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The world’s largest rays have been tagged and measured in the first phase of a conservation project off the coast of Sudan. Staff from Hull-based aquarium The Deep and exploration organization Equipe Cousteau spent four weeks installing acoustic monitors and tagging giant manta rays in the Red Sea. The team fitted combinations of tags to 22 giant manta rays. In the first study of its kind, acoustic tags fitted internally, and satellite tags on dorsal fins will track the species’ movements. Manta rays are listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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Since its designation as a marine protected area in 2004, Dungonab Bay and Mukkawar Island have been recognized as significant sea turtle habitats, but little research has been done. Abdel-Rahman El Mahdi has been awarded a small SWOTS grant (Science Category) of USD1000 to help to fill the data gaps that relate to nesting and […]
Read MoreBoth Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) and Hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) are common throughout the park. Green turtles are particularly widespread....
Read MoreBoth Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) and Hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) are common throughout the park. Green turtles are particularly widespread....
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