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| Leah, Onon, and Manta Reina |
Last night Freeland and WildAID hosted a reception to advocate for the acceptance of the proposal to list manta rays on CITES Appendix II. A life size oceanic manta was the centerpiece of the event.
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| Thai government official |
A government official representing the Thai tourism ministry addressed the attendees and invited all of us to stay in Thailand after the CITES meeting to dive with the manta rays.
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| Guy Stephens and Andrea Marshall |
Manta ray researchers Guy Stevens and Andrea Marshall made their case for a CITES listing. Andrea said that her study site in Mozambique has lost 87% of its mantas in only a few years due to a small artisinal fishery.
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| Miss Scuba International and Guy Stephens |
Miss Scuba International emceed the event and mingled in the crowd afterwards to speak with the country delegates and conservation organizations in attendance.
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| Iris Ho and Becky Regnery of HSI and KerriLynn Miller of the Pew Charitable Trusts |
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