantic coast.
Virtual Reality brings ‘Flight of the Mantas’ to life
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Apr 5, 2023
Marine Megafauna Foundation partners with Immotion, to create an 'educational and immersive' VR experience entitled Flight of the Mantas.
MMF confirms world-first international reef manta migration
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Jan 16, 2023
A new Marine Megafauna Foundation has confirmed the first international movement of reef manta rays in South Africa
The mutual benefits of ocean cleaning stations
By
Douglas David Seifert
Dec 13, 2022
The ocean's cleaning stations are one of nature’s most remarkable examples of how evolution finds solutions to life’s challenges
Devil Ray Conservation Dive launched at Aliwal Shoal
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Dec 2, 2022
A unique 'Devil Ray Conservation Dive' is to be launched this December at Aliwal Shoal off the coast of KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.
World’s largest oceanic manta ray population in Ecuador, says MMF study
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Nov 16, 2022
The world's largest population of giant oceanic manta rays has been identified off the coast of Ecuador, accoring to a newly published study
Manta ray nursery discovered in Raja Ampat
By
DIVE Contributors
Sep 8, 2022
First study to confirm a nursery for globally vulnerable reef manta rays in isolated waters around Raja Ampat in Indonesia
Reef manta relationships depend on individual behaviour
By
DIVE Staff
Jul 20, 2022
New research from Marine Megafauna Foundation and The Manta Trust reveals new details about how their movement affects their social bonds
An evening with Doug Allan for World Manta Day
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Jul 7, 2022
Multi award winning wildlife cameraman Doug Allan and the Manta Trust are hosting an event to celebrate World Manta Day, on 17 September
Endangered Species Day profile: Andrea Marshall
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
May 20, 2022
Today marks the 17th annual Endangered Species Day, during which people commit to l taking action to save the oceans# many endangered species
The 12 best places to dive with manta rays
By
DIVE Staff
May 15, 2022
Diving with manta rays is one of the greatest experiences you can have underwater. Here's the best places to encounter mantas
MMF reveals new 3D manta ray model
By
DIVE Staff
Apr 6, 2022
Marine Megafauna Foundation and its partners have created the world's first accurate 3D model of a manta ray.
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