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If you have encountered a manta or devil ray, you can contribute directly to our research and conservation efforts.<\/h4>\n

Submit your images and information about the sighting through our form.<\/h4>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/mantacatalog.org\/en\/report-a-sighting\/” button_text=”Submit” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.4.3″ custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#0c71c3″ button_border_color=”#0c71c3″][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_video _builder_version=”4.4.3″][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_video _builder_version=”4.4.3″][\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.3″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.3″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.3″]\n

Mantas and devil rays have unique patterns on their bellies that allow us to identify each of them, like a \u00abfingerprint\u00bb.<\/h4>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_number_counter title=”Manta and devil rays identified on our database” number=”339″ percent_sign=”off” _builder_version=”4.4.3″ number_text_color=”#0c71c3″ min_height=”117px” hover_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_number_counter][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.3″ background_image=”https:\/\/mantacatalog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/first.jpg” parallax=”on” width=”100%” max_width=”2560px” min_height=”600px” min_height_tablet=”400px” min_height_phone=”400px” min_height_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”|auto|26px|auto||” custom_padding=”34px|||||” background__hover_enabled=”off|desktop” parallax__hover=”on”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.3″][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.3″ custom_padding=”73px||||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”display:none;”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.3″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.3″]\n
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Some of the sightings<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.3″]\n
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These are some of the submitted sighting pictures<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.3″ custom_css_main_element=”display:none;”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.3″][et_pb_mobulagallery _builder_version=”4.4.3″][\/et_pb_mobulagallery][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.3″ width=”100%” max_width=”2560px” custom_margin=”34px|auto||auto||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.3″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/mantacatalog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/third.png” _builder_version=”4.4.3″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.3″ background_color=”#f0f0f0″ width=”100%” max_width=”2560px” custom_margin=”-27px|auto||auto||”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.3″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.3″ custom_padding=”|0px||||”]\n

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Sighting 1<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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April 14th 2017<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.3″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.3″]\n

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Sighting 2<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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April 12th 2011<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.3″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.3″]\n

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Sighting 3<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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