A video of the capture of a protected giant manta ray near Florida’s Panama City Beach has sparked outrage over concerns about animal welfare and conservation practices. Denis Richard, the founder and ...

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A Texas father and son thought they were reeling in a massive shark last weekend at Padre Island National Seashore. However, the duo caught something else during Sharkathon – and it wasn't a shark.

If you liked this story, share it with other people. For more than four years, marine biologist Madalena Pereira Cabral has been dedicated to investigating and understanding the movements of giant ...

A juvenile manta ray named Ozzy was found dead near the Boynton Beach Inlet from a boat strike. Scientists are concerned that boat traffic in the narrow, fast-moving inlet may pose a threat to the ...

The first time Jessica Pate swam beside a manta ray off Florida’s southern coast, the 8-foot-wide fish flipped belly-up and slowed to watch her. “I was kind of obsessed after that,” Pate says. The ...

A new species of Atlantic manta ray, named Mobula yarae, has been formally identified thanks to an international research collaboration. Using integrative taxonomy, which combines genetic analysis and ...