“Identifying critical habitat is an important step for manta ray conservation in the region.” Her work on the gentle oceanic giant was published in the journal Environmental Biology of Fishes ...

A giant manta ray of approximately 1.000 kilos was caught by Peruvian unsuspecting fishermen operating at La Cruz inlet, north of the country close to the Ecuadorian border, according to Lima media.

The largest ray in the world (up to 8m wide!), the giant manta is a graceful and gentle creature. They can make migrations across the oceans, finding their way by following topographical maps ...

Madalena Pereira Cabral measures the size of a giant manta ray with paired-laser photogrammetry. Two lasers project two green dots onto the animal. By taking a photo, the scientist can easily ...

The oceanic whitetip shark has suffered population declines of up to 88 percent in the Atlantic. Populations of the giant manta ray, which has a wingspan of up to 29 feet, have plummeted by up to 95 ...

The giant fish faces threats from poachers, boat strikes and climate change Photographs by Alex Mustard Text by Terence Monmaney After the manta ray filters out the tiny plankton from the water it ...

The discovery of the world’s first known manta ray nursery will offer a glimpse into the animals’ juvenile stage. A series of rodent experiments showed that even with abundant food and water, personal ...