Manta Trust
@mantatrust.bsky.social
Coordinating global efforts to research & conserve manta and devil rays, and their habitats.
🎄 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...
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
www.youtube.com
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