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Save Our Seas Foundation - Manta Rays, Mozambique
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Project Leader: Andrea Marshall
Manta Rays, Mozambique

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) currently lists manta rays (Manta birostris) as ‘near threatened’. It’s known that several populations around the world are severely depleted, but not enough scientific work has been carried out to properly assess the species as a whole. Almost nothing is known about their population ecology, use of critical habitat, movements or reproduction, all of which are vital in order to accurately assess the state of the species.

As part of project leader Andrea Marshall’s PhD thesis for the University of Queensland, SOSF is currently funding a five-year project in Mozambique to enable her to carry out a unique in-depth study of the biology and behaviour of manta rays.