Manta rays are some of the ocean’s most extraordinary oddities...in the best way possible. But these incredible animals are under increasing pressure, which is why our upcoming Earth Raise campaign matters so much.
💙 From 22–29 April, your donation to the Manta Trust will be doubled!
🎨 On this World Art Day, we’re celebrating the powerful intersection of creativity and conservation through a very special project from our 2025 Azores Devil Ray Research Expedition.
One of the highlights of our outreach work last July was the creation of a mural in Santa Maria, Azores!
Are you ready for the Big Give #EarthRaise?
🤝 The Big Give is a fantastic initiative that will DOUBLE donations made to the Manta Trust between 22-29 April 2026, as part of their initiative ‘Earth Raise’, DOUBLING the impact of your gift!
Save the date and make double the difference!
Join us at ADEX Singapore!
Come celebrate your love for mantas and the ocean with us at The Manta Trust booth (DB11)! Discover how you can help protect these gentle giants, and take on the Manta Memory game for a chance to win your very own Mrs. Flappy!
📸 (2) Jamie Monmaneerat
🤝 At the heart of our success is our global affiliate network, bringing together new and established projects worldwide to drive research and conservation for manta and devil rays as one unified effort.
🔗 To read our full Impact Report, please visit our website: www.mantatrust.org/our-impact
2025: A Turning Point for Manta & Devil Rays
🏆 2025 was a remarkable year for manta and devil ray conservation!
🔗 Read our full Impact Report: www.mantatrust.org/our-impact
🌊 Meet our new Ocean Ambassadors!
We interviewed and selected 32 Ocean Ambassadors who will work with us over 2026 to develop projects that promote ocean science and conservation, perhaps working with their school or in their local communities.
🔗 education.mantatrust.org/ocean-ambass...
🌪️ Cyclone Magazine: Issue 5 is now live 🌊
Your membership directly supports research, education, and conservation efforts around the world. Become a Cyclone Member today: www.mantatrust.org/the-cyclone
📣 Join our team!
The Maldives Manta Conservation Programme (MMCP) is seeking an experienced and dynamic Project Manager to lead our manta ray research base in Raa Atoll.
🔗 Apply here: www.mantatrust.org/careers
Manta and Devil Rays Need Your Help
🗓 Exciting news: In a few weeks, your donation could go twice as far! During Big Give’s Earth Raise week, all donations will be matched, doubling the impact for manta and devil rays. Keep an eye out if you want your contribution to be matched! 💥
📣 Stronger Protection Agreed for Manta and Devil Rays at The Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) 15th Conference of the Parties (COP)!
🔗 Learn more about our Fisheries & Conservation Policy Programme: www.mantatrust.org/fisheries-an...
📣 New Science Alert
🔗 Learn more by reading this post, and read the full publication by visiting our Research Portal: research.mantatrust.org/publications
🌊 Uniting for Migratory Manta and Devil Rays: Concerted Action at CMS COP15
🇧🇷 From 23-29 March in Campo Grande, Brazil, The Manta Trust, WCS and the Republic of Ecuador are advocating a Concerted Action to protect all manta and devil ray species, which are facing severe population declines.
Adopt a Manta!
🎁 Whether for yourself, a friend, or a loved one, our digital adoption packs make the perfect gift - an opportunity to learn about these gentle giants, whilst supporting global efforts to research and protect them.
🔗 www.mantatrust.org/adopt-a-manta
📣 New Article Alert!
🌊 We’re excited to share our latest feature in BBC Wildlife Magazine, exploring the extraordinary summer aggregations of Sicklefin Devil Rays (Mobula tarapacana) at Ambrósio seamount in the Azores!
🔗 Pick up the latest issue of BBC Wildlife Magazine to read the full story.
👩🔬 Happy International Women's Day!
🎉 Today, on International Women's Day, we at The Manta Trust are taking a moment to express our gratitude for all the incredible women in our team, collaborators, advisers, trustees and patrons!
🔬 A new study by the Manta Trust affiliate project Manta Catalog, led by Rodríguez-Juncá et al. (2026), provides the first comprehensive overview of manta and devil rays in the Canary Islands.
🔗 Read the full publication by visiting our Research Portal: research.mantatrust.org/rodriguez-ju...
🌍 Happy World Wildlife Day!
🪸 Today we celebrate the extraordinary diversity of life on this planet, and the importance of protecting it for these remarkable species, and for future generations.
📣 Find out how you can get involved in protecting manta and devil rays: www.mantatrust.org
📣 New Science Alert!
🔗 Visit our Research Portal to read the full publication: research.mantatrust.org/publications
🎨 Illustration by Marc Dando
📸 (6) Dillys Pouponeau
Visit us at GoDiving UK this weekend!
📍 NAEC Stoneleigh Park, Hall 2, Stand 34 – Coventry
🗓️ 28 Feb – 1 March 2026
👉 bit.ly/3wuuumG
🌪️ Learn more about 2025 Maldives Manta Conservation Programme Highlights in the latest issue of the Cyclone Magazine!
Your membership directly supports research, education, and conservation efforts around the world. Become a Cyclone Member here: www.mantatrust.org/the-cyclone
🦈 The Manta Project Fiji, an affiliate project of the Manta Trust, is a marine conservation initiative based in the Fiji Islands focused on protecting manta rays and their close relatives through scientific research, education, and collaboration.
🔗 www.mantatrust.org/our-affiliat...
📸 Luke Gordon
🥰 We’re thrilled by all the incredibly positive feedback on our new documentary 'Where Devils Return'!
🔗 The film has recently been featured in Oceanographic Magazine, Divernet, and The Smiley Movement: www.mantatrust.org/news-and-media
Watch the documentary here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw0h...
🌪️ Join The Manta Trust Cyclone Membership and become part of a movement driving manta and devil ray conservation worldwide.
🔗 Join the Cyclone today: www.mantatrust.org/the-cyclone
💘 Looking for the perfect Valentine’s Day gift?
Did you know you can adopt or even name and adopt a manta ray? It’s Manta-be! 🥰
🔗 Visit our website to see the full list of Maldivian manta rays up for adoption: www.mantatrust.org/adopt-a-manta
🗓️ Save the date!
🎥 Join us for the first episode of this year’s Manta Trust Webinar Series, hosted in collaboration with Fish Free February. We’ll be joined by Irianies Gozali, leader of the Mobula Project Indonesia’s Sustainable Seafood Network!
Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join our Webinar on 10 February!
🦈 Seafood, Sustainability, and Manta & Devil Ray Conservation Insights from Mobula Project Indonesia (Episode 1: 2026 Manta Trust Webinar Series)
📍Online (zoom)
🗓️ 10 February 2026 | 10 AM GMT
🔗 Register here: us06web.zoom.us/.../register...
☀️ Join the Manta Caribbean Project this year, and develop hands-on experience in manta ray research and conservation! This opportunity is open to students, professionals, or anybody interested in learning about manta and devil ray research and conservation.
🔗 www.mantacaribbeanproject.org
🦈 Seafood, Sustainability, and Manta & Devil Ray Conservation Insights from Mobula Project Indonesia (Episode 1: 2026 Manta Trust Webinar Series)
📍Online (zoom)
🗓️ 10 February 2026 | 10 AM GMT
🔗 Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
🎥 Watch our new short documentary on YouTube now!
🌊 Where Devils Return is a short documentary filmed in the Azores, one of the few places on Earth where endangered sicklefin devil rays gather in seasonal groups.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw0h...
