Diving with Manta Rays

In the waters off the Hawaiian Islands, odd, black-and-white creatures glide through the dark nighttime sea. These big, strange animals are manta rays, largest of the ray species. As part of filming for Americas Underwater Treasures, a two-hour special on the National Marine Sanctuaries and an episode of the PBS series Jean-Michel Cousteau Ocean Adventures, Fabien and Celine Cousteau ventured into the inky depths to get an up-close look at these gentle giants. As the Cousteaus descended into the darkness to observe the manta rays, plankton were drawn to their underwater lights like moths to a flame, and so too were the mantas rays to feed on the dense concentrations of plankton. Soaring in like alien spacecraft, mouths agape, the manta rays skimmed the water just over Fabien and Celines hand-held lights, and gracefully evaded the divers.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• underwater
• video
• night
• diving
• Hawaii
• mantas
• Ocean
• Futures
• plankton
• KQED
• Jean-Michel
• Cousteau

[NastyaSiberia]

music ?  please !

[pavolbe]

Absolutely impressive, really great video and music! I just can't stop watching. Something like this must be unbelievable experience.

[LiquidVDO]

I love Manta Rays, such Majestic Creatures, I've never had the chance to dive with them at night, looks amazing.

[Waddeell40]

So awesome!

[watersanctuary]

* fantastic * thank you for this !!

[orangewoman671]

Excellent!! To my Playlist "Sea World"... 5*

[shutton19]

Thank you so much best nature video ive seen in a LONG time

[thefutureisvegan]

Awesome reminder of the magnificence of life on earth. Thanks for posting and all that you do.