Manta Trust
@mantatrust.bsky.social
Coordinating global efforts to research & conserve manta and devil rays, and their habitats.
Critical Vote for Manta and Devil Rays
✍️ CITES CoP20 has begun! Delegates are meeting in Uzbekistan, and by the end of the week, they’ll vote on Ecuador’s proposal to ban all international commercial trade in manta and devil rays, a decision that could shape the future of these vulnerable species.
✍️ CITES CoP20 has begun! Delegates are meeting in Uzbekistan, and by the end of the week, they’ll vote on Ecuador’s proposal to ban all international commercial trade in manta and devil rays, a decision that could shape the future of these vulnerable species.
November 26, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Critical Vote for Manta and Devil Rays
✍️ CITES CoP20 has begun! Delegates are meeting in Uzbekistan, and by the end of the week, they’ll vote on Ecuador’s proposal to ban all international commercial trade in manta and devil rays, a decision that could shape the future of these vulnerable species.
✍️ CITES CoP20 has begun! Delegates are meeting in Uzbekistan, and by the end of the week, they’ll vote on Ecuador’s proposal to ban all international commercial trade in manta and devil rays, a decision that could shape the future of these vulnerable species.
📣 Deadline Extended (30 November 2025)!
📧 Submit your abstract for Sharks International 2026, and choose the session ‘Manta Matters: Shaping Fisheries Policy with Mobulid Science.’.
👉 Submit your abstract , and register now via: www.si2026.org
📧 Submit your abstract for Sharks International 2026, and choose the session ‘Manta Matters: Shaping Fisheries Policy with Mobulid Science.’.
👉 Submit your abstract , and register now via: www.si2026.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
📣 Deadline Extended (30 November 2025)!
📧 Submit your abstract for Sharks International 2026, and choose the session ‘Manta Matters: Shaping Fisheries Policy with Mobulid Science.’.
👉 Submit your abstract , and register now via: www.si2026.org
📧 Submit your abstract for Sharks International 2026, and choose the session ‘Manta Matters: Shaping Fisheries Policy with Mobulid Science.’.
👉 Submit your abstract , and register now via: www.si2026.org
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
🔗 Visit our website to learn more about manta and devil rays, and the threats they face: www.mantatrust.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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
🔗 Visit our website to learn more about manta and devil rays, and the threats they face: www.mantatrust.org
🎄 From cozy, sustainable clothing to manta adoptions, including our exclusive festive mantas, ‘Manta Claus’ and ‘Rudolf the Red Nosed Ray’, and the chance to name their very own manta ray, our Gift Guide has something special for every manta and ocean lover!
🔗 www.mantatrust.org/manta-trust-...
🔗 www.mantatrust.org/manta-trust-...
November 22, 2025 at 8:07 AM
🎄 From cozy, sustainable clothing to manta adoptions, including our exclusive festive mantas, ‘Manta Claus’ and ‘Rudolf the Red Nosed Ray’, and the chance to name their very own manta ray, our Gift Guide has something special for every manta and ocean lover!
🔗 www.mantatrust.org/manta-trust-...
🔗 www.mantatrust.org/manta-trust-...
🤿 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!
🤝 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!
November 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
🤿 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!
🤝 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!
🤿 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...
🤝 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...
Episode 2: The Sicklefin Devil Ray
YouTube video by Manta Trust
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November 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
🤿 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...
🤝 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...
🇯🇵 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
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
November 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
🇯🇵 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
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
📣 New Science Alert!
Read the full paper 'Composition and conservation status of rays sold in Baja California Sur, Mexico', by Ossiander et al. (2025), on our Research Portal: research.mantatrust.org/ossiander-et...
📸 Sofaia Gribben & (2, 5) Mobula Conservation
🎨 Illustrations by Marc Dando
Read the full paper 'Composition and conservation status of rays sold in Baja California Sur, Mexico', by Ossiander et al. (2025), on our Research Portal: research.mantatrust.org/ossiander-et...
📸 Sofaia Gribben & (2, 5) Mobula Conservation
🎨 Illustrations by Marc Dando
November 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
📣 New Science Alert!
Read the full paper 'Composition and conservation status of rays sold in Baja California Sur, Mexico', by Ossiander et al. (2025), on our Research Portal: research.mantatrust.org/ossiander-et...
📸 Sofaia Gribben & (2, 5) Mobula Conservation
🎨 Illustrations by Marc Dando
Read the full paper 'Composition and conservation status of rays sold in Baja California Sur, Mexico', by Ossiander et al. (2025), on our Research Portal: research.mantatrust.org/ossiander-et...
📸 Sofaia Gribben & (2, 5) Mobula Conservation
🎨 Illustrations by Marc Dando
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...
📣 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...
November 19, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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...
📣 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...
🌊 Become an Ocean Ambassador!
We are looking for young people, aged 13-17, to become our next 2026 Ocean Ambassadors!
💻 Take a look at our Education Portal for more details! The deadline for applications is 30 November 2025: education.mantatrust.org/getinvolved
We are looking for young people, aged 13-17, to become our next 2026 Ocean Ambassadors!
💻 Take a look at our Education Portal for more details! The deadline for applications is 30 November 2025: education.mantatrust.org/getinvolved
November 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
🌊 Become an Ocean Ambassador!
We are looking for young people, aged 13-17, to become our next 2026 Ocean Ambassadors!
💻 Take a look at our Education Portal for more details! The deadline for applications is 30 November 2025: education.mantatrust.org/getinvolved
We are looking for young people, aged 13-17, to become our next 2026 Ocean Ambassadors!
💻 Take a look at our Education Portal for more details! The deadline for applications is 30 November 2025: education.mantatrust.org/getinvolved
⚠️ 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
🎨 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
November 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
⚠️ 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
🎨 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
✍️ New Article Alert!
“We now have a data-driven understanding of global catch and population declines – which underscores the urgency of stronger protections and effective management.” - Betty Laglbauer, Fisheries & Policy Researcher at the Manta Trust
📖 www.mantatrust.org/news-and-media
“We now have a data-driven understanding of global catch and population declines – which underscores the urgency of stronger protections and effective management.” - Betty Laglbauer, Fisheries & Policy Researcher at the Manta Trust
📖 www.mantatrust.org/news-and-media
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
✍️ New Article Alert!
“We now have a data-driven understanding of global catch and population declines – which underscores the urgency of stronger protections and effective management.” - Betty Laglbauer, Fisheries & Policy Researcher at the Manta Trust
📖 www.mantatrust.org/news-and-media
“We now have a data-driven understanding of global catch and population declines – which underscores the urgency of stronger protections and effective management.” - Betty Laglbauer, Fisheries & Policy Researcher at the Manta Trust
📖 www.mantatrust.org/news-and-media
📖 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...
🔗 research.mantatrust.org/laglbauer-et...
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
📖 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...
🔗 research.mantatrust.org/laglbauer-et...
Check out this Scuba Diving Magazine article on the global push to stop illegal trade in manta and devil rays, where scientists and advocates unite to protect these vulnerable species from exploitation.
📖 www.mantatrust.org/news-and-media
🎨 Francesca Page/Scuba Diving Magazine
📖 www.mantatrust.org/news-and-media
🎨 Francesca Page/Scuba Diving Magazine
November 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Check out this Scuba Diving Magazine article on the global push to stop illegal trade in manta and devil rays, where scientists and advocates unite to protect these vulnerable species from exploitation.
📖 www.mantatrust.org/news-and-media
🎨 Francesca Page/Scuba Diving Magazine
📖 www.mantatrust.org/news-and-media
🎨 Francesca Page/Scuba Diving Magazine
📖 A new study by Laglbauer et al. (2025) finds manta and devil rays at serious risk, with ~265,000 killed each year, mostly in small-scale fisheries.
#SaveTheMantas: www.mantatrust.org/save-the-man...
Petition: only.one/act/cites-2025
Read the study: research.mantatrust.org/laglbauer-et...
#SaveTheMantas: www.mantatrust.org/save-the-man...
Petition: only.one/act/cites-2025
Read the study: research.mantatrust.org/laglbauer-et...
November 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
📖 A new study by Laglbauer et al. (2025) finds manta and devil rays at serious risk, with ~265,000 killed each year, mostly in small-scale fisheries.
#SaveTheMantas: www.mantatrust.org/save-the-man...
Petition: only.one/act/cites-2025
Read the study: research.mantatrust.org/laglbauer-et...
#SaveTheMantas: www.mantatrust.org/save-the-man...
Petition: only.one/act/cites-2025
Read the study: research.mantatrust.org/laglbauer-et...
🤿 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!
🤝 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!
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
🤿 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!
🤝 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!
📧 Submit your abstract for Sharks International 2026 and choose the session ‘Manta Matters: Shaping Fisheries Policy with Mobulid Science.’ Explore how innovative research and technology are transforming manta and devil ray conservation and shaping fisheries management and policy.
🔗 www.si2026.org
🔗 www.si2026.org
November 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
📧 Submit your abstract for Sharks International 2026 and choose the session ‘Manta Matters: Shaping Fisheries Policy with Mobulid Science.’ Explore how innovative research and technology are transforming manta and devil ray conservation and shaping fisheries management and policy.
🔗 www.si2026.org
🔗 www.si2026.org
📣 New Science Alert!
Explore this study by Laglbauer et al. (2025), where researchers examine manta and devil ray populations in East Java, Indonesia, highlighting patterns in catches, the prevalence of juveniles, and opportunities for sustainable management and conservation.
🔗 bit.ly/42LA93V
Explore this study by Laglbauer et al. (2025), where researchers examine manta and devil ray populations in East Java, Indonesia, highlighting patterns in catches, the prevalence of juveniles, and opportunities for sustainable management and conservation.
🔗 bit.ly/42LA93V
November 3, 2025 at 1:46 PM
📣 New Science Alert!
Explore this study by Laglbauer et al. (2025), where researchers examine manta and devil ray populations in East Java, Indonesia, highlighting patterns in catches, the prevalence of juveniles, and opportunities for sustainable management and conservation.
🔗 bit.ly/42LA93V
Explore this study by Laglbauer et al. (2025), where researchers examine manta and devil ray populations in East Java, Indonesia, highlighting patterns in catches, the prevalence of juveniles, and opportunities for sustainable management and conservation.
🔗 bit.ly/42LA93V
⚠️ 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...
The time to act is NOW. Be part of our #SaveTheMantas campaign and make your voice heard!
🔗 www.mantatrust.org/save-the-man...
October 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
⚠️ 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...
The time to act is NOW. Be part of our #SaveTheMantas campaign and make your voice heard!
🔗 www.mantatrust.org/save-the-man...
📣 New Science Alert!
Bycatch in tropical tuna fisheries is a major threat to manta and devil rays. A new study by Cronin et al. (2025) explores a fisher-designed solution: the mobulid sorting grid, which allows rapid and safe release of these rays.
🔗 research.mantatrust.org/publications
Bycatch in tropical tuna fisheries is a major threat to manta and devil rays. A new study by Cronin et al. (2025) explores a fisher-designed solution: the mobulid sorting grid, which allows rapid and safe release of these rays.
🔗 research.mantatrust.org/publications
October 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
📣 New Science Alert!
Bycatch in tropical tuna fisheries is a major threat to manta and devil rays. A new study by Cronin et al. (2025) explores a fisher-designed solution: the mobulid sorting grid, which allows rapid and safe release of these rays.
🔗 research.mantatrust.org/publications
Bycatch in tropical tuna fisheries is a major threat to manta and devil rays. A new study by Cronin et al. (2025) explores a fisher-designed solution: the mobulid sorting grid, which allows rapid and safe release of these rays.
🔗 research.mantatrust.org/publications
New research by Beale et al. (2025) featured in a BBC Wildlife Magazine article reveals that oceanic mantas (Mobula birostris) may use deep, non-feeding dives, reaching depths over 1200m, to orient themselves across vast pelagic environments.
📖 Read the full article: bit.ly/3zQz7sP
📖 Read the full article: bit.ly/3zQz7sP
October 23, 2025 at 12:31 PM
New research by Beale et al. (2025) featured in a BBC Wildlife Magazine article reveals that oceanic mantas (Mobula birostris) may use deep, non-feeding dives, reaching depths over 1200m, to orient themselves across vast pelagic environments.
📖 Read the full article: bit.ly/3zQz7sP
📖 Read the full article: bit.ly/3zQz7sP
New research by Beale et al. (2025) investigates the function of rare, extreme dives in oceanic manta rays.
These dives followed a consistent fast-descent and slow-ascent profile, occurred far from continental shelves, and were not linked to foraging behaviour.
🔗 lnkd.in/deUJuyiB
These dives followed a consistent fast-descent and slow-ascent profile, occurred far from continental shelves, and were not linked to foraging behaviour.
🔗 lnkd.in/deUJuyiB
October 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
New research by Beale et al. (2025) investigates the function of rare, extreme dives in oceanic manta rays.
These dives followed a consistent fast-descent and slow-ascent profile, occurred far from continental shelves, and were not linked to foraging behaviour.
🔗 lnkd.in/deUJuyiB
These dives followed a consistent fast-descent and slow-ascent profile, occurred far from continental shelves, and were not linked to foraging behaviour.
🔗 lnkd.in/deUJuyiB
🚨 BREAKING: All oceanic devil rays are now Critically Endangered.
🤝 Be part of our #SaveTheMantas campaign:
✔️ Sign the petition: only.one/act/cites-2025
✔️ Grab a campaign T-shirt, snap a photo, and share it on our campaign page: mantatrust.org/save-the-mantas
🤝 Be part of our #SaveTheMantas campaign:
✔️ Sign the petition: only.one/act/cites-2025
✔️ Grab a campaign T-shirt, snap a photo, and share it on our campaign page: mantatrust.org/save-the-mantas
October 10, 2025 at 10:19 AM
🚨 BREAKING: All oceanic devil rays are now Critically Endangered.
🤝 Be part of our #SaveTheMantas campaign:
✔️ Sign the petition: only.one/act/cites-2025
✔️ Grab a campaign T-shirt, snap a photo, and share it on our campaign page: mantatrust.org/save-the-mantas
🤝 Be part of our #SaveTheMantas campaign:
✔️ Sign the petition: only.one/act/cites-2025
✔️ Grab a campaign T-shirt, snap a photo, and share it on our campaign page: mantatrust.org/save-the-mantas
Some of our ocean’s most iconic species are vanishing — whale sharks, oceanic whitetip sharks, manta and devil rays.
Join us in calling for action. Sign the petition today: only.one/act/cites-2025
#CITESCoP20 #SaveTheMantas
Join us in calling for action. Sign the petition today: only.one/act/cites-2025
#CITESCoP20 #SaveTheMantas
October 8, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Some of our ocean’s most iconic species are vanishing — whale sharks, oceanic whitetip sharks, manta and devil rays.
Join us in calling for action. Sign the petition today: only.one/act/cites-2025
#CITESCoP20 #SaveTheMantas
Join us in calling for action. Sign the petition today: only.one/act/cites-2025
#CITESCoP20 #SaveTheMantas