Manta Rays Frequent Range Map
Manta Rays Ventral Sides at Kawaihae
Manta Rays Ventral Sides at Mauka Kea Resort
warning signage for manta rays feeding area
This is a work in progress for warning signs targeting foil borders to remind them to take caution when traversing manta rays’ feeding areas along the Kawaihae break wall during surf seasons. Foils on board extend to three feet below the surface when in operation. Manta rays often feed just below the surface here.
manta ray can alter skin tone
This manta ray was observed to have altered the skin tone of its dorsal surface from more gray to less gray as it hovered over a “cleaning station” for more than an hour .
read more: https://academic.oup.com/biolinnean/article/113/1/180/2416039
Manta rays are now Mobula rays: scientific re classification.
http://divemagazine.co.uk/eco/7722-no-more-mantas-only-mobulas
Here is the link to Manta Pacific Research Foundation’s Manta Ray Identification Project and its Report A sighting site.