The resident Manta Trust team has catalogued 150 individual rays and uses the world's first underwater contactless ultrasound scanner to check on pregnant mantas, while the Olive Ridley Project leads turtle research across Laamu Atoll.
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Jonny Bierman,
Time,
12 Mar. 2026
Watching a documentary about mantas, reef sharks, or this area is one thing.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 Mar. 2026
Residents at the nearby Points of America condo building recall how their ocean views included manta rays, dolphins and unobscured sun rises over the Atlantic.
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Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
28 June 2026
Swimming alongside oceanic manta rays and watching dolphins race beside the boat left a lasting impression, but so did the lifestyle itself.
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