Initiative Manta NC

Manta conservation in New-Caledonia 🏝 Research | Education | Collaboration Project of @AquariumDlagons, @laboratory_and, @MantaTrust and @ConservationOrg

[Manta Trust @MantaTrust]

📢 NEW SCIENCE ALERT!

🔗 To read the paper: ‘Characteristics, residency and site fidelity of photo-identified reef manta rays (Mobula alfredi) population in New Caledonia ’ by Lassauce, Chateau and Wantiez (2024), visit the link below!
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[Lab. of Marine Biology and Ecology @laboratory_and]

New paper describing the population of reef manta rays in New Caledonia!
#manta #mantaray

⁦@HLassauce⁩, ⁦@OlivierCHATEAU5���
⁦@AquariumDLagons⁩, @unc_nc⁩ https://t.co/e329HbX9Of

[Manta Trust @MantaTrust]

🌊 An exciting new publication, led by Dr. Lauren Peel from the Seychelles Manta Ray Project, provides the first insights into the population sizes, habitat use, and residency of manta rays at aggregation areas in Seychelles.

https://t.co/ojkDEdR1Eu

#MantaRayConservation

[Manta Trust @MantaTrust]

📢 NEW SCIENCE ALERT!

📚 To read our new publication ‘Comparative population genomics of manta rays has global implications for management’ click the link below!

https://t.co/6RjO7Bk4jw

Infographic by Jasmine Corbett with illustrations by Marc Dando
📸 Guy Stevens

#MantaRay

[Manta Trust @MantaTrust]

📹 Look out for the third video of our expedition documentary series this week, which explores the fascinating results that acoustic and satellite tagging data in Ecuador has provided so far!

📸 Guy Stevens, Michel Guerrero, Jasmine Corbett

#EcuadorMantaExpedition #MantaRay

[Manta Trust @MantaTrust]

Our affiliate, Chagos Manta Ray Project, has just released a new publication led by Joanna Harris: 'Intraspecific differences in short- and long-term foraging strategies of reef manta rays (Mobula alfredi) in the Chagos Archipelago'.

https://t.co/mlKEo7Cgir

[Initiative Manta NC @InitiativeManta]

Reef Manta rays can move over hundreds of kilometers, yet they show high site fidelity #mantaray

For example, in New Caledonia, one individual is exclusively sighted at the Boulari channel for 15 years!
@laboratory_and @HLassauce @OlivierCHATEAU5 @AquariumDLagons

[Manta Trust @MantaTrust]

✨ Exciting news! ✨

We are thrilled to announce our upcoming research expedition in Ecuador, supported by our long-term sponsor @carl_f_bucherer, in collaboration with Proyecto Mantas Ecuador! 🐠🔬

🗓️ Date: 19th August – 2nd September
📍Destination: Isla de La Plata, Ecuador

[Manta Trust @MantaTrust]

��� Read the recently released publication about spatial ecology of the reef manta population in New Caledonia!

To read the full paper by Hugo Lassauce, Olivier Chateau and Laurent Wantiez, visit the link below:
https://t.co/Rjf1bSNyQe

📸 (1) Hugo Lassauce (2) Shawn Heinrichs

[Initiative Manta NC @InitiativeManta]

The highest rate of totally black Manta was found in New Caledonia (43%)! #mantaray #manta

@HLassauce @OlivierCHATEAU5 @AquariumDLagons @laboratory_and Details and results: https://t.co/ZGDNi5vis3

Photo: @shawnheinrichs

[Manta Trust @MantaTrust]

🧬 New genetic study finds reef manta rays stay close to home 🧬

Press release written by NOAA Fisheries, in collaboration with Manta Trust affiliate project Hawai‘i Association for Marine Education and Research.📲 Read the full press release below!
👉 https://t.co/DlOU10FJDv

[Initiative Manta NC @InitiativeManta]

Did you know that 30% of manta rays identified in New Caledonia have shark bites? @HLassauce @laboratory_and @OlivierCHATEAU5 @AquariumDlagons

#initiativemantanc #aquariumdeslagons #photoid #mantanc #manta #mantarays #marinebiology

[Initiative Manta NC @InitiativeManta]

New paper ! ⁦@HLassauce⁩ ⁦@OlivierCHATEAU5⁩ Spatial ecology of reef Manta Rays in New Caledonia @InitiativeManta

@laboratory_and @unc_nc ⁦@ConservationOrg⁩ ⁦@MantaTrust⁩ ⁦⁦@AquariumDlagons

https://t.co/gguEWKp7pC #mdpifishes via @Fishes_MDPI

[Initiative Manta NC @InitiativeManta]

La raie Manta océanique est maintenant classée en danger sur la liste rouge IUCN.

[Manta Trust @MantaTrust]

The Oceanic Manta Ray (Mobula birostris) has been uplisted from vulnerable to endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. They join many of the smaller devil ray species also listed as endangered due mainly to the imposing threat from targeted and bycatch fisheries.

[Initiative Manta NC @InitiativeManta]

Avis à tous les enseignant(e)s, @MantaTrust a besoin de vous pour créer des kits pédagogiques sur le thème de l'océan.
Remplissez ce questionnaire de moins de 5 min. SVP 👇

https://t.co/YeN4LOW9pt

[Initiative Manta NC @InitiativeManta]

Today we celebrate the first #WORLDMANTADAY 💙

This special day has been created to celebrate manta rays and to raise awareness of the threats that these beautiful, mysterious, ocean giants face.

[Initiative Manta NC @InitiativeManta]

😯 Feeding agregation spotted near the coast of New Caledonia. The drone is the best tool to observe this behaviour.

#Manta #feeding #drone #dronephotography #newcaledonia #pacific

[Initiative Manta NC @InitiativeManta]

How to get the perfect photo ID to send us👇👇👇

[Initiative Manta NC @InitiativeManta]

AWARD FOR THE BEST ORAL PRESENTATION 🥇

La présentation sur la structure et la connectivité de la population de raies #Manta de #NouvelleCalédonie d'Hugo Lassauce a été récompensée hier pour l’édition 2020 des Doctoriales 🙏

@unc_nc

https://t.co/p9hZuI5d7z

[Initiative Manta NC @InitiativeManta]

#TAG RECOVERED !!
The team went to retrieve a tag that washed up on Coconut Island 🏝 in Arama Bay.
This tag was on the back of Manta BILLY for 6 months!
We will have a lot of #data to analyse now, we can learn more about its diving behaviour and movements !