Spatiotemporal variations in reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) residency at a remote meso‐scale habitat and its importance in future spatial planning

JL Harris, P Hosegood, CB Embling… - Aquatic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Chagos Archipelago's vast no‐take marine protected area (MPA, 640,000 km2)
provides refuge for elasmobranchs facing unsustainable depletion by fisheries …

Spatial connectivity of reef manta rays across the Raja Ampat archipelago, Indonesia

E Setyawan, MV Erdmann… - Royal Society …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The reef manta ray Mobula alfredi is present throughout most island groups that form the
Raja Ampat archipelago, Indonesia. The species is protected regionally and nationally and …

Characteristics, residency and site fidelity of photo-identified reef manta rays (Mobula alfredi) population in New Caledonia

H Lassauce, O Chateau, L Wantiez - Marine Biology, 2024 - Springer
Reef manta rays (Mobula alfredi) face threats from human exploitation and activity in several
regions of the world and crucial information on the ecology of the species is needed. The …

Comparative population genomics of manta rays has global implications for management

E Humble, J Hosegood, G Carvalho… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding population connectivity and genetic diversity is of fundamental importance to
conservation. However, in globally threatened marine megafauna, challenges remain due to …

Spatial ecology and philopatric tendencies of whitespotted eagle ray, Aetobatus narinari, in Cozumel, Mexico

I Beber, S Hazard, EH del Puerto - Environmental Biology of Fishes, 2024 - Springer
According to the latest IUCN Red List assessment, whitespotted eagle rays, Aetobatus
narinari, are listed as endangered as a result of incidental and targeted fisheries, limited …

Indication of feeding ground inside the Manta Ray's cleaning station by investigation of the zooplankton community composition in Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia

W WIDIASTUTI, D BORUMEI - Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity, 2024 - smujo.id
Widiastuti, Borumei D. 2024. Indication of feeding ground inside the Manta Ray's cleaning
station by investigation of the zooplankton community composition in Raja Ampat Islands …

Using Citizen Science to Infer Characteristics and Habitat Use of Reef Manta Rays (Mobula Alfredi) in New Caledonia

H Lassauce, O Château, L Wantiez - 2023 - researchsquare.com
Reef manta rays (Mobula alfredi) are observed at several sites in all parts of the archipelago
of New Caledonia. The species faces threats from human exploitation and activity in several …

[PDF][PDF] Elusive and Vulnerable: Evaluating the distribution of Mobula alfredi using environmental DNA

GAT Christensen - 2024 - scholarworks.calstate.edu
Little to nothing is known about the distribution of the reef manta ray, Mobula alfredi, around
Oahu, Hawaii. This study uses Environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling and quantitative PCR …