The reef manta ray Mobula alfredi is present throughout most island groups that form the
Raja Ampat archipelago, Indonesia. The species is protected regionally and nationally and …

Manta and devil rays (mobulids) are filter feeding elasmobranchs with extreme K-selective
life histories found circumglobally from temperate to tropical waters. Their vulnerability to …

Background Expanding fisheries in develo** nations like Sri Lanka have a significant
impact on threatened marine species such as elasmobranchs. Manta and devil (mobulid) …

Our understanding of the genetic connectivity of manta ray populations and the drivers that
shape genetic population structure is still limited. This information is crucial to identify the …

Globally, reef manta rays (Mobula alfredi) are in decline and are particularly vulnerable to
exploitation and disturbance at aggregation sites. Here, passive acoustic telemetry and a …

Manta ray populations worldwide are vulnerable to sublethal injuries resulting from human
activities, eg, entanglement in fishing line and boat strikes, which have the potential to …

Summary The Bird's Head Seascape (BHS) in West Papua, Indonesia, is widely recognized
as the global epicenter of coral reef biodiversity and is protected by an extensive network of …

Assessing the foraging ecology of a threatened species is necessary to understand their
movement behaviour and habitat use patterns, which are essential for develo** effective …

Manta rays forage for zooplankton in tropical and subtropical marine environments, which
are generally nutrient-poor. Feeding often occurs at predictable locations where these large …

A detailed understanding of the dynamics of small-scale (10s km) habitat use by the reef
manta ray (Mobula alfredi) in the Maldives Archipelago is required to develop an effective …