Manta Pacific Research Foundation

03/22/2026

02/16/2026

Sunday 2-15-25 Twelve Mantas at Garden Eel Cove.
I saw Tim, Koen, Amanda, Akari, LouLou, Might Q, Koie, Blain, McBoom, Black Diamond, Jolene & Quarantina feeding on level 3 plankton at the shallow campfire. Madi said she saw Gita as well.
14 boats on early trip and 6 on late.
Good luck Monday

02/07/2026

Friday 2-6-26, Two Manta Rays at Garden Eel Cove.
I saw Grayer & Auntie feed at the deep circle on level 2.5 plankton. Six boats. Good show and Palolo Worms.
Good luck Saturday.
Palola viridis

02/07/2026

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12/20/2025

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Manta Claus is coming in one week.
Friday 12-19-25, Twenty Seven Manta Rays at Garden Eel Cove, Makako Bay, Hawaii.
I saw 12 females, Gaby, Mighty Q, LouLou, Brady, Chloe, Quarantina, Jolene, Vallaray, Georgia, Celestial, Akari and Gita.
I saw 15 males, Tim, KaiZed, Timbuktu, Grayer, Blain, Nick, Jordan, Leon, Lafferty, Shea, McBoom, Sandy, Black Diamond, Regan and Vinny.
Who’d I miss?
Plankton reached at 3 (0-5 scale)
Scuba divers used shallow circle. Swell was minimal.
We saw several Costal Blacktip sharks, (Carcharhinus limbatus)
and Waimanu the monk seal.
Good luck Saturday

11/24/2025

Sunday 11-23-25, Thirty Manta Rays at Garden Eel Cove, Makako Bay Hawaii.
I saw 14 females: Koie, Gita, Lisa, Brady, Chloe, Cara, Jolene, Emma, Georgia, Quarantina, MightyQ, Delany, ReNata and Gaby.
I saw 16 males: Tim, Blain, Ho, Doug, KaiZed (tail chopped off) Alexander, Koen, Yvet, Shea, Jay, Vinny, Black Diamond, Sandy, FinsUp, Jeffery and Rusty.
I’m sure there were others. Who’d I miss?
Vis on afternoon dive was maybe 50 feet.
Plankton on night dive was a 3 over entire dive site.
Slight swell but shallow circle was fine. Winter is coming. Thirteen boats on early trip and five on late.
Good luck Monday.

11/09/2025

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11/01/2025

Friday 10-31-25, Eighteen Manta Rays at Keauhou.
We saw Bertha, Koie, Jana, Amanda, Chloe, Kenzie, Alexia, Mighty Q, Queenie, Vallaray, Magadala, Manta Ria, Georgia, Quarantina, Grayer, Regan, Koen and the little baby MILKY RAY! Who’d we miss?
Plankton was a good 3 down on the bottom with lots of feeding going on down deeper then 50 out below the channel.
About 25 boats.
Good luck Saturday.

10/13/2025

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