<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 8-17-14, Five Mantas at Garden Eel Cove. </span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">We saw one manta feeding on the surface before the afternoon dive. </span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">On the afternoon dive I saw Delany cruising over the sand. </span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">On the night dive I saw Renata Peg Hans and Eli exhibiting some unique behavior. </span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">There was no plankton at the lights and yet the mantas continued to swim over the lights very, very slowly. Mouths shut. Cephalic fins furling and unfurling. Just kinda hanging out w the humans. </span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">I've seen this behavior before and I'm wondering what they were doing. It was suggested that they've become conditioned to our lights attracting food and they're just puzzled by the lack of food. </span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">16 Boats. Jack's. Big Isle x 2. Kona Honu. Neptune. Hang Loose. Miss Mojo. Aggressor. Kamanu. KDC. Torpedo Tours. Splashers. Coral Reef Adventures. Wicked Wahine. KOA Lobo del? </span></p><div><br></div>Have a great day. </div><div><br></div><div>Keller<br>Sent from my iPhone</div></body></html>