Manta Trust
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Coordinating global efforts to research & conserve manta and devil rays, and their habitats.
📣 Historic High Seas Treaty enters into force!
🙌 This day marks a major advance in global ocean governance and supports international commitments to halt biodiversity loss and protect 30 per cent of the ocean by 2030.
🙌 This day marks a major advance in global ocean governance and supports international commitments to halt biodiversity loss and protect 30 per cent of the ocean by 2030.
January 17, 2026 at 7:58 AM
📣 Historic High Seas Treaty enters into force!
🙌 This day marks a major advance in global ocean governance and supports international commitments to halt biodiversity loss and protect 30 per cent of the ocean by 2030.
🙌 This day marks a major advance in global ocean governance and supports international commitments to halt biodiversity loss and protect 30 per cent of the ocean by 2030.
📣 New Research Alert!
✍️ A new study led by the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group provides a comprehensive assessment of Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) in the Western Indian Ocean.
📖 Read the full study on our Research Portal: research.mantatrust.org/cochran-et-a...
✍️ A new study led by the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group provides a comprehensive assessment of Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) in the Western Indian Ocean.
📖 Read the full study on our Research Portal: research.mantatrust.org/cochran-et-a...
January 16, 2026 at 3:38 PM
📣 New Research Alert!
✍️ A new study led by the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group provides a comprehensive assessment of Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) in the Western Indian Ocean.
📖 Read the full study on our Research Portal: research.mantatrust.org/cochran-et-a...
✍️ A new study led by the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group provides a comprehensive assessment of Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) in the Western Indian Ocean.
📖 Read the full study on our Research Portal: research.mantatrust.org/cochran-et-a...
💪 Turn your fitness goals into real-world impact by taking on a challenge inspired by manta rays! Whether it’s a 5K, marathon, trek, or obstacle course, every mile you cover helps protect manta rays, their relatives, and the habitats they depend on worldwide.
🔗 www.mantatrust.org/sporting-cha...
🔗 www.mantatrust.org/sporting-cha...
January 15, 2026 at 4:28 PM
💪 Turn your fitness goals into real-world impact by taking on a challenge inspired by manta rays! Whether it’s a 5K, marathon, trek, or obstacle course, every mile you cover helps protect manta rays, their relatives, and the habitats they depend on worldwide.
🔗 www.mantatrust.org/sporting-cha...
🔗 www.mantatrust.org/sporting-cha...
📣 Join our team!
🏝️ We’re excited to announce that applications for a field research internship with the Maldives Manta Conservation Programme (MMCP) in 2026 are now open!
🔗 For more information about the role and requirements, or to apply, visit our website: www.mantatrust.org/careers
🏝️ We’re excited to announce that applications for a field research internship with the Maldives Manta Conservation Programme (MMCP) in 2026 are now open!
🔗 For more information about the role and requirements, or to apply, visit our website: www.mantatrust.org/careers
January 14, 2026 at 12:43 PM
📣 Join our team!
🏝️ We’re excited to announce that applications for a field research internship with the Maldives Manta Conservation Programme (MMCP) in 2026 are now open!
🔗 For more information about the role and requirements, or to apply, visit our website: www.mantatrust.org/careers
🏝️ We’re excited to announce that applications for a field research internship with the Maldives Manta Conservation Programme (MMCP) in 2026 are now open!
🔗 For more information about the role and requirements, or to apply, visit our website: www.mantatrust.org/careers
🤿 Join Us to Study Sicklefin Devil Rays
Join us in the Azores and become part of a conservation-focused expedition where tourism directly supports science - and where every dive contributes to a deeper understanding of these remarkable rays.
🔗 www.mantaexpeditions.com/azores
Join us in the Azores and become part of a conservation-focused expedition where tourism directly supports science - and where every dive contributes to a deeper understanding of these remarkable rays.
🔗 www.mantaexpeditions.com/azores
January 9, 2026 at 4:05 PM
🤿 Join Us to Study Sicklefin Devil Rays
Join us in the Azores and become part of a conservation-focused expedition where tourism directly supports science - and where every dive contributes to a deeper understanding of these remarkable rays.
🔗 www.mantaexpeditions.com/azores
Join us in the Azores and become part of a conservation-focused expedition where tourism directly supports science - and where every dive contributes to a deeper understanding of these remarkable rays.
🔗 www.mantaexpeditions.com/azores
🌪️ Cyclone Magazine: Issue 4 is Live
Available exclusively to Cyclone Members, this Magazine brings you closer to the world of manta and devil ray conservation. Each issue is packed with in-depth stories, stunning photography, and behind-the-scenes insights from our global work!
🔗 bit.ly/2O5T5CA
Available exclusively to Cyclone Members, this Magazine brings you closer to the world of manta and devil ray conservation. Each issue is packed with in-depth stories, stunning photography, and behind-the-scenes insights from our global work!
🔗 bit.ly/2O5T5CA
January 5, 2026 at 6:14 PM
🌪️ Cyclone Magazine: Issue 4 is Live
Available exclusively to Cyclone Members, this Magazine brings you closer to the world of manta and devil ray conservation. Each issue is packed with in-depth stories, stunning photography, and behind-the-scenes insights from our global work!
🔗 bit.ly/2O5T5CA
Available exclusively to Cyclone Members, this Magazine brings you closer to the world of manta and devil ray conservation. Each issue is packed with in-depth stories, stunning photography, and behind-the-scenes insights from our global work!
🔗 bit.ly/2O5T5CA
🤿 As interest in devil rays grows in the Azores, so does the responsibility to protect them. By working with local tour operators to implement a Code of Conduct grounded in global best practice, the Santa Maria community is demonstrating how tourism and conservation can move forward together.
December 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
🤿 As interest in devil rays grows in the Azores, so does the responsibility to protect them. By working with local tour operators to implement a Code of Conduct grounded in global best practice, the Santa Maria community is demonstrating how tourism and conservation can move forward together.
🎄 Happy Holidays from the Manta Trust!
As we reflect on the past year, we are immensely grateful for the support of our incredible community!
🎨 This illustration is still one of our favourites! Made by Japan Manta Project leader, Rika Ozaki.
As we reflect on the past year, we are immensely grateful for the support of our incredible community!
🎨 This illustration is still one of our favourites! Made by Japan Manta Project leader, Rika Ozaki.
December 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🎄 Happy Holidays from the Manta Trust!
As we reflect on the past year, we are immensely grateful for the support of our incredible community!
🎨 This illustration is still one of our favourites! Made by Japan Manta Project leader, Rika Ozaki.
As we reflect on the past year, we are immensely grateful for the support of our incredible community!
🎨 This illustration is still one of our favourites! Made by Japan Manta Project leader, Rika Ozaki.
📣 New Article Alert!
📖 Visit our News & Media page to access the full Scuba Diving Magazine article, and explore more Manta Trust features in the news: lnkd.in/grz8hV-V
🔬 Read the full study on our Research Portal: lnkd.in/gUMF4gN7
🖊️ Jasmine Corbett
📖 Visit our News & Media page to access the full Scuba Diving Magazine article, and explore more Manta Trust features in the news: lnkd.in/grz8hV-V
🔬 Read the full study on our Research Portal: lnkd.in/gUMF4gN7
🖊️ Jasmine Corbett
December 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
📣 New Article Alert!
📖 Visit our News & Media page to access the full Scuba Diving Magazine article, and explore more Manta Trust features in the news: lnkd.in/grz8hV-V
🔬 Read the full study on our Research Portal: lnkd.in/gUMF4gN7
🖊️ Jasmine Corbett
📖 Visit our News & Media page to access the full Scuba Diving Magazine article, and explore more Manta Trust features in the news: lnkd.in/grz8hV-V
🔬 Read the full study on our Research Portal: lnkd.in/gUMF4gN7
🖊️ Jasmine Corbett
✍️ A review of manta and devil ray courtship and mating
📊 This study compiled 87 new photographic and video records of courtship and mating behaviour from 18 countries, using internet searches, social media footage, literature and engagement with the scientific community.
👉 lnkd.in/gUMF4gN7
📊 This study compiled 87 new photographic and video records of courtship and mating behaviour from 18 countries, using internet searches, social media footage, literature and engagement with the scientific community.
👉 lnkd.in/gUMF4gN7
December 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
✍️ A review of manta and devil ray courtship and mating
📊 This study compiled 87 new photographic and video records of courtship and mating behaviour from 18 countries, using internet searches, social media footage, literature and engagement with the scientific community.
👉 lnkd.in/gUMF4gN7
📊 This study compiled 87 new photographic and video records of courtship and mating behaviour from 18 countries, using internet searches, social media footage, literature and engagement with the scientific community.
👉 lnkd.in/gUMF4gN7
📣 New Science Alert!
✍️ A new global study offers the most comprehensive global insight into manta and devil ray courtship and mating to date.
📖 Read the full study on our Research Portal: research.mantatrust.org/carpenter-et...
✍️ A new global study offers the most comprehensive global insight into manta and devil ray courtship and mating to date.
📖 Read the full study on our Research Portal: research.mantatrust.org/carpenter-et...
December 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
📣 New Science Alert!
✍️ A new global study offers the most comprehensive global insight into manta and devil ray courtship and mating to date.
📖 Read the full study on our Research Portal: research.mantatrust.org/carpenter-et...
✍️ A new global study offers the most comprehensive global insight into manta and devil ray courtship and mating to date.
📖 Read the full study on our Research Portal: research.mantatrust.org/carpenter-et...
🤿 Azores Devil Ray Research Expedition Episode 5
🖼️ Community engagement was a major focus of our recent expedition. We’re grateful to ExpoLab, OMA, Oceanario de Lisboa, the Vila do Porto municipality, and the people of Santa Maria for the education and outreach work we carried out together in July!
🖼️ Community engagement was a major focus of our recent expedition. We’re grateful to ExpoLab, OMA, Oceanario de Lisboa, the Vila do Porto municipality, and the people of Santa Maria for the education and outreach work we carried out together in July!
December 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
🤿 Azores Devil Ray Research Expedition Episode 5
🖼️ Community engagement was a major focus of our recent expedition. We’re grateful to ExpoLab, OMA, Oceanario de Lisboa, the Vila do Porto municipality, and the people of Santa Maria for the education and outreach work we carried out together in July!
🖼️ Community engagement was a major focus of our recent expedition. We’re grateful to ExpoLab, OMA, Oceanario de Lisboa, the Vila do Porto municipality, and the people of Santa Maria for the education and outreach work we carried out together in July!
🎄 Name a Manta this Christmas!
🙌 You, or your lucky loved will receive a naming certificate, activity pack, fact file, and an optional personalised e-card, and 1-year membership to the Cyclone (adopt before 23/12 to receive it on time for Christma)!
🔗 www.mantatrust.org/adopt-a-manta
🙌 You, or your lucky loved will receive a naming certificate, activity pack, fact file, and an optional personalised e-card, and 1-year membership to the Cyclone (adopt before 23/12 to receive it on time for Christma)!
🔗 www.mantatrust.org/adopt-a-manta
December 19, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🎄 Name a Manta this Christmas!
🙌 You, or your lucky loved will receive a naming certificate, activity pack, fact file, and an optional personalised e-card, and 1-year membership to the Cyclone (adopt before 23/12 to receive it on time for Christma)!
🔗 www.mantatrust.org/adopt-a-manta
🙌 You, or your lucky loved will receive a naming certificate, activity pack, fact file, and an optional personalised e-card, and 1-year membership to the Cyclone (adopt before 23/12 to receive it on time for Christma)!
🔗 www.mantatrust.org/adopt-a-manta
📣 New Article Alert
Check out this Oceanographic Magazine article highlighting the RahVeshi Programme, a locally led initiative that empowers Maldivian communities to study, protect, and sustainably manage manta ray populations.
www.mantatrust.org/news-and-media
📸 + ✏️ Jasmine Corbett
Check out this Oceanographic Magazine article highlighting the RahVeshi Programme, a locally led initiative that empowers Maldivian communities to study, protect, and sustainably manage manta ray populations.
www.mantatrust.org/news-and-media
📸 + ✏️ Jasmine Corbett
December 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
📣 New Article Alert
Check out this Oceanographic Magazine article highlighting the RahVeshi Programme, a locally led initiative that empowers Maldivian communities to study, protect, and sustainably manage manta ray populations.
www.mantatrust.org/news-and-media
📸 + ✏️ Jasmine Corbett
Check out this Oceanographic Magazine article highlighting the RahVeshi Programme, a locally led initiative that empowers Maldivian communities to study, protect, and sustainably manage manta ray populations.
www.mantatrust.org/news-and-media
📸 + ✏️ Jasmine Corbett
📣 New Science Alert
Read the full paper, ‘Shining a light on Cameroon's elasmobranch fisheries: insights from citizen science and market surveys highlight a conservation priority' by Labyedh et al. (2025), on our Research Portal: research.mantatrust.org/publications
Read the full paper, ‘Shining a light on Cameroon's elasmobranch fisheries: insights from citizen science and market surveys highlight a conservation priority' by Labyedh et al. (2025), on our Research Portal: research.mantatrust.org/publications
December 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
📣 New Science Alert
Read the full paper, ‘Shining a light on Cameroon's elasmobranch fisheries: insights from citizen science and market surveys highlight a conservation priority' by Labyedh et al. (2025), on our Research Portal: research.mantatrust.org/publications
Read the full paper, ‘Shining a light on Cameroon's elasmobranch fisheries: insights from citizen science and market surveys highlight a conservation priority' by Labyedh et al. (2025), on our Research Portal: research.mantatrust.org/publications
📣 New Affiliate Project: Myanmar Ocean Project
Learn more about the Myanmar Ocean Project, including its achievements and future objectives, by visiting the affiliate project page on our website : www.mantatrust.org/myanmar
📸 Anna Flam
Learn more about the Myanmar Ocean Project, including its achievements and future objectives, by visiting the affiliate project page on our website : www.mantatrust.org/myanmar
📸 Anna Flam
December 15, 2025 at 5:18 PM
📣 New Affiliate Project: Myanmar Ocean Project
Learn more about the Myanmar Ocean Project, including its achievements and future objectives, by visiting the affiliate project page on our website : www.mantatrust.org/myanmar
📸 Anna Flam
Learn more about the Myanmar Ocean Project, including its achievements and future objectives, by visiting the affiliate project page on our website : www.mantatrust.org/myanmar
📸 Anna Flam
🎁 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
🔗 www.mantatrust.org/adopt-a-manta
December 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
🎁 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
🔗 www.mantatrust.org/adopt-a-manta
⭐️ Meet Manta Trust Patron - Hussain Aga Khan
🎥 A long-time advocate for manta ray conservation, Hussain Aga Khan has championed the Manta Trust’s mission to protect these majestic creatures and the ecosystems they inhabit.
We are very glad to have Hussain Aga Khan as part of our Manta Family!
🎥 A long-time advocate for manta ray conservation, Hussain Aga Khan has championed the Manta Trust’s mission to protect these majestic creatures and the ecosystems they inhabit.
We are very glad to have Hussain Aga Khan as part of our Manta Family!
December 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
⭐️ Meet Manta Trust Patron - Hussain Aga Khan
🎥 A long-time advocate for manta ray conservation, Hussain Aga Khan has championed the Manta Trust’s mission to protect these majestic creatures and the ecosystems they inhabit.
We are very glad to have Hussain Aga Khan as part of our Manta Family!
🎥 A long-time advocate for manta ray conservation, Hussain Aga Khan has championed the Manta Trust’s mission to protect these majestic creatures and the ecosystems they inhabit.
We are very glad to have Hussain Aga Khan as part of our Manta Family!
📣 In The News
📖 Head to our ‘News & Media’ page to explore these articles and dive into more Manta Trust stories featured in the news: www.mantatrust.org/news-and-media
📖 Head to our ‘News & Media’ page to explore these articles and dive into more Manta Trust stories featured in the news: www.mantatrust.org/news-and-media
December 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
📣 In The News
📖 Head to our ‘News & Media’ page to explore these articles and dive into more Manta Trust stories featured in the news: www.mantatrust.org/news-and-media
📖 Head to our ‘News & Media’ page to explore these articles and dive into more Manta Trust stories featured in the news: www.mantatrust.org/news-and-media
🤿 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.
🔬 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.
December 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
🤿 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.
🔬 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.
📣 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
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
December 4, 2025 at 8:34 AM
📣 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
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
📣 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
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
December 4, 2025 at 8:33 AM
📣 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
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
🙌 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
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
December 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
🙌 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
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
📣 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.
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.
November 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
📣 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.
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.
📣 Historic win! All 10 species of manta & devil rays are now CITES Appendix I, banning all international commercial trade.
Read the full press release for more: www.mantatrust.org/historic-glo...
Read the full press release for more: www.mantatrust.org/historic-glo...
November 28, 2025 at 7:15 AM
📣 Historic win! All 10 species of manta & devil rays are now CITES Appendix I, banning all international commercial trade.
Read the full press release for more: www.mantatrust.org/historic-glo...
Read the full press release for more: www.mantatrust.org/historic-glo...