Giant Manta Ray Tangled In Fishing Line asking us For Help!
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- Опубликовано: 20 май 2016
- We were able to document when we saw one that had engaged several hooks of a fishing net that was attached to her, who knows how long. She allowed us to help and stayed close and quiet to remove all the hooks so she was released very quickly. The amazing thing is that she remained close to us and stayed for 25 minutes diving, we felt she was grateful. It's definitely an experienced that fills your soul, a moment that will stay in our memories forever.
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I love how these giant creatures, like whales, just know that they are being helped. Most land animals initially, if not all the way through the rescue, put up a fight and seem to run away as soon as they are freed. These giant mantas, as well as whales stay very still and patiently wait to be freed, then come back around to say thanks. In the case of whales, many will jump out of the water in spectacular displays of joy! Awesome video! Thank you for rescuing and sharing!
I know this is an old comment, but I think it mostly has to do with the fact that mutualism between larger organisms is very common underwater. Plenty of fish/sharks/turtles/etc will go to the reef in order to be cleaned of parasites by fish and certain kinds of shrimp. Additionally, predators seem to be far more picky underwater, and as a result many prey species only adapt/learn to fear certain types of creatures (humans not included). Some combination of these circumstances make large animals underwater very relaxed/curious around unfamiliar creatures as opposed to scared or aggressive.
This is why every member of our dive team carries a blunt dive knife , multi tool and hemostats . Support dive teams and rescuers around the world . Support legislation to fight this fishing line crap and practices which have gotten out of hand .
Thanks for your rescue .
thank you for doing that!
The bigger problem is abandoned drift Nets. Fishing line is a major problem don't get me wrong. But drift nets they killed for years and years and years
How come some many modern inventions are destructive instead of constructive.?
Humans has been fishing as long as we been human, why modernity is so problematic.?
@@RukiaBlackBlazer Economics. Today's trawlers are catch more for less.
Anyone who thinks this is a modern problem is stupid. The only difference between now and the past 500 years is that now we have cameras and social media and instant access to today's outrage
..."Even when they cant speak your language, they can tell if you have love in your heart" (Patricia Nixon)
Manta Ray's are the angels of the oceans! It broke my heart seeing this fantasic creature tangled up in fishing line so thank you so much for helping free it from it's bonds. Once freed it appeared to hang around to thank those who freed it, it brought a tear to my eye, God Bless you for your compassion!
It's amazing how curious those mantas are. Even after getting untangled it's sticking around to check out those funny bubbly creatures.
Agreed! They're 1 of my fave aquatic creatures!
Gr8 aerodynamic shape:that's y d AirForce had som designz based on 'em:SR 71.
B'dos,W.Indies
I never knew they grew that big 😬 I learned something new 🤗
@@vickyandersen8660
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They enjoy those bubbles hitting their bellies lol
@oi YOU That is true, ocean dead zones, zoonotic pathogens like coronavirus, ocean plastic (70 percent is discarded fishing gear), global warming, deforestation (most of it is for soy to feed livestock) oceanic acidification, and this isnt even getting into health or ethics! you can make a positive difference with the very simple and easy step of living a vegan lifestyle though
Well done fella! I'm a retired diver - through injury but when I went diving I always took a "Grot" bag with me! Much of my diving was in temperate waters and much were pristine, untouched by humans yet many dives I did were littered with plastics and abandoned fishing nets! My Grot bag got plenty of use collecting as much foreign debris as possible and the same was for those I dived with! We'd then dispose of the stuff in an appropriate manner! So, I ask Divers across the globe, when you go for a dive take a GROT bag with you and any plastics you come across, put them in your bag and dispose of correctly on dry land! All efforts to clean up our seas are worth it! Keep bubbling and be safe out there.
Oh yes, have always done that, especially with the fishing (lead) weights you'll find around the wrecks.
Thank you for always doing that! A worthy effort to keep our oceans habitable for the fish that have to live with the aftermath of a visit from man. Cheers!!
Great idea mate. I do I similar thing for free campsites that I stay at, as my way of showing my appreciation to the landowner for allowing me to camp there. Your idea is way more interesting though. I dip my hats to you, Sir.
Thank you for doing that!
Terry Alsop Thank you for your efforts on this when you dived. You can continue to do this, but do it on land, and get the plastic and other debris before it gets into our rivers and oceans. I do river and lake cleanups every year, and pick up hundreds of pounds of garbage that all the pigs in this world carelessly litter our rivers and lakes with.
This is why we need more people in this world like you, we do care, thank you
A huge thanks to all nice people who help animals. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
These creatures are so beautiful. It’s making me tear up seeing them in all their glory. Thank you so much for helping them. ✌️
Yes, mesmerising💕
Everytime i watch them helping these beautiful creatures i get emotional too im a sucker when it comes to animals, Its good to see love in this world After watching the news and seeing all negative its.nice to see this
I love'd swimming with the Manta Ray, best experience in my life.
Yes! The only monster in the world are the human!! not 1 animal is realy bad! only human are very bad!! sorry for my bad english! Reiner from Germany
A Big thanks from land locked Colorado!!!!! WELL DONE!!!!!!
Thank you for rescuing this majestic sea flap flap.
"Flap flap"--is that a Latin binomial?
TheGentleman this is my new favorite comment.
''fap fap'' xD
What are you ? 4 YO ?
TheGentleman This has to be the most sickly saccharine immature comment I've seen on a RUclips animal clip,and that saying something!😳
A most precious and privileged moment, thank you so much for helping this magnificent animal. They are truly gentle giants!!! ❤❤❤❤
So emotionally rewarding to watch! Thanks guys! Creatures must know a friend when they see one!
This is an example of: "The best a man can get" !
Great work sir.
Yes........thats real humanlike for better world. I love it totaly
Could not agree more with this comment! I've been seeing all kinds of these videos. Of various sea creatures asking humans for help like this. I had no clue the stuff like this was such a problem. Thank you brave kind amazing heros, the internet and RUclips for getting the word out about this horrible thing we are creating for these beautiful intelligent creatures. So happy to know the world still has so many heros out there doing the right thing. I appreciate this kindness so much and wish I could give you brave men and women a huge hug! May your days be filled with goodness and love and the kindness unto you that you showed here and in all the many other hero videos. I'd marry you just for that! Lol well plus your cute.. well I think anyways under all that gear.
Long line fishing and trawling are gonna be the death of all sea life... Thank you so much for helping sea creatures, without them there will be no us!
I remember back in the 70s when Jacques Cousteau specials would come out every few years. One year he followed a fishing trawl and his mini Subs. Those trawl Nets take everything off the bottom of the ocean and away they dredge through the settlements. He estimated that at best 40% of the catch was marketable species. The other 60% was thrown over the side dead. I remember seeing a show in the 80s where in Canada they were over exploiting the herring in the ocean. They weren't selling the fish it was the roe they were after. On a world full of starving people the fish were dumped by the tons into landfills. In Florida where I live, the mullet Fisheries collapsed. The commercial mullet fisherman tried to blame the schmuck that was out there with cast net for the collapse. The real reason is during spawning season they would go in pick up whole schools of mullet. Mullet is new big commercial value fish. But what was valuable at that time of the year was the roe for export to Asia. Once again they were catching the fish throwing away all the fish once they strip the eggs. So the mullet weren't able to spawn and surprise surprise the Fisheries collapsed. The ocean has the potential to feed the planet if and only if Will you manage the resource responsibly. there was a variety of fish that was readily available in the late 80s and 90s. Perhaps you remember seeing it in the fresh fish markets, orange roughy. In matter of a decade or two commercial fishing destroyed the orange roughy population. First of all we didn't understand the biology of the fish. secondly the method used to fish for them, the trawls, destroyed the natural habitat that they used to feed and find shelter. I think there is videos on RUclips about the orange roughy then you might find heartbreaking and informative
Most of the plastic in the ocean is fishing stuff.
A True Hero. Thank u. Don't dump fishing lines and nets in Any water.👍
Glad you were there to give a helping hand
what a great video, especially the close ups. Never seen a Manta Ray this close. Great footage better than what any wildlife camera man has done so far. You are a PRO! By the way, thanks for helping this gentle creature.
Don't forget about yap state Micronesia..
@@5mini5 Also Hawaii! Big Island!
how cool was that she stayed around and kept swimming around you guys instead of just taking off. To me i think that show they are grateful and happy and wanted to show you!!
Simon C so cute
Ya that's what you want to feel, you're just hopping they have feelings and stuff to make you happy on a rainy day, but then you're gonna eat your stupid antibiotic mass production chicken and you don't give a shit!
@@cosmicgyoza1898 Or maybe you don't know them And feeling that way makes you happy.
How cool was it that the divers are actually the ones that kept swimming round them instead of it actually being that make believe fantasy that your feels made you concoct up? 😊
Thought the divers were the next upgrade to their cleaning station, stayed around to see if there was anything else the divers could get off...
Wow, not personally a diver, and had NO IDEA that these Manta Rays were sooooo large! What a great rescue you made! Thanks for sharing it!
What an absolute honor and privilege to have been able to have such an encounter and experience. Thank you, for being a hero and saving her from the carelessness of man. We lose so very many innocent lives due to careless fishermen that leave their gear in the water. I personally, am so very thankful and grateful that you were able to save this beautiful and majestic animal. After having such an up close and personal experience of this kind, it must have made all other experiences pale in comparison? Sending much love, light and an abundance of beautiful blessings, from the magnificent spectacular Oregon coast!! 🌊🦀🐳🐙
Manta Rays are beautiful creatures that glide effortlessly through the water!
Swum with one once and they are a sight to behold and yes Jamal I know....Im really smart
I'd be sh_tting myself if something that large just swam up to me out of the blue.
majestic AF
You guys are the greatest. This is the way humanity should treat animals since we are caretakers of this world.
Don't forget, we are also the people who have caused death and destruction to many poor animals.
james street Not very many examples of why they derive the word Humane from human.
why do we let ppl pour shit into rivers and seas, why do we let ppl plunder the oceans, if you want fish fkn farm them and leave a beutiful world for our kids to see as we can, with the tech we have achieved now we dont need to ruin and destroy the planet, unless you want some thing for nothing, time to make that shit illegal, invest in farming fish or eat fkn Quorn :)
As the old saying goes "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
therefore, do something, whatever it is that you are capable of and that you care about. Campaign, write to your MP, start a pressure group. And of course how you live and how you spend your money.
They may seem like little things that effect little, but the more people become active in their own small ways, as a whole we can change the world.
It is possible.
be active, not passive.
Are we? Or are we a parasite that is surviving off of other species, devouring and destroying everything to out advantage?
What a privilege to help such a gentle beautiful creature. ❤❤
I love the video, the music, the rescue itself, everything touched my heart ❤️
May you be shown the same kindness that you gave that wonderful creature someday! Thank you!
Wow he's huge!! Thanks for freeing him!!👍👍💝
Their fin span is up to 22 ft.
people like you make a difference in this world
I snorkeled with these gentle giants. Two years ago in Hawaii. When I was younger I almost drowned so I’m terrified of the open ocean. My husband and son talked me into it saying I couldn’t miss out on a once in a lifetime experience. With their help and encouragement I was able to jump off the boat. I’m so grateful I found the courage, it really was an experience of a lifetime
I believe people underestimate the animals, birds and fish. This restores a bit of my faith in humanity. Thank you so much.
Exactly sarah, not enough credit is given. At the risk of sounding like a tree hugger, i seen a documentary about how trees and the whole forest will communicate when they are threatened and act accordingly, it was amazing!
"Thanks for fixing our ride, Mister" ~sucker fish
So many remora on those mantas. They are only hitching a ride so it doesn't harm the manta.
Lol! That ray must be a good provider!
What a nice car they got...
Nuthin' like cruisin' a '63 Stingray!
Why would anyone dislike something so amazing. There are so many people that take life for granted.
I can't stand fisher men who think the ocean is a big bin and it doesn't matter. Thank you for helping that beautiful sea creature.
Had no idea just how large a Manta Ray was. It looked huge when shown from the drone looking down in the water. Wow, just beautiful, and thank you for helping the ray and showing everyone what destruction these fishing lines cause. There's gotta be a better way.
he hung around to say thank you
I love seeing videos like this. It warms the heart, and it’s awesome you were able to help this animal.
Love to you Guys helping these beautiful creatures.
Man it brakes mi Heart to see fish tangeld up like that but mends mi heart when I see divers rescuing them BIG UPS to all the divers out there 😉😉😉
Yes mine too 😟
well done you got to the end of that comment
People have to start realizing there is no such thing as a dumb animal.
All the interaction articles coming out is proof positive of that.
Carlotta H Yes. I could never eat a homo sapien. They have rights too!
Gary Chadwick did you cry watching
They are dumb animals in that they can't speak, that is the true definition of the word dumb, unable to speak, at least with their mouths but they are very much aware and very intelligent.
Mantas are there to be cleaned, they aren't 'asking for help' they go there for fish to eat parasites. They are also curious of all large creatures.
Of course animals can speak but we humans are too dumb to understanding them sometimes. They just speak a different language. they are not dumb in any way!
When the diver shock his head, I wanted to hug him. He's got a heart of gold. 2:04
Wow, this brought tears to my eyes a little bit. How perfectly still it was the entire time that man was helping then the fly by after he was done. They’re so beautiful 💗
I've dived with Mantas many times in the Maldives, and find them such fascinating and graceful creatures. Really heartwarming how you were able to help this one.
It's pretty cool that animals sometimes know that human beings will help them. There's a video out there of two entangled swans who can't get their wings free of each other, paddling together over to humans standing on the shore and just waiting there while the people help them.
HeidiSue60 I've seen one where a wild Canadian Goose actually went straight to a police officer for help in rescuing it's babies from a storm drain.
HeidiSue60 Hi, do you by any chance have the link to that video please. Would love to see it. Thanks. Agree its great to see humans in the act of helping animals instead of hunting and hurting them.
Thank you so much for helping this beautiful creature. 🙏🏼❤️
The people that help these beautiful creatures are absolutely amazing. It beggers belief that there are people out there, that just do not care what harm they do to these beautiful animals. Thank you for helping them. You should all be so very proud of yourselves. Xx
God bless you for the wonderful things you do for these beautiful creatures, plagued by man's negligence. Truly commendable work!!
gym shoe man as in huMANs. You’re way too sensitive.
@@BlGGESTBROTHER I gotta say I'm with you my man. Nobody loves animals more than me but men who eat fish are evil...but women get a pass? & How does liberal fit in there? Go sip your latte in your Italian leather shoes you snowflake! I love animals but I also love the 2nd Amendment. I think this LIBERAL might be late for drag queen story hour at the PUBLIC library, ya know that liberal agenda with men in drag reading books to children around 5 years old.? Dudes logic has more holes than the nets that these poor sea creatures are getting caught in. Nobody said anything about politics until that guy/gal/non-binary person. NO GENDERED LANGUAGE, LIBERAL. GEEZ, THAT'S LIKE #1 IN YOUR PLAYBOOK & YOU OFFEND ALL OF US BY SAYING EVIL THINGS LIKE MEN AND WOMEN... I'll never be able to sleep tonight. ✌️Jonathan Yaniv.
@@saveyourselvessheeple What the hell did I just read rofl
@@BlGGESTBROTHER A short part of the reality of the liberal agenda, the one where all the men are inherently good.?? Glad you got a kick out of it, boys laugh and men stand against such things. Do a little research if you think I exaggerated one ioda. They've always gotta come into something completely unrelated and virtue signal. My mistake, I thought I was talking to a grown up.
@@saveyourselvessheeple You're a nutter ;)
Wow, I didnt realize that Mantas are actually that big! You guys are awesome!
These are giant mantas. They can be up to 9m across. Normal Mantas are smaller - mostly 3m to 4m.
What a powerful and life-changing moment for that diver! 🙌😭
Boy she has a lot of hitchhikers 😂 thank you for helping her ❤️
Beautiful.
As divers, we must always remember that we are still visitors in the ocean world. It is home for many animals, including this beautiful manta ray, so we must always try to treat it with respect, which includes not leaving fishing litter. It is my biggest pet peeve when I see people kicking their fins against the sand and stirring it up, or letting their alternates/SPGs swing and dangle around which can damage coral reefs, which are one of the most valuable ecosystems on Earth.
That is horrible that she was like that! You are wonderful for setting her free :-).
That hook must been on him for a long time
It was rusted
Gender assumed
Why is it a she?
The books on the table
Sometimes the people around me let me down and don't even care. Not a single word was harmed in the presentation of this production and I'd bet a month's salary that my life would be infinitely more fulfilled being around people like this (and I'm not a Giant Manta Ray).
I love the rays. I saved one from some fishermen years ago when I was a kid. Thanks so much for saving this beautiful ray.
Great act of kindness followed by beautiful footage of a very majestic creature.
Absolutely Beautiful!!! Also beautiful is how the smaller fish help. It's a great system they have if man would just be more careful and allow the beauty within our waters to thrive. Thanks for the share.
They are so Beautiful, surfing one day one was under me in shallow water, I must of spoke him, I thought a submarine was under me when he started moving about ten feet away he came out of the water!! I thought it was going to fly!! WOW 😲 The Feeling I felt was nothing I will never Forget!! Thank You is All I Can Say!! 🏄🏽♂️
Ban all fishing nets and lines! They are cruel. Thanks for the rescue, good job!
you saved this ray from a slow death god bless you paul
So happy you were in the right place at the right time to help this Manta Ray Thankyou for your kindness.
Agree with you shaking your head NO! NO! THAT SHOULD NOT BE IN THE SEA!!!! Thank you for helping that beautiful, graceful creature❤
"......Now, if you'd be so kind as to get these lil' bastards off of my face!"
What a beautiful animal. Thank you.
Calling the trump
Mantas are known as "Majestic Sea Flap Flaps" on the internet for a reason.
What an amazing creature......and I like how those fish were hitching a ride...thanks for helping it.
Roberto, thank you so much for saving this wonderful animal... you are a true hero! Regards, G.
You are the actual heroes of saving humanity.
You are that animal's hero!
You are amazing. Thank you for sharing this.
Heartwarming to see you helping out those broken down mantas ☺️ they’ll run as good as new now 😊👍
Awesome and very touching video. You and your team, may God bless you all for helping out this beautiful innocent creature. 👍
What an amazing animal, well done for rescuing the Manta Ray.
if i could help a magnificent animal like this i could die happy
You can. Stop supporting the fishing industry.
You can. Stop eating animals! Stop your own pollution!
You can do similar things like to adopt homeless dogs, they will be even more grateful
Me too
me too
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Fantastc images. What a priviledge to be able to be in that environment and help that amazing creature. Thank you for sharing.
Man, those rays have enough remoras to start a daycare.
Thank you so much!!! What a beautiful creature !! I would change my job for that!!!❤️❤️🌎💫🌸
Thank you so very very much for saving this majestic and beautiful creature!!!!!!!
Well done!!! Who else thought that the ray looked like a giant aircraft carrier with the remora like planes ready to take off?
nice job bro you're super hero in the ocean. rescuing the big manta for his in trouble in the fishing line.
We always get surprised shocked happy and all for cases gone good when it comes to so many badly treated humans and animals in need of rescue.
But i honestly always get very stunned, happy and surprised for the bravery of wild animals, daring to approach us for help.
They certainly can and will surprise you.
The warmth i feel for those who get to capture those moments for us to see what they have done!
It was maybe only one life or two, but those lives got changed because someone gave them a helping hand.
This also teaches us humans, the small specks of good that still exists in all of us.
And that is something important that we keep carry with us, and learn from.
She rewarded you with a dive you will never forget. Good work guys!
Great Job 👍 Thank you Sir .
I love seeing the little fish hitching a ride.... great video!!! so awesome!!! Thank you for sharing!!!! Such a gorgeous creature!!!! 😃
Thank you for helping all life....
Thank you for helping these beautiful creatures, God bless you
good work, and bless your hearts.
Thanks for looking out for the Ray. Great video!!!
as you can see, this majestic creature is not asking for help - she let you have the honour to join her crew, for a moment and showing her graciousness and gratitude. let me say thank you.
I have watched numerous of these type of film and I strongly believe that the communications that take place between one specie to another shares the care of divers that take the time to assist one that is in trouble, pain, distress etc. So when a diver is around and one is in trouble they do seek out the help. It is shameful the amount of sports performed on and in waters that endanger our ocean life. The industries that make their living off of marine life yet have so little concern about its future. Thank you divers who go the extra mile in caring. Though humans don't appreciate what the ocean is all about the life within it does and appreciate you and they have various ways in showing it.
It's the least we humans can do,since we are the ones who are responsible for all these poor animals in these situations!
The fishing industry have to be held to account for the absolute cruelty they inflict on these and other creatures in the ocean 😡
Jim 671467 Like anything else though it’s supply and demand. Stop eating them and encourage others and there won’t be this sick industry.
@@em-jp4xt The demand of millions of uninfluential people barely making a living is constant and a lot harder to change than the method of supply of a few billion dollar corporations.
Jim 671467 Mostly Chinese and Japanese fishing boats.
@@aliceshaw8265 hmm yes, all liberals are hateful. Take the plank out of your own eye. Shame on you for stereotyping.
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You've been Blessed to have such a gentle giant come to you.
Another Beautiful Blessing of Care for a Life, Semper Fidelis Oorah Carry On The Great Works that You Do!!!
I wonder if they know how blessed they are for them to even be able to save that beautiful creature? Truely a blessing
This is some of the finest underwater videos I've ever seen! Awesome!
Thank you for helping these animals god bless you 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much, you guys are awesome!!much love to you for your actions!!💖💖💖💖💖
Thank you and bravo guys... really heartwarming, I love it. I don't understand how some people "dislike" it?!!!!!!!
why on earth would anyone dislike this?????????????
I know eh? Like I was cheering this Guy!!! Great job he did.How could anyone not like that?... People Baffle me.
My guess is that people still for some reason have a hate since its a creature related to the kind that fatally stung Steve Irwin. Even though steve would still never harbor hate for these beautiful creatures or any creature for that matter.
Though its only a guess
@@sofyuchiha9 I doubt that. I think it has to do with the fact they read the title of a video, then have certain expectations. And when they don't see their exact expectations met in that video, they hit the thumbdown. And then there are the trolls and the haters, who will just thumbdown a video because reasons unknown. To be frank, it's really not worth the time and effort to try figure out their motives. And while a RUclipsr may feel attacked over a thumbdown, it IS an interaction and therefore it helps said RUclipsr gain views and, if monetized, money.
Manta Ray's are the monarch butterfly of the deep blue ocean. Thank you for this awesome video God bless!
Thank you so much for saving him🙏🙏❤️❤️
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HELPING THESE WONDERFUL ANIMALS. I HOPE YOU CAN CONTINUE WITH THIS IMPORTANT LABOR OR TASK. I HOPE TO DO THE SAME THING.