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Hanifaru Bay in the Maldives has been quietly becoming a hot spot for underwater photographers over the last year or so. Thomas Peschak recently shot an assignment for National Geographic on the...

Manta Rays On Restaurant Menus As Shark Populations Plummet

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Conservationists fear a falling shark population is prompting Asian chefs to look for manta and devil rays to help meet the voracious demand for shark fin soup

An Underwater Photographer Guide To Hawaii's Kona Coast

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Jeremy Cuff writes about the unique photographic opportunities at Hawaii's Kona Coast including the famous night manta dives

Video: DPG Expedition Report, Socorro

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The first of our DPG underwater photography & video expeditions for 2009 was to the Revillagigedos Archipelago, more commonly called Socorro, known for its large resident groups of friendly giant...

Devil Ray Found In Austrailia

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A devil ray, extremely rare for Australia, might have been found in the area.

Manta Network Leading Trip To Panama

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The Manta Network is conducting its first exploratory expedition to Panama. This will be our first opportunity to conduct detailed research in Panama

Fishing Ban Protects Largest Coral Reef In The Philippines

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Reef fish and other marine species can breathe easier with the introduction of a fishing ban around Apo Reef, the largest coral reef in the Philippines and the second largest contiguous reef in the...

Call To Protect Shark-filled Sea

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Conservationists are urging the Australian government to protect the Coral Sea, one of its last tropical marine wildernesses. The sea was recently declared a "predator diversity...

Manta Rays Spotted Off The Coast Of California

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An unusual sighting occurred on the coast this week when three large manta rays were spotted about eight miles off Dana Point. Brian Woolley, captain of the Sum Fun boat out of Dana Wharf...

X Ray Mag Issue #18 Available For Download

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In this issue...Soccoro Island a.k.a. islas Revillagigedos; Wolfgang dances with Tiger - free diving with Tiger sharks; Manta Ray Ecology; Great White Shark diving - with no cages; Science of...

Baby Manta Dies

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A baby giant manta ray -- claimed to be the first in the world to be born in captivity -- died at a Japanese aquarium Thursday after being abused by its father, its Japanese keepers said. The...

First Giant Manta Ray Born In Captivity

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You might say she's a little ray of hope. On Saturday, officials at a Japanese aquarium announced the birth of this not-so-small bundle of joy: a giant manta ray, said to be the first ever born...

Aussie Scientists Target Manta Ray Mysteries

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Aussie scientist are doing something about the fact that we don't know much about the biology of manta rays ... we just know how amazing they are. Manta rays are hard to miss - big, black and...

Mexico Passes Shark Finning Ban

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In a surprising move, the Mexican government has recently published sweeping new regulations and protections for sharks, including a shark finning ban, an extension of the moratorium on new...

Marty Snyderman Gives Seminars During Manta Fest

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Learn from the most respected photographers in the world during Manta Ray Bay's Manta Fest in Yap, Micronesia. Best of all, there is no additional cost for these valuable photo seminars. October...

2007 Kona Classic

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The Kona Classic is a week long video/photo festival hosted here on the Kona Coast of the "Big Island" of Hawaii. This is the sixth annual event and the dates are May 5-12, 2007. The dive package...

Disney Legacy Collection Volume 1: Wonders Of The World

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Walt's nephew Roy Disney gives an introduction to the series as a whole and this volume in particular. Roy started out his career as an assistant film editor on the True Life Adventure...

MIA Mantas (Missing In Action)

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As we reported earlier this year, Manta Point, off the coast of Tanzania, was one of several areas frequented by manta rays. Since the local fishermen have been illegally using dynamite to fish,...

Malaysian Islands Of Plenty

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About 40km off the coast of Kalimantan and south of Sipadan lies the islands of Sangalaki, Derawan, Kakaban, Maratua, Nabucco and Sanama. These islands have plenty to offer - manta rays, pelagics,...

Manta Network Launches Underwater IP Cameras

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Ocean Presence Technologies (OPT) offers a family of continuous underwater video monitoring systems that can be controlled over the Internet. Developed for manta ray research for The Manta Network,...

Rays Of Hope In The Philippines

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Nine manta rays were recently spotted for the first time in 20 years gliding through Basura, the internationally-renowned dive site in the Philippines. "We were observing a group of seahorses...

Small Wonder

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MABUL: Size matters. But bigger isn't necessarily better. I'm talking (of course) about fish. And I have seen some very big fish indeed, from manta rays all languid and large to groupers the...

Oceanic White Tip, Manta Ray And Angel Shark On The Endangered Specieis List

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Visit the 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species photo gallery for more information...

Manta Alert -- Dynamiting In Tanzania

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Manta Point, off the coast of Tanzania, was one of several areas frequented by manta rays. Since the local fishermen have been illegally using dynamite to fish, the mantas have been killed, eaten...

Warmer Water, Rita Harm Gulf's Coral Reefs

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Hurricane Rita's pounding waves and a hotter-than-usual Gulf of Mexico took a toll on the Gulf of Mexico's only government-protected coral reefs about 100 miles off the Louisiana and Texas coasts....

2006 Shootunderwater.com Digital Pro Seminars

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Mike Veitch, Tim Rock, and Chris Bangs are presenting two Digital Underwater Photo Workshops in 2006. From July 12-19 at the Manta Ray Bay Hotel in Yap, home of the Manta Rays and from October...

Thriving Coral Reef Thrills Marine Research Group

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Marine scientists sailing the central Pacific to study its remote coral reefs have reached an underwater Eden even more pristine than they had hoped for, according to e-mail dispatches they sent...

Hawaii's Manta Rays Are Vulnerable To Extinction, And Advocates Are Looking For Action

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Koie was in trouble. The female manta ray, a regular visitor along the Kona Coast, showed up in July with fishing line wrapped tightly around her right wing. Divers from several local tour...

First International Manta Photo / Video Contest Wnners Announced

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The Manta Network, an organization and website dedicated to generating awareness of and protecting the world's Manta Rays, released the winners of their first annual international Manta Photo and...

2nd Annual Manta Network Photo Competition

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Here is a great way for both amateurs and professionals to share photography and videography that captures those special moments spent underwater with the majestic manta rays. Winners will receive...

2nd Annual Manta Network Photo Competition

MONTHLY CONTESTS

Here is a great way for both amateurs and professionals to share photography and videography that captures those special moments spent underwater with the majestic manta rays. Winners will receive...