MANTA RAY SPECIALITY COURSE

The majestic Manta Ray has been capturing the hearts of both snorkelers and divers alike for many years, but until recently, very little was known about one of the ocean's gentle giants.

Mantas feed on plankton, which congregate in the top few meters of water, meaning that a lot of Manta encounters are at the surface. There must be a lot of good nutritional stuff in plankton as Mantas can grow up to 5 meters across, as they consume up to 25kg of it each day!

Prodivers developed this Specialty Course off the back of the research work it is undertaking together with the Maldivian Manta Ray Project. Find out more about the findings of this research along with some more incredible facts about Mantas.

The Specialty Course includes an evening theory session and a full day snorkel trip the following day. The snorkel trips heads down to the south of the Atoll to visit Dhanifaru, an area where we regularly see Mantas feeding.

To reserve you place on this very popular course, or to find out more information, please feel free to send us an email.

Maldivian Manta Ray Research Project

Prodivers has been working together with the MALDIVIAN MANTA RAY PROJECT to help establish more detailed insights into the life and behavior of these beautiful rays.

Each Manta Ray is born with a unique 'fingerprint' of spots on its belly which allows identification of unique individuals. Through working together with the research team in the Baa Atoll, we are piecing together more and more information about the Manta population of the Maldives and their behavior.

Alone in the Lhaviyani Atoll, we have identified close to 150 unique Manta Rays which have been frequenting our feeding and cleaning sites. Of these 150 individuals, almost half of them have been re-sighted either here in the Lhaviyani, the Baa or the Male Atoll. It's amazing to see Mantas crop up in the Lhaviyani Atoll, which just a day earlier were spotted on the now famous Hanifaru in the Baa Atoll. These migratory behaviors are just a part of developing long term conservation plans and management strategies to protect this near threatened giant.

Find out more about the Lhaviyani Manta Rays in our BLOG.