Project Manta

Project Manta is a research group studying manta rays and based at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia #projectmanta #mantaray

[Project Manta @ProjectManta]

After 15 years of field and lab work our colleagues at @MarineMegafauna have published the first population genetics study on reef manta rays! #ProjectManta was proud to be part of this collaboration and you can read all about it here: https://t.co/I1j7dp6EhK

[Project Manta @ProjectManta]

We are so excited: There is finally a day to celebrate our favourite animals! #worldmantaday #projectmanta

[Manta Trust @MantaTrust]

Guess what?! There is finally a day dedicated to our favourite flappy friends....WORLD MANTA DAY and it's two weeks from today on September 17th! Get excited!

#worldmantaday #savethedate

[Project Manta @ProjectManta]

*** New Research Alert***
Our latest paper reveals connectivity between two world heritage areas on the west coast of Australia. Read all about it below - and the good news is it's #OpenAccess so everyone can enjoy! https://t.co/8BLR9ptss8

[Project Manta @ProjectManta]

If you’re still looking for fun activities for the kids, jump on the @MantaTrust website for their Kid’s Club, this week they are visiting Australia! #pinkmanta #projectmanta

[Manta Trust @MantaTrust]

Did someone say PINK manta!? This week in Kid's Club we're visiting @ProjectManta in Australia and meeting the World-famous Inspector Clouseau! https://t.co/tA12g8JJWg

#pinkmanta #pink #manta #australia #mantaray #projectmanta

[Project Manta @ProjectManta]

Get your fix of ocean inspo with this interactive series of webinars from our friends at @MantaTrust - educating us on all things manta rays from around the world. Spoiler alert, #ProjectManta will be featured next month!

[Manta Trust @MantaTrust]

We're super excited to launch a series of #webinars starting next week! On these free webinars, we'll have presentations from @MantaTrust researchers, marine conservationists, policy makers, underwater photographers and film makers and more! Learn more: https://t.co/HYt6MP3SM2

[Project Manta @ProjectManta]

Whale song with your soothing manta ray screensaver? Ok then! #SocialDistancing #soundOn

[Asia Armstrong (Haines) @AsiaArmstrong81]

In case anyone needs a distraction during #SocialDistancing duties... You're welcome! #ProjectManta #SoundOn #HappyFriday

[Project Manta @ProjectManta]

New research from our friends at @MantaTrust reveals deep diving behaviour of reef Manta rays in New Caledonia

[Asia Armstrong (Haines) @AsiaArmstrong81]

In other news, new research reveals reef manta rays can dive to depths of almost 700m. So that is something you know now #MantaTrust #AcademicTwitter #phdchat https://t.co/zVNo9kgfnB

[Project Manta @ProjectManta]

#TwitterScience good news story! One of our long term supporters was able to rescue a Manta ray entangled in a hefty amount of fishing gear! Follow the link for all the details and a video of the rescue! https://t.co/7qXMLb5kNF

[Project Manta @ProjectManta]

Great to have our research highlighted by @IFLScience - we were first introduced to this pink manta ray back in 2015, but it took some recent photographs with strobes to gain worldwide attention for this unique animal! #ProjectManta https://t.co/xkIevsrqa3

[Project Manta @ProjectManta]

Great to see Inspector Clouseau getting the attention he deserves!

[Melissa Cristina Márquez @mcmsharksxx]

Is the now-viral photo of the Australian pink manta ray a fake? Despite many claiming photoshop, it is 100% real! So what could have turned this usually black-and-white animal rosy?

https://t.co/z2hypbQ7DD #flatsharks #mantas #mantarays #Australia

[Manta Trust @MantaTrust]

Manta and devil rays are like floating islands; oasis sanctuaries for a whole host of animals. If you look closely you can see that even the remoras on this oceanic manta ray are riddled with parasitic hitchhikers!
Video: Paco during a Manta Expedition to Revillagigedo, Mexico.

[SciGlow @SciGlow]

Researchers track down Australia’s ‘missing’ manta rays @uq_news @AsiaArmstrong81 @ProjectManta @FrazerMcGregor @kabrantes @jcu @MurdochUni @CSIRO @usceduau
https://t.co/4bnhqtXveP #SciGlow #biology #biodiversity #fisheries #oceanography

[Project Manta @ProjectManta]

New science alert!

[UQ News @UQ_News]

#UQ research on manta rays and walking sharks makes @CosmosMagazine.
@ProjectManta

https://t.co/qxl8hHVQBM

[Project Manta @ProjectManta]

***New OPEN ACCESS paper alert***
It turns out the incredible healing capacity of manta rays may in fact be masking their exposure to anthropogenic threats such as boat strike, read all about it below:
https://t.co/zsWS7Lt9yq

[Project Manta @ProjectManta]

@twicethejoy More than happy to - email me the details at [email protected]

[Jessica Bolin @DrJessBolin]

NEW PAPER: we find increased risk of humpback whale entanglement in shark nets when the inner edge of the #EastAustralianCurrent moves closer to shore, and is poorly defined at the surface. EAC inner edge = navigation aid? https://t.co/CcZv52G3TN

@KylieScales @RSECJournal 🛰️🌊🐋

[Project Manta @ProjectManta]

Trans-jurisdictional movements of #whalesharks highlights the need for cross-border conservation efforts!

[lamaveresearch @lamaveresearch]

#newpaper tracks #whalesharks moving between the Philippines and Malaysia and Indonesia for the first time. Highlights need for collaborative conservation actions in the region. #pressrelease https://t.co/apZLl40ViG

[Elitza Germanov, PhD @AliceInWaterlnd]

Long-term study reports higher microplastic ingestion rates for manta rays and whale sharks in Indonesian feeding grounds during the wet season - and confirms plastic ingestion for manta rays. 🤓Full study available at: https://t.co/bCpMVQ1Jha

[Project Manta @ProjectManta]

Humans as big “cleaner fish”!

[Project Manta @ProjectManta]

Thanks to the contributions from citizen scientists, #ProjectManta was able to document the longest point-to-point movement for reef manta rays!

[Asia Armstrong (Haines) @AsiaArmstrong81]

***New research alert*** Project Manta has just published a paper documenting the furthest known point-to-point movement of reef manta rays, with important implications for the species management, and you can read all about it here: https://t.co/neXY10hgDv