This Mantas video was recorded in June 2017, in the famous Hanifaru Lagoon in Baa Atoll, Maldives. The Hanifaru became famous in past years because of its lagoon. During the rainy season, a large amou ...

A viral video showing the capture of a giant manta ray off Panama City Beach ignited public backlash this past summer. The manta ray was removed from Florida waters under a special permit issued by ...

The proposed legislation was sparked by the capture of a manta ray. The measure would ban the seizure of threatened or ...

Animal rights activists were outraged last summer when a video of a fishing boat off the Florida Panhandle hauling an ...

Floridians were enraged last summer when a viral video showed men offshore Panama City capturing a giant manta ray, a ...

Here at the southern tip of the Great Barrier Reef, you’re practically guaranteed to see them. Descending toward this ...

State representatives have begun filing bills for the regular 2026 session, including ones from and relating to Bay County.

Not the kind you might have in your house, but more like an oceanarium. This aquarium is filled with gigantic, impressive ...

Search the shore for colorful coquinas and the occasional piece of sea glass, especially at low tide.

The year’s most notable findings also include insights into dog and sheep domestication and a new species of manta ray in the ...

Along Florida’s Atlantic coast, juvenile manta rays glide through shallow, busy waters crowded with boats and fishing lines. At first glance, they seem like just another young animal growing up near ...

Oceanic manta rays dive to record depths of 1,250 meters (4,100 feet), according to a first-of-its-kind study to examine in detail the extreme deep-diving behavior of these rays. Researchers tracked ...