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Manta tracking project aims to protect Japan’s ocean and coastal rays (Video)

Okinawa is one of Japans best-known manta ray habitats, but researchers say basic questions remain about how the animals move, where they feed and how they may be affected by warming seas, coral reef degradation and the pressure of tourism. Now a group of divers are deploying a systematic approach to tagging these sea creatures to track their movements and how they live.

(AP video shot by Katie Tam)

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Manta tracking project aims to protect Japan's ocean and coastal rays (Video)

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