Ray care center: Indonesia’s Raja Ampat a key nursery for young reef mantas

Mongabay
Jun 9, 2022, 3:22 pm219 pts
JAKARTA — Researchers have confirmed that a lagoon in Indonesia’s Raja Ampat archipelago, a popular dive site, is a nursery for newborn and juvenile manta rays, cementing the area’s status as a key sanctuary for the species. In a recently published study, scientists in Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand…

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