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 ...

Florida’s cobia fishing season often brings anglers into close contact with manta rays - but experts warn they must not be harmed. Conservation groups like the Florida Manta Project are spreading ...

A giant manta ray was captured off Panama City Beach, sparking public outrage and national attention. The capture was permitted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for an aquarium ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A group headed by a Jacksonville-based real estate developer is one step closer to becoming the owner of the Tampa Bay Rays. Major League Baseball owners approved the sale of ...

In “The Last Dive,” director Cody Sheehy follows Terry Kennedy, an ex-Hell’s Angel-turned manta ray conservationist, on a personal journey to Mexico’s Sea of Cortez. After a stint in jail, Kennedy, a ...

DUNEDIN, Fla. (WFLA) — An eagle ray and a cobia fish were spotted swimming together in Dunedin on Tuesday. Drone video captured the two approximately 700 feet from the Dunedin Causeway, headed towards ...

Teacher Jeff Johnson leads popular fishing club at Ray High School but lacks equipment for members. Community donations needed to support outdoor education program and field trips. Neighborhood News ...

The company captured two additional manta rays for SeaWorld Abu Dhabi in 2023, but one had to be euthanized after its health declined in a holding tank in the Florida Keys, the newly released records ...

Two years before its controversial videotaped capture of a giant manta ray last month, a Florida company seized two more of the rare creatures for SeaWorld Abu Dhabi, one of which died in captivity, ...

There’s a third species of manta ray gracefully gliding through the seas, a recent study has confirmed. Researchers have named the newly described species, found in the western Atlantic, Mobula yarae ...