Scientists have found that oceanic manta rays routinely make extreme dives of more than 1,200 meters – three-quarters of a mile – but it's not to feed, nor is it happening everywhere in deep water.

A group that studies manta rays in Florida has shared disturbing footage of a high-speed vessel plowing over a large manta as it cruised near the surface beyond an inlet. “I was filming a manta ...

A giant manta ray was captured off Panama City Beach, sparking public outrage and national attention. The capture was permitted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for an aquarium ...

The Pura Vida Diving Lanzarote diving center, located in Playa Blanca, captured a rare and impressive image in Lanzarote last Friday. A group of divers was able to enjoy the company of the giant manta ...

The University of Hawai‘i women’s basketball team will take the floor Tuesday night for the first of two free-admission exhibition games at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center, opening against ...

The Kulanihako’i Manta Rays are one of the newest football teams on the islands. The program is only in its 2nd year of existing and already these players are feeling the hometown pride. Sot: “We all ...

Grand Park Kodhipparu, Maldives hosted a series of manta ray–themed activities in celebration of World Manta Day. The events were aimed at raising awareness about the importance of protecting manta ...

In “The Last Dive,” director Cody Sheehy follows Terry Kennedy, an ex-Hell’s Angel-turned manta ray conservationist, on a personal journey to Mexico’s Sea of Cortez. After a stint in jail, Kennedy, a ...

A bipartisan group of state and federal lawmakers is seeking sweeping new protections for threatened marine life following a viral video that showed a Florida company capturing a giant manta ray for ...

Earlier this summer, a viral video ignited a wave of outrage across Florida: Five men capture and hoist a live giant manta ray from the waters offshore Panama City Beach and onto their boat. Almost ...

The state wildlife agency allowing the capture of a threatened species is “inconsistent with Florida’s own legacy of marine conservation,” the lawmakers wrote. Florida is home to a rare manta ray ...