Science in Action: Spotted Eagle Rays | California Academy of Sciences

Researchers are getting to know a population of Spotted Eagle Rays in Florida in efforts to protect them.
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[@GrantJohnsonHD]

Great video, and very cool research project. We did something similar with spotted-eagle-rays over here in Bimini several years back. Luckily, we still seem to have a decent population of them around here, or so it seems.
We usually see schools of about 4-12, but every now and then find groups of 50-60+ rays. Got some underwater HD footage of eagle rays if you ever need it for anything.

[@InfuriatedHawk]

I accidentally caught one last night, and it was only about 15-20 lbs, but it was so incredibly powerful for its size.

[@gearbow]

No wonder they swim away from us divers when we try to get near them :)

[@Snow4LifeNEver]

Omg, working with nature and biochemistry!? I think that's what I wanna do with my life!

[@ginni333]

Beautiful creatures.

[@dhd1957]

Fabulous video! I love to learn about eagle rays. Your work is fantastic!

[@PlutoAT]

These videos are great!

[@gerardlee3094]

So lovely...beautiful....and the spotted eagle rays she studies are nice too:) But seriously, we have Aetobatus here in Hawaii too, they are true treasures of nature. Though I felt for the eagle rays distress while she was being studied and sampled, anything to even possibly protect them from the awful butchery of these angels of the sea. I felt sick to my stomach looking at them reduced to cuts of meat:(

[@Ali-gn6yq]

6/6/2006 Hello eagle ray lovers I spotted two rays...both in different aras..at the boynton inlet in palm beach county...one med another small..

[@CJM-rg5rt]

I vacation sometimes in south Florida and one night while I was fishing near a light on the dock a huge spotted fish swam by. It took awhile for me to process it but he bumped my line so I ripped up and I belly hooked a poor remora. I always thought it must have been a baby whale shark but it's possible that I exaggerated it's size. It was massive though

[@michaelaaron4212]

What’s the biggest length of a eagle ray

[@libertykappes4418]

wow

[@jonathanpatterson3767]

how did i get here :o

[@lindascates9930]

@nailsbyjjs think you will like this xx

[@codiehazelwood2087]

Cruel! Let the ray live it’s life

[@VidiotiCReapeR]

Get the gaff

[@francoisebeylie2923]

It's not eagle rays. It's mobula rays. Eagle rays have very long tail and their skin is mottled on the back.

[@wadeparker8695]

This must be what it’s like to be abducted..)

[@joeminarczyk6890]

Tortured this poor ray

[@hekasoram]

better that than extintion