Giant manta rays are slow-growing, migratory animals with small, highly fragmented populations that are sparsely distributed across the world. The main threat to the giant manta ray is commercial fishing, with the species both targeted and caught as bycatch in a number of global fisheries throughout its range," NOAA says. They are filter feeders and eat large quantities of zooplankton. "The giant manta ray is the world’s largest ray with a wingspan of up to 29 feet. In a big fishing haul, a fisherman at Malpe fishing harbour caught two Giant Manta Ray and cranes had to be used to lift them. This is also the first such large haul in the port of Malpe after deep sea fishing has recently resumed post-lockdown.Īccording to the the NOAA Fisheries, a United States federal agency responsible for the stewardship of national marine resources, the giant manta ray is endangered. But due to a large crowd in Malpe and due to social media, it has gone viral. The fish will be exported and is expected to fetch a handsome price. When a Giant Manta Ray washed ashore, covered in pieces of a fishing net, a group of Jacksonville beachgoers managed to band together and help the animal. This happened in Malpe and not in a remote area where it would not be reported. The size may vary but they are caught fairly regularly. Many individual manta rays return to the same stations over and over.Speaking to TNM, Yathish Baikampady, former President of the Fishermen's Association in coastal Karnataka, said, “This big catch is not too common nor is it too rare. The only natural predators of the giant manta ray are some species of shark. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright. Manta rays eat krill and plankton and have been known to make regular visits to cleaning stations - spots on a coral reef where sea animals go to be cleaned by smaller creatures - where they stay still for several minutes while cleaner fish remove parasites and dead skin. They may also get caught in fishing equipment intended for other animals. Reef mantas do not usually grow beyond 18 feet (5.5 m). Manta rays have two horn-shaped fins protruding from the front of their heads, which has also given them the nickname “devil fish.” The largest recorded oceanic manta was about 30 feet (9 m) long and weighed over 2 tons. “Manta” means blanket or cloak in Spanish, describing the look of the animals’ large, flat, diamond-shaped bodies, which are characterized by triangular pectoral fins. In 2018, NOAA Fisheries listed the species as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Manta rays are particularly valued for their gill rakers, which are traded internationally. In a big haul, two giant manta rays weighing 750 kg and 250 kg were caught by a fisherman who went for deep sea fishing in Mangaluru off the Malpe port on Wednesday. DNA testing revealed that both species are more closely related to rays of the genus Mobula than previously thought.Īs a result, giant mantas were renamed 'Mobula birostris' to reflect the new classification.Īccording to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the main threat to the giant manta ray is commercial fishing, with the species both targeted and caught as bycatch in a number of global fisheries throughout its range. Until 2017, giant mantas were classified in the genus Manta, along with the smaller reef manta (Mobula alfredi). The giant manta ray, which can measure up to nine metres wide, is threatened by fishing, but protected areas could help repopulate the worlds oceans. The 3-meter-wide (9.8-foot) ray, named Freckles, was spotted by a group of snorkelers. First published 36 One of the worlds largest fish is thriving in Indonesia, where over 1,000 individuals have been counted in a recent study. They are circumglobal and are typically found in tropical and subtropical waters, but can also be found in temperate waters. The stunning footage appears to show a giant manta ray 'asking' for help, as they say, to save her life. The giant oceanic manta ray (Mobula birostris) is the largest type of ray in the world, with a wing span of up to 29 feet. Kevin Jackson: "Wow, amazed (that) majestic creatures like this still exist." ShellyAnn "Love Manta "That’s an amazing manta ray." Jay Bourassa: "It's just beautiful I love it just no one kill it it's doing no harm to anyone."
Many prayed however that the creature would not be harmed. The creature's huge size was magnified by the presence of another fish which some suggested might have been a shark or a remora, spotted swimming next to it.
The video, which was shared by Twitter user Wednesday, had almost 2,000 retweets and over 5,000 likes. A video showing a Giant Oceanic Manta Ray swimming in the waters near an offshore rig in Trinidad has gone viral online.
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