PRESS RELEASE

Collaborative research puts mantas on the map in the Philippines

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY— a new collaborative scientific study led by the Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute Philippines (LAMAVE) and in cooperation with partners and the public has compiled a national population database for manta rays and has identified four hotspots for the species in the Philippines.

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NEWS

Experience True Exploration - LAMAVE Partners with the Philippine Siren

LAMAVE and the elegant Philippine Siren team up once again to bring divers right to the heart of conservation and exploration.

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PHOTO STORY

Travelling off the beaten track in search of Manta Rays

LAMAVE has been studying rays in the Philippines since 2012, initially in Bohol but more recently in Masbate, where an underwater seamount is proving to be one of the most important sites for manta rays in the country…

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Off the beaten track