Maldives Manta Conservation Program confirms 1,000 oceanic manta rays in Maldivian waters

Maldives Manta Conservation Programme (MMCP), the Manta Trust’s flagship project, confirms the 1,000th individual oceanic manta ray sighting. This makes the Maldives home to the world’s third largest population of the species. The manta was dubbed ‘Anbu’. The RahVeshi Programme, an initiative established at MMCP in 2022, has been studying mantas in the Maldives since 2005 but has archives going back to 1996. Citizen scientists and local scuba diving centers have also contributed data for the research. Nearly 85% of the manta sightings were from Fuvahmulah Atoll. “Unlike other oceanic manta ray aggregation sites, there is limited feeding, cleaning or…

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Maldives wins in two categories at the Marine Diving Awards in Japan

Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC/ Visit Maldives) announces the country’s acquisition of 3rd place in the “Best Area Overseas Division” and 2nd place in the ” Best Overseas Destination I Want to Visit for the First Time”, in the “Marine…

Sun Siyam Iru Fushi Maldives hosts Yogini Preeti Kalia 

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Ocean Discovery Week at Nautilus Maldives

Nautilus Maldives is running its first Ocean Discovery Week in July, which is the peak manta ray season. The program will be hosted by guest divers Jeff & Sarah Milisen from Hawaii. The week is designed to give divers a chance to…

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