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World Leaders making 2013 the year for Manta Rays???

Sir Richard Branson, Her Deepness Sylvia Earle and the Ocean Elders have joined the crusade to protect manta rays in 2013. The OceanElders are trying to get every country in the world (http://www.virgin.com/richard-branson/blog/protecting-giant-manta-rays) to

CITES PROTECTION FOR MANTA RAYS

Today we received some great news from PADI aware.. ...a CITES listing proposal announcement. If the proposal passes there will be restrictions on the international trade of Manta Rays. As of now, we know that 38 countries have offered support to 11 shark

The Magic of Manta Rays....

Why do we care so much about them. If you have not had the pleasure of diving or swimming with them, Please take a look at this short video which shows their Beauty. Here are a few shots of the some of the Manta Rays we found on our recent manta ray photo

Why is this campaign important to you?

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Never has there been any thing so majestic, kind and curios. Will you eat your pet cat?

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Marianne Ploeg

Never forget our experience at South Pinnacle with that wonderfull creature came up from the deep to greet us! That was such an amazing experience for both Dirk and me.... and we were glad that we could share this with you Eugene.... it was a magical moment!

Abuse must stop. We are like rodents gnawing our way through everything we share this planet with, humans must stop or fuck off and die...

Robbie van Wijk

Open the minds and close all mines !

I like em 'cause they flap.

Eugene van Greuning

You worry me deeply Fin ;)

As a professional diver, I witness the desappearance of marine life species. I hardly see any sharks, mantas in places like Indonesia or Thailand where it should be endemic. I'd like people to understand that the problem is not to eat shark fins, ot mantas wings but to massacre a whole specie just for money. I do it hoping to see one day very strict international rules to protect these animals like tuna, manta, sharks, cod, and a lot more. Not only for my selfish pleasure to see them, but to...

As a professional diver, I witness the desappearance of marine life species. I hardly see any sharks, mantas in places like Indonesia or Thailand where it should be endemic. I'd like people to understand that the problem is not to eat shark fins, ot mantas wings but to massacre a whole specie just for money. I do it hoping to see one day very strict international rules to protect these animals like tuna, manta, sharks, cod, and a lot more. Not only for my selfish pleasure to see them, but to be able to show my children and others these fantastic living beings, and to save us from a certain death if it desappear completely from our oceans.

Flo Fl K

and they are useful for the planets...

Another way of human disbehavior... Disgusting!!

if we don't fight for the preservation of our oceans who will?

so elegant and peaceful..