📣 New Science Alert - A Hidden Decline in the Atlantic Devil Ray 🔗 Head to our Research Portal to read the full publication: research.mantatrust.org/publications

🌎 The Atlantic manta ray (Mobula yarae) has recently been described and accepted as a new species of manta ray, after 15 years of being considered a putative proposed species. 🔗 Learn more about the Atlantic manta ray and other species, on our website: www.mantatrust.org/manta-and-de...

We’re excited to be part of Sharks International 2026 – the world’s largest conference dedicated to sharks, rays, and chimaeras, held every four years and taking place in Asia for the first time!

⏰ We need you! With less than 24 hours left and just 6% to go, every donation counts. If we reach our target, every pound will be doubled, turning your support into twice the impact. 💙 donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

Every donation you make to the Manta Trust between before 29 April 12:00 BST, 2026 via our campaign page will be doubled, amplifying your impact and making your support go twice as far. £5 = £10, £10 = £20, £50 = £100, £100 = £200 ... donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

🤿 We spoke with our Global Database Manager, and underwater hero, Clare! 🌏 Let this incredible act of kindness and environmental stewardship inspire us all to protect and preserve our oceans. 🤝 Support our match funding campaign today: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

Can we count on you? – 13% to go! Every £1 you donate to our Earth Raise campaign before 29 April will be doubled, allowing us to achieve even more. Whether you choose to give £20 or £200, your generosity will have twice the power to drive positive change. 🔗 donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

All known species of manta and devil rays are now threatened with extinction. In some regions, populations have collapsed by more than 90%. 🔗 Watch the full film ‘Where Devils Return’: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw0h... 🎥 Produced by Jasmine Corbett 🎞️ Second Camera Operator: Leila Scheltema

🦈 From fishing practices and policy decisions to awareness and financial support, our choices directly influence whether species such as devil rays can survive and recover. Support our match-funding campaign, Earth Raise, and make your donation go twice as far: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

Conservation is only as strong as the support behind it - Earth Raise doubles that support.     Support our match funding campaign, Earth Raise, between 22–29 April 2026 and double the impact of your donation to sustain this vital work: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

DOUBLE your impact 22-29 April! (£1 = £2!) 🫵 You can make a difference today by supporting the Manta Trust. With the Big Give Earth Raise, your donation will be MATCHED, doubling your impact! Have your donation doubled here: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

Happy Earth Day Everyone! Through the @biggiveorg Earth Raise campaign, every donation to the Manta Trust via our campaign page will be DOUBLED, turning urgency into action, and action into real impact. donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

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...

🌊 We’re excited to launch our new design, created as part of the Azores Devil Ray Research Expedition. The design is inspired by a community mural painted during the expedition by Rebecca Carter, celebrating Santa Maria’s importance for sicklefin devil rays. shopmantatrust.org/azores-devil...

🎥 We’re excited to share these scenes with you soon! Where Devils Return takes us to the Azores, where one of the world’s most threatened ray species gathers in one of the Atlantic’s most remarkable marine environments. 📅 29 January 2026 ⏰ 8:00pm GMT 🔗 lnkd.in/dXSi2sSE

🎥 Trailer | Where Devils Return Watch the trailer now and mark your calendars for the premiere: 📅 29 January 2026 ⏰ 8:00pm GMT 📍 Visit the link to the Manta Trust YouTube channel and click the “Notify Me” button to join our live premiere this Thursday: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw0h...

💙 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. 🔗 bit.ly/2IWubme

Run Like a...Manta? 🏃Explore our featured events or sign up for a RunForCharity place on our website – and if your event isn’t listed, just get in touch, and we’ll help you find the perfect challenge. 🔗 www.mantatrust.org/sporting-cha...

📣 Historic High Seas Treaty enters into force! 🙌 This day marks a major advance in global ocean governance and supports international commitments to halt biodiversity loss and protect 30 per cent of the ocean by 2030.

📣 New Research Alert! ✍️ A new study led by the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group provides a comprehensive assessment of Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) in the Western Indian Ocean. 📖 Read the full study on our Research Portal: research.mantatrust.org/cochran-et-a...

💪 Turn your fitness goals into real-world impact by taking on a challenge inspired by manta rays! Whether it’s a 5K, marathon, trek, or obstacle course, every mile you cover helps protect manta rays, their relatives, and the habitats they depend on worldwide. 🔗 www.mantatrust.org/sporting-cha...