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Thanks to the contributions from citizen scientists, #ProjectManta was able to document the longest point-to-point movement for reef manta rays!

Humans as big “cleaner fish”!

Trans-jurisdictional movements of #whalesharks highlights the need for cross-border conservation efforts!

NEW PAPER: we find increased risk of humpback whale entanglement in shark nets when the inner edge of the #EastAustralianCurrent moves closer to shore, and is poorly defined at the surface. EAC inner edge = navigation aid? doi.org/10.1002/rse2.1… Dr. Kylie Scales Remote Sensing in Ecology & Conservation 🛰️🌊🐋

***New OPEN ACCESS paper alert*** It turns out the incredible healing capacity of manta rays may in fact be masking their exposure to anthropogenic threats such as boat strike, read all about it below: journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

New science alert!

Researchers track down Australia’s ‘missing’ manta rays UQ News Asia Armstrong (Haines) Project Manta Frazer McGregor @kabrantes James Cook Uni Murdoch University CSIRO UniSC: University of the Sunshine Coast sciglow.com/biology/resear… #SciGlow #biology #biodiversity #fisheries #oceanography

Manta and devil rays are like floating islands; oasis sanctuaries for a whole host of animals. If you look closely you can see that even the remoras on this oceanic manta ray are riddled with parasitic hitchhikers! Video: Paco during a Manta Expedition to Revillagigedo, Mexico.

Great to see Inspector Clouseau getting the attention he deserves!

Great to have our research highlighted by IFLScience - we were first introduced to this pink manta ray back in 2015, but it took some recent photographs with strobes to gain worldwide attention for this unique animal! #ProjectManta iflscience.com/plants-and-ani…

#TwitterScience good news story! One of our long term supporters was able to rescue a Manta ray entangled in a hefty amount of fishing gear! Follow the link for all the details and a video of the rescue! instagram.com/p/B9NghF8DHKX/…

New research from our friends at Manta Trust reveals deep diving behaviour of reef Manta rays in New Caledonia

Whale song with your soothing manta ray screensaver? Ok then! #SocialDistancing #soundOn

Get your fix of ocean inspo with this interactive series of webinars from our friends at Manta Trust - educating us on all things manta rays from around the world. Spoiler alert, #ProjectManta will be featured next month!

If you’re still looking for fun activities for the kids, jump on the Manta Trust website for their Kid’s Club, this week they are visiting Australia! #pinkmanta #projectmanta

*** New Research Alert*** Our latest paper reveals connectivity between two world heritage areas on the west coast of Australia. Read all about it below - and the good news is it's #OpenAccess so everyone can enjoy! frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

We are so excited: There is finally a day to celebrate our favourite animals! #worldmantaday #projectmanta

After 15 years of field and lab work our colleagues at Marine Megafauna Foundation have published the first population genetics study on reef manta rays! #ProjectManta was proud to be part of this collaboration and you can read all about it here: marinemegafaunafoundation.org/blog/new-dna-r…

Amazing! Pics of a #killerwhale hunting a #mantaray off QLD, Australia from earlier today: facebook.com/www.weipasport… HT Project Manta