A manta ray provided a rare but welcome sight for a number of people cruising around the Bay of Islands at the weekend.The ray was seen by about 65 guests, as well as staff, on board a Discover the Bay cruise run by Explore NZ on...

Manta rays in Western Australia's Ningaloo marine park are threatened by the growing worldwide demand for their gill rakers, according to a new report.

Demand for the gills of manta and mobula rays has risen dramatically in the past 10 years for use in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), even though they were not historically used for this purpose, a team of researchers from the conservation organizations Shark Savers and WildAid has discovered. “We first came across manta and mobula [...]

With sharks becoming rarer, gill rakers from manta rays and mobula rays are being used instead. The use of endangered species for their reputed and superstitious powers is being manipulated by some people in China yet again. The trade and demand for gill rakers is putting manta and mobula rays at serious risk.

A MANTRA ray provided a rare but welcome sight for a number of people cruising around the Bay of Islands at the weekend.

The Saipan Southern High School's Manta Ray Band is putting together a series of fundraising campaigns for their upcoming trip to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Small business owners have no trouble telling Washington, or anyone else, how they really feel about policies affecting the running of their businesses.

Opening of the marine park's new ride isn't until late May, but dozens of workers are making rapid progress on the new roller coaster attraction.

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Many of Thailand's famed diving sites have been closed, after much of their famed corals were bleached by overheating in 2010.