A SPLASH for Manta Ray Research!

In 2021, Ballistic Beer pledged that 10c from every 'Reef' beer sold on Lady Elliot Island would go towards Project Manta - The manta rays of Australia which undertakes critical research of manta rays on the East Coast of Australia.

Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort and the contribution from Ballistic Beer Co. enabled the purchase of a SPLASH satellite tag which was attached to a pregnant manta ray last week as part of the winter fieldwork for #ProjectManta. This tag will allow the team to track this female over the next few months, potentially providing insight into the reproduction, pupping locations and movements of pregnant females, of which little is known on the East Coast of Australia.

We invite you to follow this individuals journey as well as numerous other tagged species on #ReefTracks by Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef below

https://citizensgbr.org/explore/reef-tracks

Project Manta is part of the Leat to Reef research program and the Great Barrier Reef Foundations Reef Islands Initiative, delivered by the University of the Sunshine Coast in partnership with Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort.

Read the Facebook post here.

Photo: BenandDi