🎁 Whether for yourself, a friend, or a loved one, our digital adoption packs make the perfect gift - an opportunity to learn about these gentle giants, whilst supporting global efforts to research and protect them.
🔗 www.mantatrust.org/adopt-a-manta
10.12.2025 17:16 — 👍 9 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
🤿 Azores Devil Ray Research Expedition Episode 4: How We Study Devil Rays
🔬 There are various ways to study the sicklefin devil ray. Here, we explore non-invasive techniques such as photo-ID, stereo-video photogrammetry, and underwater contactless ultrasonography.
05.12.2025 18:04 — 👍 10 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
📣 Which species were uplisted to CITES Appendix I last week? ALL of them!
In a landmark decision, countries have voted to uplist all ten species of manta and devil rays to Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
🔗 bit.ly/4nola9f
04.12.2025 08:34 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
📣 Which species were uplisted to CITES Appendix I last week? ALL of them!
In a landmark decision, countries have voted to uplist all ten species of manta and devil rays to Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
🔗 bit.ly/4nola9f
04.12.2025 08:33 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
🙌 Join the global generosity movement on 2nd December 2025 and celebrate all acts of giving.
Your Giving Tuesday gift helps turn policy into action and brings us closer to a future where manta and devil rays can truly thrive: aathfrqs.donorsupport.co/page/FUNSVCD...
📸 Simon Hilbourne
02.12.2025 13:09 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
📣 We did it!
All ten species of manta and devil rays are now protected under CITES Appendix I, the highest level of international protection. This historic vote bans all international commercial trade, including gill plates and meat, giving these marine giants a fighting chance.
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Manta Trust patron David Oakes is at CITES CoP20 explaining why CITES is vital and why manta & devil rays need the highest protection under Appendix I.
🔗 Visit our website to learn more about manta and devil rays, and the threats they face: www.mantatrust.org
24.11.2025 16:09 — 👍 10 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
🤿 Episode 2: From Global Threats to Local Wonders
🤝 This July, a team of international researchers, educators, and media experts travelled to Santa Maria Island in the Azores for the inaugural Azores Devil Ray Research Expedition!
Learn more in the videos to come!
21.11.2025 16:41 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
YouTube video by Manta Trust
Episode 2: The Sicklefin Devil Ray
🤿 Episode 2: The Sicklefin Devil Ray
🤝 This July, a team of international researchers, educators, and media experts travelled to Santa Maria Island in the Azores for the inaugural Azores Devil Ray Research Expedition!
Learn more in the videos to come!
🔗 www.youtube.com/shorts/1oUwZ...
21.11.2025 15:55 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
🇯🇵 Japan Manta Project x ClubMed
With the support of ClubMed, we were able to establish MantaBase in Japan. Which is Japan’s first centralised database compiling manta ray sightings from across both the country, and the rest of the world.
🔗 www.mantatrust.org/japan
📸 Takumi Maeda
20.11.2025 14:28 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Last chance! Have your photo featured on our projected mural and show the world that support spans across the globe!
📣 In less than a weeks time, global leaders will meet at CITES CoP20 to decide the future of manta and devil rays.
🔗 Learn more: www.mantatrust.org/save-the-man...
19.11.2025 08:07 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
⚠️ The Fight Against Illegal Manta Ray Trade
🎨 Check out this incredible illustration by Francesca Page for Scuba Diving Magazine, accompanying their latest article on the global fight against illegal manta and devil ray trade.
📖 Find the full article here: www.mantatrust.org/news-and-media
12.11.2025 17:00 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
📖 A landmark global study led by the Manta Trust and a network of international experts has revealed the first scientifically robust estimate of manta and devil ray (mobulid) mortality worldwide - an alarming 265,000 individuals killed every year.
🔗 research.mantatrust.org/laglbauer-et...
10.11.2025 16:23 — 👍 5 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
🤿 Azores Devil Ray Research Expedition Episode 1: Manta Catalog Azores
🤝 This July, a team of international researchers, educators, and media experts travelled to Santa Maria Island in the Azores for the inaugural Azores Devil Ray Research Expedition!
Learn more in the videos to come!
08.11.2025 09:04 — 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
⚠️ All manta and devil rays are now threatened with extinction, which is driven by targeted fishing, the gill plate trade, and the false promise of “sustainable” catch.
The time to act is NOW. Be part of our #SaveTheMantas campaign and make your voice heard!
🔗 www.mantatrust.org/save-the-man...
27.10.2025 15:39 — 👍 54 🔁 17 💬 0 📌 1
