![]() ![]() When we go for a manta ray swim in Kauna’oa Bay, one of the mantas we encounter most often is Jolene Ray. Read more about the adventures of LouLou Ray on this page!Ģ. That was surprising as we always assumed a home range for reef mantas is about 30 miles up and down the coast… However, during a night dive my friend (and member of our Facebook group) Darlene spotted her in Honaunau (on November 2nd) 55 miles from Kauna’oa Bay. In January, we learned that she swam 55 miles! Since then she has made regular appearances at Manta Point in Kauna’oa Bay, which is one of the three viewing sites along the Kona Coast. She was identified back in 2016 by local divemaster David Marchand. One of our favorite mantas is LouLou Ray. We list them all in our manta ray library – so if you’ve gone swimming with manta rays along the Kona Coast and would like to read more about the manta rays you encountered, go and have a look there! LouLou Ray proved that reef mantas swim further than we thought they didĮach manta ray is an individual with its own unique markings, its own habits, its own personality. Here are the 7 stories that made an impression on us over the course of 2021.
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