by Martina Wing | Sep 7, 2020 | Hawaii Travel, Snorkeling & Diving, Swimming with Manta Rays, Underwater Photography & Filmography
Thousands of tourists travel to Kona yearly to experience the manta rays in their natural habitat around the Big Island of Hawaii. Companies have offered nighttime swimming and diving tours with mantas since 1991, when one single boat went out once a week. Today, over...
by Martina Wing | Aug 31, 2020 | About Manta Rays
Manta rays swim constantly throughout their life; their lives depend on it. If a manta were to stop swimming, it would die. Let’s explore what that means for these majestic animals! Note: I have also recorded a video about this topic. If you prefer to look &...
by Martina Wing | Aug 17, 2020 | About Manta Rays, Manta Rays
There is still a great deal that isn’t fully known about how manta rays reproduce. However, we do know mantas have a slow reproduction rate. This article aims to answer everything you ever wanted to know about manta ray reproduction… And it includes adorable...
by Martina Wing | Aug 3, 2020 | Ocean Advocacy, Ocean Conservation for Kids
On January 11th, 2013, a local dive team was swimming with manta rays off the Kona coastline. Divers and snorkelers bring powerful lights and cameras to observe the mantas as they feed on plankton after dark. The Dolphin Rescue Story On this night, a wild bottlenose...
by Martina Wing | Jul 27, 2020 | How to Protect Manta Rays
LAST UPDATE: December 28, 2020 Manta rays are a threatened species, but there is a lot more to it. There are different species of mantas to distinguish between. Additionally, there’s a difference between a “threatened” species and an “endangered” species. In...
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