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although manta rays are a really iconic

although manta rays are a really iconic species that have a really high value in

species that have a really high value in

species that have a really high value in tourism they’re also targeted all around

tourism they’re also targeted all around

tourism they’re also targeted all around the world in fisheries but they’re also

the world in fisheries but they’re also

the world in fisheries but they’re also incredibly susceptible to bycatch so

incredibly susceptible to bycatch so

incredibly susceptible to bycatch so Crittercam

Crittercam

Crittercam is gonna play a huge role being able to

is gonna play a huge role being able to

is gonna play a huge role being able to pinpoint exactly what they’re doing

pinpoint exactly what they’re doing

pinpoint exactly what they’re doing what habitats they’re using when they’re

what habitats they’re using when they’re

what habitats they’re using when they’re doing it and what they’re feeding on to

doing it and what they’re feeding on to

doing it and what they’re feeding on to get to the animals all you have to do is

get to the animals all you have to do is

get to the animals all you have to do is throw on some scuba gear hop in the

throw on some scuba gear hop in the

throw on some scuba gear hop in the water head down to these rocky outcrops

water head down to these rocky outcrops

water head down to these rocky outcrops and there are the mantas hanging out

and there are the mantas hanging out

and there are the mantas hanging out they’ll swim over you they’ll swim

they’ll swim over you they’ll swim

they’ll swim over you they’ll swim underneath you and it’s really just a

underneath you and it’s really just a

underneath you and it’s really just a matter of allowing them to get

matter of allowing them to get

matter of allowing them to get comfortable with you to the point where

comfortable with you to the point where

comfortable with you to the point where you can swim above and behind them and

you can swim above and behind them and

you can swim above and behind them and deploy or Crittercam

deploy or Crittercam

deploy or Crittercam right on top of their head Crittercam

right on top of their head Crittercam

right on top of their head Crittercam gives us the ability to ride along with

gives us the ability to ride along with

gives us the ability to ride along with the animals to see and to record from

the animals to see and to record from

the animals to see and to record from the animals perspective how they engage

the animals perspective how they engage

the animals perspective how they engage their world and it gives us information

their world and it gives us information

their world and it gives us information gives us insight into their natural

gives us insight into their natural

gives us insight into their natural history and behavioral ecology that

history and behavioral ecology that

history and behavioral ecology that we’ve never had the opportunity to to

we’ve never had the opportunity to to

we’ve never had the opportunity to to study in a Corps before so Crittercam

study in a Corps before so Crittercam

study in a Corps before so Crittercam is definitely a really critical aspect

is definitely a really critical aspect

is definitely a really critical aspect in eliminating and reducing bycatch if

in eliminating and reducing bycatch if

in eliminating and reducing bycatch if all goes to plan and we can identify a

all goes to plan and we can identify a

all goes to plan and we can identify a lot of these behaviors