8.4K views · 324 reactions | A gorgeous big squadron of manta ray in the Maldives. Great footage by  Sideytheshark The giant manta ray can grow up to seven metres from the tip of each wing but are usually around four and a half metres. Reef manta ray are smaller and are usually between three and three and a half metres but have been recorded up to five metres. (Source: discoverwildlife.com) | Diving Adelaide & Online Dive Gear | Facebook

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In July, a giant manta ray, an endangered species, was legally captured off Panama City Beach, Florida, and shipped off for an aquarium in Abu Dhabi. The catch was permitted under a “marine special activity license” issued by Florida’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), a rarely used loophole that allows contractors to take federally protected species for “educational” or “scientific” purposes. In reality, this permit was stretched to justify supplying a foreign theme park, an act