The Continuous Manta Monitoring Project is designed to collect video information on the residency patterns of local manta populations in specified geographic areas. The deployment of high-quality video cameras, capable of being remotely controlled over the Internet, will make possible for the first time ever, the continuous monitoring of areas frequented by manta rays. The ultra-low-light sensitivity of the cameras will make possible both day and night behavior observations.

Manta Sightings Program and database. Funding in now being sought to formalize and expand these efforts into four major areas: The Continuous Manta Monitoring Project seeks to develop, install, and collect live video of manta rays from five locations across the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The live and recorded video will be analyzed by marine scientists, and can then be shared with educational organizations such as aquariums and exploratoriums worldwide. Continuous monitoring creates new opportunities to conduct behavior, identification, and migration studies on local manta populations. Data can be transmitted directly to the scientist for analysis. This video content will be the first of its kind, offering exciting and informative, never-before-seen footage, which can then be licensed for display at public aquariums and other educational facilities anywhere in the world. High-definition video of manta rays could be presented to audiences in real-time.