26.02.2015, Rasfari Corner Cleaning Station, North Male Atoll, Maldives
This female was first identified in 2005 at Lankan Beyru in North Male. Following her first sighting she was not seen again for another 4 years until she made a reappearance in Baa Atoll in August 2009 at Hanifaru Bay. Between 2010 and 2015 there were no recorded sightings of this individual again and then in January this year she returned to North Male and has been sighted three times is Rasfari North since then. In total Shandy has been sighted 8 times and was last seen cleaning at Rasfari North on the 2nd of February 2015. (Information provided by Manta Trust)

02.03.2015, Rasfari Corner Cleaning Station, North Male Atoll, Maldives
Shania is a mature male first identified in May 2006 in Lankan. He has been sighted a total of 17 times and was last recorded cleaning at Rasfari North in January 2015. (Information provided by Manta Trust)

02.03.2015, Rasfari Corner Cleaning Station, North Male Atoll, Maldives
This mature male was first identified in February 2007 at Rasfari North. He is a regular to the North Male region and has been sighted a total of 21 times. He was last recorded cleaning at Rasfari North on the 24th of February 2015. (Information provided by Manta Trust)

02.03.2015, Rasfari Corner Cleaning Station, North Male Atoll, Maldives
This mature male was first identified in July 2007 at Lankan. Following his first sighting he was not recorded again for another 6 years until he made a reappearance in December 2013 and was seen at Madi Thila. Our encounter is only the third recorded sighting of Scurvy so it is great to see that he is still around! (Information provided by Manta Trust)

02.03.2015, Rasfari Corner Cleaning Station, North Male Atoll, Maldives
This mature male was first identified in September 2009 at Lankan. He has been sighted a total of 8 times and is noted to have gill damage with a hole in his 1st left gill slit and an extra overlap of the 3rd right gill. This is most likely the result of an infection. He was last sighted on the 26th of February 2015 at Rasfari North. (Information provided by Manta Trust)

02.03.2015, Rasfari Corner Cleaning Station, North Male Atoll, Maldives
This male was first identified in October 2010 at Lankan. He has only been sighted a total of three times and was last sighted four years ago in June 2011 at Fasdhu Atoll. It is very exciting to see him again! (Information provided by Manta Trust)

10.02.2015, Moofushi outer reef SW, South Ari Atoll, Maldives
Our first addition to the Manta Trust Database. We decided to call this young male "SoKeTo" - SonjaKeanuTom :-)
The sighting location was very close to the reef, in shallow water, southerly swell and really bad visibility. Lots of Plankton, lots of food for Mantas.

10.02.2015, Moofushi outer reef SW, South Ari Atoll, Maldives
Our first addition to the Manta Trust Database. We decided to call this young male "SoKeTo" - SonjaKeanuTom :-)
The sighting location was very close to the reef, in shallow water, southerly swell and really bad visibility. Lots of Plankton, lots of food for Mantas.

10.02.2015, Moofushi outer reef SW, South Ari Atoll, Maldives
This immature female was first identified in July 2013 at Moofushi Bojamhadi. She is noted to have damage to her right and left gill. She has been sighted a total of 5 times and was last recorded in December 2014 cleaning at Moofushi Bojamhadi.
(Information provided by Manta Trust)

10.02.2015, Moofushi outer reef SW, South Ari Atoll, Maldives
This juvenile manta was first identified in June 2009 at Himendhoo Thila, Ari Atoll. This individual has only been recorded twice with the last encounter noted in September 2014 at Maavaru Falhu. It’s great to see this little one is still around.
(Information provided by Manta Trust)

10.02.2015, Moofushi outer reef SW, South Ari Atoll, Maldives
This mature male was first identified in March 2014 at Moofushi Bojamhadi. He is noted to have damage to his right pectoral which resembles a healed shark bite injury.  He has only been recorded twice with his last sighting in August 2014 at Maavaru Falhu. It’s great to have another record of him in the area.
(Information provided by Manta Trust)

10.02.2015, Moofushi outer reef SW, South Ari Atoll, Maldives
Our second addition to the Manta Trust Database. We decided to call this mature female "Ursula", for various reasons. "Ursula" is the girlfriend of Keanu's favourite children's book hero "Petzi". She's also a Sea Witch in Hans Christian Andersen's tale "The little Mermaid", features in.Arielle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_(The_Little_Mermaid). And her name starts with an "U" like the shape of the dots on her chest. The sighting location was very close to the reef, in shallow water, southerly swell and really bad visibility. Lots of Plankton, lots of food for Mantas.

18.03.2015, Rasfari Corner Cleaning Station, North Male Atoll, Maldives
This mature male was first identified in November 2007 at Lankan. He has been sighted a total of 9 times. He is a regular to the North Male region and was last recorded at Boduhithi Thila on the 29th of January 2015. As you would have noted Smithie has a large shark bite on his left pectoral fin close to the base of the tail, this injury was first noted in 2010.
(Information provided by Manta Trust)

18.03.2015, Rasfari Corner Cleaning Station, North Male Atoll, Maldives
This mature male was first identified in November 2008 in Hanifaru. He has been recorded a total of 13 times and has been seen at Rasfari North on three separate occasions. In fact he was last recorded in February 2015 cleaning at Rasfari North.
(Information provided by Manta Trust)

18.03.2015, Rasfari Corner Cleaning Station, North Male Atoll, Maldives
This mature female was first recorded in November 2011 at Lankan, North Male. She has been sighted a total of 31 times all of which have been in North Male Atoll. On the 16th of January 2015 she was noted to be heavily pregnant (in her 3rd/ 4th trimester). The last time she was noted to be pregnant was on the 30th of January. According to Manta Trust records she was last seen on the 20th of February 2015 and was recorded to no longer be pregnant. From our images it looks like her baby bump is no longer there....so there must be a little 'Sumo junior' swimming around somewhere :) (Information provided by Manta Trust) Notice the new mating scars on her left pectoral fin.

18.03.2015, Rasfari Corner Cleaning Station, North Male Atoll, Maldives
This mature female was first recorded in November 2011 at Lankan, North Male. She has been sighted a total of 31 times all of which have been in North Male Atoll. On the 16th of January 2015 she was noted to be heavily pregnant (in her 3rd/ 4th trimester). The last time she was noted to be pregnant was on the 30th of January. According to Manta Trust records she was last seen on the 20th of February 2015 and was recorded to no longer be pregnant. From our images it looks like her baby bump is no longer there....so there must be a little 'Sumo junior' swimming around somewhere :) (Information provided by Manta Trust)

18.03.2015, Rasfari Corner Cleaning Station, North Male Atoll, Maldives
This mature male was first identified in August 2008 at Hanifaru, Baa Atoll. He has been sighted a total of 12 times. He is a regular to the Baa Atoll region and has only been sighted once in another atoll - this being Fasdhu Atoll. This is the first record of Frenchie in the North Male Region. Frenchie was last seen over a year ago in October 2013 at Hurai Faru, Baa Atoll. Its great to see him again! (Information provided by Manta Trust)

19.03.2015, Rasfari Corner Cleaning Station, North Male Atoll, Maldives
This mature female was first identified in October 2006 at Sunlight Faru, North Male. She has been sighted a total of 16 times all of which have been in North Male Atoll. She has been noted to be pregnant twice, once in 2007 and again towards the end of 2014. In fact it is believed that she must have given birth quite recently as she was spotted on the 7th of January 2015 and noted to be heavily pregnant but by the 29th of January she was observed to no longer have her big baby belly. (So"Shizzle junior" might be swimming around with "Sumo junior"...hehe :) ). Shizzle was last sighted on the 13th of March and was noted to have fishing line wrapped around her left cephalic during this encounter (see the obvious scarring in the next image). Luckily it was later reported that she either managed to break free of the line or someone removed it for her. (Information provided by Manta Trust)

19.03.2015, Rasfari Corner Cleaning Station, North Male Atoll, Maldives
This mature female was first identified in October 2006 at Sunlight Faru, North Male. She has been sighted a total of 16 times all of which have been in North Male Atoll. She has been noted to be pregnant twice, once in 2007 and again towards the end of 2014. In fact it is believed that she must have given birth quite recently as she was spotted on the 7th of January 2015 and noted to be heavily pregnant but by the 29th of January she was observed to no longer have her big baby belly. (So"Shizzle junior" might be swimming around with "Sumo junior"...hehe :) ). Shizzle was last sighted on the 13th of March and was noted to have fishing line wrapped around her left cephalic during this encounter (see the obvious scarring in this image). Luckily it was later reported that she either managed to break free of the line or someone removed it for her. (Information provided by Manta Trust)

19.03.2015, Rasfari Corner Cleaning Station, North Male Atoll, Maldives
This mature female was first identified in March 2014 at Rasfari North. She has been sighted a total of 6 times and was last recorded cleaning at Rasfari North on the 19th of February 2014.
(Information provided by Manta Trust)

11.02.2015, Rasfari Corner Cleaning Station, North Male Atoll, Maldives
This mature male is a regular to North Male Atoll. He was first identified in October 2005 at Lankan and was last sighted in November 2014. He has been recorded a total of thirty four times. (Information provided by Manta Trust)

26.02.2015, Rasfari Corner Cleaning Station, North Male Atoll, Maldives
This mature female was first identified in July 2005 at Lankan Beyru and was noted to be pregnant in October that same year. In 2009 she was recorded with a big shark bite near the base of her tail on her left pectoral. She has been sighted a total of 37 times all of which have been in North Male, and was last recorded in November 2014. (Information provided by Manta Trust)

11.02.2015, Rasfari Corner Cleaning Station, North Male Atoll, Maldives
This mature female was first identified in April 2013 in Rasfari North and once again in March 2014. Our sighting has been the third recorded encounter with her. Carolina here is at mid- term pregnancy.
(Information provided by Manta Trust)

11.02.2015, Rasfari Corner Cleaning Station, North Male Atoll, Maldives
This mature male was first identified in 2010 in Rasfari North. He has been sighted a total of three times and was last recorded in October 2014.
(Information provided by Manta Trust)

11.02.2015, Rasfari Corner Cleaning Station, North Male Atoll, Maldives
This mature male was first identified in June 2006 in North Male Atoll. He was not observed again until January 2014 which was his last recorded sighting. Our encounter has been the third recorded sighting of this individual.
(Information provided by Manta Trust)

11.02.2015, Rasfari Corner Cleaning Station, North Male Atoll, Maldives
This mature male was first identified in May 2006. He is a regular to North Male Atoll and has been occasionally sighted in Ari Atoll. He has been recorded a total of twenty times. He was last seen in November 2014. (Information provided by Manta Trust)

11.02.2015, Rasfari Corner Cleaning Station, North Male Atoll, Maldives
This mature male was first identified in October 2006. For 6 years there were no recorded sightings of him and then in September 2013 he reappeared in North Male at One Palm Reef. He was sighted twice since then in North Male Atoll and was last recorded in November 2013.(Information provided by Manta Trust)

11.02.2015, Rasfari Corner Cleaning Station, North Male Atoll, Maldives
This mature male was first identified and added to the Manta Trust database in May 2007 and has been recorded thirty four times since then. He is actually a regular to the Baa Atoll region and was first recorded in North Male in 2013. (Information provided by Manta Trust)