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 …

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 …

Manta ray tourism is estimated to contribute US $140 million annually to the global
economy. The multitudes of tourists potentially disturb the animals, yet the effect of human …

Localised population declines and increased pressure from fisheries have prompted the
promotion of manta ray interaction tourism as a non-consumptive, yet economically …

Scalloped hammerhead sharks Sphyrna lewini are threatened throughout their distribution.
The species forms aggregations, which can potentially increase its vulnerability to human …

Drones have become increasingly popular tools to study marine megafauna but are
underutilized in batoid research. We used drones to collect video data of manta ray (Mobula …

We examined the reproductive behavior (courtship and mating), seasonality and its
distribution in three Mobula species, spinetail, bentfin, and Munk's devil rays (M. mobular, M …

Many shark and ray species show affinity to specific sites, making these areas critical for
their survival. These include cleaning stations: locations on reefs where cleaner fish remove …

We examined the reproductive behavior (courtship and mating) and its seasonality in three
mobula species, spinetail, bentfin, and munk's devil rays (Mobula mobular, M. thurstoni, and …

Widiastuti, Borumei D. 2024. Indication of feeding ground inside the Manta Ray's cleaning
station by investigation of the zooplankton community composition in Raja Ampat Islands …