[MantaReport] Friday 3-31-23, Eight Mantas at Makako Bay

[Janice at MPRF]

Aloha Kathleen!

I’m not sure if anyone replied to your email or not, but this is great info!

Unfortunately since it is drone footage and none of the mantas rolled and displayed their ventral side, there is no way to see their spot patterns and therefore no way to identify them as an existing Kona manta or not. Next time, you’re just going to have to jump in the water with a camera :-) 

It is still beneficial to have the sighting information from Hilo side as we get very little insight as to what is happening manta wise there. If you would like to fill out one of our sighting reports here:
http://www.mprf.net/identification/report-a-sighting.html

then we would have more accurate time and location information from you. Don’t worry about attaching any images or videos as we already have them.

Let me know if you have any questions!
Thanks,
Janice
MPRF


> On Apr 1, 2023, at 12:08 AM, Kathleen Katt via MantaReport <mantareport at listserv.mantapacific.org> wrote:
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> I wanted to share the video and still photos of three mantas that came to Honolii/Alae point in Hilo and were skimming the white “foam” along a current line. However this was right after a mother and baby whale were hanging out. i will send the video of the mom baby in the next email. I don’t want to send too much in one email. We think the Mantas were eating the skin or milk of the whales. Watch the stuff come off of the whale on that video. 
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> Do any of these look like Kona Mantas? I just went last Monday with Manta Adventures and saw at least 12 Mantas at the same time at Makako bay. No big Bertha. No Lefty. All verage sized and beautiful. I got to gaze in to their eye a couple times. What a show. It was sooo chaotic and crowded. Sustainable? Looked like a Disney production or acid trip with lights and sounds and commands and screams…..
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> Kathleen Katt MD, FACEP
> Hilo Medical Center
> Chief Medical Officer
> 1190 Waianuenue Avenue
> Hilo, Hawaii 96720
> Mobile: 808-896-6409
> Email: kkatt at hhsc.org
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>> On Mar 31, 2023, at 8:54 PM, Keller Laros <kellerlaros at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Friday 3-31-23, Eight Mantas at Makako Bay. 
>> I saw Vicky, Lisa, Cara, Gita, LouLou, Leon, Vinny and Rusty.  Who'd I miss?
>> Big log was floating amongst the 27 boat. 
>> Good luck Saturday. 
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