Manta Pacific Research Foundation

09/07/2026

Sunday, September 6th, 2026, six manta rays at Garden Eel Cove, Makako Bay. We saw Alexia, Jordan, Manta Baby, Mighty Q, Tim, and Brady feeding on weak plankton at the campfire. All the snorkel boards ended up at the campfire. Wasn't really a good show, but we had plenty of manta rays. Good luck Monday. We're canceling because of the weather. Best fishes, Keller.

09/02/2026

Monday 8-31-26, Seventeen Mantas at Garden Eel Cove.
We saw Alexia (healing nicely), Akari, Amanda, BlackD, Brady, Gita, Gaby, Jolene, Lafferty, LouLou,Nick, Mighty Q, Queenie, Quarantina, Shea, Sandy and Tim. Who’d we miss?
Plankton was much then Sunday getting up to a 3 at campfire.
Good luck Tuesday.

08/31/2026

Sunday 8-30-26 Eight Mantas at Garden Eel Cove.
We saw LouLou, Amanda, Gita, Magdala, Quarantina, Lafferty, Sandy & Tim. Who’d I miss?
Weak level 1 plankton at the campfire.
16 boats.
Bottlenose at the end and a few sharks out on the perimeter.
Good luck Monday.

08/30/2026

Friday 8-28-26, Sixteen Manta Rays at Garden Eel Cove.
I saw Auntie, Brady, Gaby, Georgia, Gita, Koie, LouLou, Quarantina, Queenie, Vallaray, Black Diamond, Jordan, Lafferty, McBoom, Nick and Tim. Who’d I miss?
Plankton at campfire was a 2. Saw a few bristle worms nothing alarming. School of opelu hung out above the campfire for a while and it attracted black tip sharks. Super cool. About 20 boats.
Water was 81. No swell. The rain dissipated and we enjoyed a beautiful sunset.
Good luck Saturday.

08/24/2026

Sunday August 23, 2026, Nine Manta Rays at Garden Eel Cove, Makako Bay , Hawai’i.
I saw Auntie, Brady, Gita, LouLou, Quarantina, McBoom, Sandy, Shea and Lawerence of Raybia. Who’d I miss?
Plankton was a 2. Pololo worms were out.
Good luck Monday
Keller

08/09/2026

08/08/2026

Friday 8-7-26, Sixteen Mantas at Garden Eel Cove
I saw Akari Amanda, Black Diamond, Brady, Gaby, Gita, Jana, Jolene, Koie, McBoom, Mighty Q, Queenie, Quarantina, Russ, & Sandy. Who’d I miss?
Lots of strange white debrisish stuff near surface and in water column. Did have zooplankton down at campfire lights.
Good luck Saturday.

08/03/2026

Sunday August 2, 2026, Sixteen Mantas at Garden Eel Cove.
We saw Koie, Gaby, Gita, Amanda, Alexia, Quarantina, Queenie, Brady, Auntie, Bob Smith, Vallaray, Nick, McBoom, Manta Baby, Sandy and Black Diamond.
Who’d we miss?
Plankton was weak through the dive site.
Good luck Monday.

08/02/2026

Friday 7-31-26, Eighteen Mantas at Garden Eel Cove.
I saw Mighty Q, Re-Nata, Quarantina, Queenie, Gita, Magdala, Bradey, LouLou, Alexia, Koie, Elviki, Nick, Jordan, Sandy, McBoom, Lafferty, Manta Baby and Bob Smith. Who’d I miss?
Plankton kinda weak at the campfire. Maybe a 2.
About 24 boats.
Sharks & dolphins too.

06/02/2026

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