Manta
Pacific Research Foundation
Kona
Manta Ray Identification Project
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© Keller Laros
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Hook |
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unknown |
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First Siting:
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1992 |
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Last Siting:
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unknown |
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Hook is a male manta about 7' across. He got his
name because of a fishing hook imbedded in the front edge of his right wing when
he was first identified. This hook can be seen in the photo above taken on July
12, 1993. Also that night, National Geographic photographers were taking photos
that were later used in their December 1995 issue. Underwater video of Hook shot
in July 1992, revealed a very large cut on the rear edge of his left wing. By
December 1992, the wound had healed and the scar appeared as a nick at the bottom
side of his wing as it does in the photo to the left. By 1998, Hook's hook disappeared.