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Manta Sandy is a well-known cleaning station in the Dampier Strait region. Known for its regular sightings of mantas during the season, it has become a ‘must see’ dive site for all operators, and a location suitable for scientists and film-makers to observe these stunning creatures. However, this high and ever increasing level of human traffic can see up to 9 boats drop up to 50 divers at a time at this location. Whilst some effort has been made to moderate diver behavior (a “do not cross” rubble line) this moderation is not always adhered to, or enforced. Poor diver and\/or operator behavior such as entering the cleaning station or dropping divers right on top of mantas, as well as the sheer volume of divers and boat traffic was noted to be having a direct impact upon the number of mantas in the area.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|on” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Click to enlarge graph<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/theseapeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Boats-Vs-Mantas.png” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”-24px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The dable above displays data from our Orang Laut Raja Ampat<\/a> monitoring project and shows a correlation between the number of boats onsite and manta ray sightings\u00a0<\/em>(more boats >> less mantas!)<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”The Crown of Thorns Starfish Section” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”50px||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”The Crown of Thorns Starfish Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#666666″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_2_font=”Lora|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#333333″ header_2_font_size=”50px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n To increase tourism regulation to minimise the impact of tourism on mantas and the reef environment<\/strong><\/p>\n In collaboration with Conservation International, Marine Megafauna Foundation,\u00a0local government, villages and local homestays, Papua Diving, Raja4Divers, Papua Explorers,\u00a0Raja Ampat Liveaboard Association (Jangkar), a permanent ranger station was established to manage the site.<\/span><\/p>\n A team of four rangers was selected from villages of Arborek and Kapisawor due to their close proximity to Manta Sandy, and the understanding that\u00a0by selecting rangers from the local community we could foster a strong sense of ownership with a natural inclination to protect local waters. 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All operators accessing the site are required to make a booking, report to the rangers on arrival, show marine park tags, then dive\/snorkel the site as per the official Code of Conduct.<\/strong>
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Code of Conduct for Scuba Divers at Manta Sandy\u00a0 – Click Here<\/a>
<\/a><\/strong>Code of Conduct for Snorkelers at Manta Sandy – Click Here<\/a>
<\/strong>SOP for any visitor or tourism operator to\u00a0 Manta Sandy – Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nPreliminary signs showing positive impact<\/h3>\n
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![– Click Here<\/a><\/strong>SOP for any visitor or tourism operator to\u00a0 Manta Sandy – Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nThese regulations help to ensure that tourism around the site is kept sustainable, impact on manta behaviour and aggregations are minimised, whilst still offering visitors a wonderful opportunity to view the manta rays cleaning and feeding.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”The Crown of Thorns Starfish Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#666666″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_2_font=”Lora|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#333333″ header_2_font_size=”50px” header_3_font=”Lora|700|||||||” header_3_font_size=”34px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nPreliminary signs showing positive impact<\/h3>\nPreliminary signs are showing a positive effect of the Ranger Station at Manta Sandy. 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![– Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nThese regulations help to ensure that tourism around the site is kept sustainable, impact on manta behaviour and aggregations are minimised, whilst still offering visitors a wonderful opportunity to view the manta rays cleaning and feeding.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”The Crown of Thorns Starfish Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#666666″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_2_font=”Lora|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#333333″ header_2_font_size=”50px” header_3_font=”Lora|700|||||||” header_3_font_size=”34px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nPreliminary signs showing positive impact<\/h3>\nPreliminary signs are showing a positive effect of the Ranger Station at Manta Sandy. 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