We have the pleasure of hosting a two-week visit by marine biologist Dr Andrea Marshall. During her stay with us, Dr Andrea, who is a global expert on mantas and founder of the Foundation for the Protection of Marine Megafauna, aims to gather data on Giant Manta Rays, Manta birostris. We are fortunate to see these majestic creatures almost daily along the coast of Sharm El Sheikh during summer. Dr Andrea has also given two presentations about mantas and their conservation, to staff from local diving centres. She gained her nickname ‘Queen of Mantas’ after featuring in a BBC documentary about her work. Dr Andrea is pictured here photographing another ray species, the Feathertail Stingray, at Yolande Reef. Read more on Andrea's blog.
05.07.10
Visit by ‘Queen of Mantas’ Dr Andrea Marshall
We have the pleasure of hosting a two-week visit by marine biologist Dr Andrea Marshall. During her stay with us, Dr Andrea, who is a global expert on mantas and founder of the Foundation for the Protection of Marine Megafauna, aims to gather data on Giant Manta Rays, Manta birostris. We are fortunate to see these majestic creatures almost daily along the coast of Sharm El Sheikh during summer. Dr Andrea has also given two presentations about mantas and their conservation, to staff from local diving centres. She gained her nickname ‘Queen of Mantas’ after featuring in a BBC documentary about her work. Dr Andrea is pictured here photographing another ray species, the Feathertail Stingray, at Yolande Reef. Read more on Andrea's blog.