Video: Brazilian fisherman catches giant TEN FOOT manta ray that nearly tips his boat and is forced to jump in and free it from his line Fisherman gets shock of his life when GIANT manta ray gets ...
A giant manta ray of approximately 1.000 kilos was caught by Peruvian unsuspecting fishermen operating at La Cruz inlet, north of the country close to the Ecuadorian border, according to Lima media.
The largest ray in the world (up to 8m wide!), the giant manta is a graceful and gentle creature. They can make migrations across the oceans, finding their way by following topographical maps ...
Photograph by FRANÇOIS SCHAER, ROLEX Biologist Kerstin Forsberg is taking that approach to coastal and marine conservation, particularly regarding Peru’s giant ... made a manta ray its cover ...
“Identifying critical habitat is an important step for manta ray conservation in the region.” Her work on the gentle oceanic giant was published in the journal Environmental Biology of Fishes ...