Some tourists at Bat Islands in Costa Rica were diving when a peaceful manta ray approached them. That’s when they noticed it was ensnared by some very nasty fishing line and tackle. One of the divers wrote, “Brian Thompson (from Canada) gently cut the net fishing and now the manta can live with no pain. Important: We picked up the line. It’s our trophy now!”
It seems discarded fishing line is a problem for these beautiful creatures. A group of divers in the Philippines had a similar experience when a manta ray approached them for help.
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