Reef manta ray at Palmyra Atoll
By Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)
June 2022 (approx.)
Detailed Description
Reef manta rays were one of 10 pelagic species tagged in a new effort to understand marine habitat use and the functionality of the large "blue water" marine protected area surrounding Palmyra Atoll and Kingman Reef in the central eastern Pacific Ocean.
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https://www.usgs.gov/centers/werc/science/palmyra-blue-water-research
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Public Domain.
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