ナショナルジオグラフィックのインスタグラム(natgeo) - 1月12日 21時07分

Photograph by @Thomas Peschak In late December, just as the sun was about to set on the year 2015, the South American nation of Peru passed a resolution banning the target fishing of oceanic manta rays. The new legislation also requires fishermen to swiftly release any manta rays accidentally caught as bycatch while fishing for other marine species. Peru has the world’s largest-known population of oceanic manta rays and protection is a major milestone for this species long-term survival in the Eastern Pacific. This resolution comes after years of collaborative work between the Peruvian government, NGOs (@planetaoceano, @wildaid and @mantatrust) and coastal fishing communities. The oceanic manta ray in this image, swimming below a @mantatrust biologist was photographed by @ナショナルジオグラフィック photographer @Thomas Peschak on assignment in Mexico’s Revillagigedo Archipelago. Look out for a forthcoming @ナショナルジオグラフィック magazine story on marine conservation and manta rays in Pacific Mexico.

For more photographs of manta rays, the ocean’s gentle giants, please follow @Thomas Peschak

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