Edy Setyawan received funding from the Manaaki New Zealand Scholarship - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) New Zealand, and the WWF Russell E. Train Education for Nature Program (EFN).

>> THE SOUTH FLORIDA COASTLINE IS HOME TO ALL KINDS OF SEA LIFE, BUT LOCAL MARINE SCIENTIST JESSICA PATE HAS DISCOVERED A UNIQUE CLUSTER OF NAUTICAL NOVICES. >> IT’S A NURSERY GROUND FOR YOUNG OR BABY ...

Marine biologist Joshua Stewart was scuba diving in the Gulf of Mexico when he spotted a baby manta ray—an unexpected find, given that juveniles are extremely rare and seldom observed by humans. After ...

Tucked away in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, the world's first known nursery for baby manta rays has been discovered amid the shallow reefs. And marine scientists are excited. Biologist ...

As he drifted through the water in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, marine biologist Joshua Stewart spotted something few people will ever see in their lives: a young manta ray. "I was incredibly ...

A juvenile manta ray named Ozzy was found dead near the Boynton Beach Inlet from a boat strike. Scientists are concerned that boat traffic in the narrow, fast-moving inlet may pose a threat to the ...

In a video capturing the birth, the baby manta, rolled up like a tube, came sliding out of the mother manta, then quickly spread its fins and began swimming around. The event marks the first birth of ...

Adult giant manta rays can be seen in subtropical and tropical waters around the world, but baby and juvenile mantas are rarely encountered. So when marine biologist Joshua Stewart saw several baby ...

Tucked away in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, the world's first known nursery for baby manta rays has been discovered amid the shallow reefs. And marine scientists are excited. Biologist ...

TOKYO — A giant manta ray baby that was believed to be the first born in captivity died today after being abused by its father, Japanese keepers said. The female baby manta was born Saturday at the ...

Ozzy was motionless at the bottom of the sea floor, his white belly and 7-foot wingspan clearly visible to the drone flying above the brine near the Boynton Inlet. Named after the late rocker Ozzy ...