Citizen scientists offer ray of hope

1 Aug 2019
Manta ray
A diver lines up the perfect ID shot of a manta ray, staying nice and low and allowing the animal to approach uninhibited. Credit: Asia Armstrong.

Volunteer snorkelers and scuba divers have been helping capture images of reef manta rays to better protect the threatened species.

The University of Queensland initiative – Project Manta – relied on these citizen scientists to photograph or video individual reef manta rays (Mobula alfredi) across Australia’s east coast.

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