Division of Aquatic Resources 11/2/23 – Protected Species Spotlight: Manta Rays
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NEW HOPE FOR ENDANGERED MANTAS - Dive Training Magazine
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Big brains, wide wingspan and constant motion - Investigating the lives of our oceanic Manta Rays
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Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Aquatic Journal
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Division of Aquatic Resources
Manta Trust - ***NEW SCIENCE ALERT*** If you've ever been in the water with a manta ray, you may well have noticed a number of other fish attached to the manta ray
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New study shows where manta rays thrive
Hope & Spring - Manta rays are large rays belonging to the genus Manta. The larger species, M. birostris, reaches 7 m (23 ft) in width, while the smaller, M. alfredi, reaches
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Unique Devil Ray Conservation Dive Launched in South Africa!
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Protecting Manta Rays—and Marine Biodiversity - Coral Reef Alliance
New Marine Protected Area in the Maldives would offer hope for the reef manta ray
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Division of Aquatic Resources
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5 ways sharks and rays help ecosystems, other species and people!, 5 ways sharks and rays help ecosystems, other species and people!
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The secret lives of manta rays - Save Our Seas Foundation
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New Guidelines Issued by Environment Ministry for Interacting with Protected Wildlife
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Species: MANTA RAYS — CLEAN WAVES