A video is blowing up on social media of an endangered giant manta ray being taken from the waters off the Florida Panhandle ...

There are over 600 species of rays, including stingrays, skates, manta rays, and sawfish, and they come in many sizes. Rays ...

Thanks to Manta Trust researcher Luke Gordon and environmental photojournalist and filmmaker Tom Vierus of the Fiji Islands, we now have the first unequivocal evidence of oceanic manta ray (Mobula ...

“As other giant oceanic manta ray populations worldwide dwindle, it is encouraging to see the sheer numbers in this region.” Over 500 of these mantas sported scars, mainly from nets or fishing ...

Manta ray courtship off Florida's east coast documented in novel study that could help conservation The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's fisheries division is trying to get a ...

Incredible video captured the moment a huge manta ray swam under—and splashed—a paddleboarder over the weekend in the waters off of Honeymoon Island State Park. Local drone operator John ...

An oceanic manta ray outfitted with a video camera known as a Crittercam, seen off the coast of Mexico's San Benedicto Island. Video from these wildlife cameras recently captured the deepest ...

The Maldives is the best place in the world to see these gentle giants in the wild — with a population of 6,000 ocean and reef manta rays. In fact, manta tourism alone contributes $8.1 million ...

Northrop Grumman Corporation has built its Manta Ray uncrewed underwater vehicle, which will operate long-duration missions and carry payloads into the ocean depths in partnership with DARPA.

Her work on the gentle oceanic giant was published in the journal Environmental Biology of Fishes in June. Pate said while technically there are two recognized manta ray species — the reef ...