Project Manta
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@ProjectManta
Project Manta is a research group studying manta rays and based at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia #projectmanta #mantaray
Guess what?! There is finally a day dedicated to our favourite flappy friends....WORLD MANTA DAY and it's two weeks from today on September 17th! Get excited! #worldmantaday #savethedate
Did someone say PINK manta!? This week in Kid's Club we're visiting @ProjectManta in Australia and meeting the World-famous Inspector Clouseau! bit.ly/3f7lohH #pinkmanta #pink #manta #australia #mantaray #projectmanta
We're super excited to launch a series of #webinars starting next week! On these free webinars, we'll have presentations from @MantaTrust researchers, marine conservationists, policy makers, underwater photographers and film makers and more! Learn more: bit.ly/2zqi5CJ
In other news, new research reveals reef manta rays can dive to depths of almost 700m. So that is something you know now #MantaTrust #AcademicTwitter #phdchat journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…
Is the now-viral photo of the Australian pink manta ray a fake? Despite many claiming photoshop, it is 100% real! So what could have turned this usually black-and-white animal rosy? #607c54561bf7" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">forbes.com/sites/melissac…
#flatsharks #mantas #mantarays #Australia
#newpaper tracks #whalesharks moving between the Philippines and Malaysia and Indonesia for the first time. Highlights need for collaborative conservation actions in the region. #pressrelease lamave.org/press-releases…
***New research alert*** Project Manta has just published a paper documenting the furthest known point-to-point movement of reef manta rays, with important implications for the species management, and you can read all about it here: link.springer.com/article/10.118…
