Conservation
Endevouring to highlight the beauty and importance of our oceans, Ed & Hayley of Migration Media - Underwater Imaging strive to produce captivating content aiming to inspire, educate, protect and conserve.
As part of our commitment to marine conservation, we now work as part of the Conflict Islands Conservation Initiative team in Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea which is a non-profit charity setup to conserve the spectacular Conflict Islands monitoring Turtles, Manta Rays, Sharks, Corals Reefs and other marine life.
The Conflict Islands, recently names a Mission Blue Hope Spot, contains some of the highest marine biodiversity on the planet and due its privately owned status, it is completely uninhabited and free from fishing pressures that other similar areas around the world experience on a daily basis. It is thought that the Conflict Islands Atoll is the third largest turtle nesting site in the Coral Sea and plays in important role in the nesting of critically Hawksbill Turtles as well as endangered Green Turtles.
Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia
Closest to our heart sits the majestic Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia where the desert meets the Indian Ocean and marine megafauna thrives. The Ningaloo Reef is another location where we support conservation science and having worked there for 5 years we know how important it is to protect and why it is so unique compared to other locations around the world. In a single day you can see everything from Whale Sharks and Manta Rays to Humpack Whales and Orca, in a single dive you see sharks, rays, myriads of tropcial and sub-tropical reef fish and hundreds of species’ of hard corals. It is here where Migration Media was born and we will continue to support the conservation efforts and science behind maintaining its uniqueness for years to come.
Manta Rays
Manta Rays are one of the most loved animals to grace our seas and an ocean without them is not somewhere we want to be so we submit our Manta Ray ID photos to Marine Megafauna Foundation having been involved with them some years ago when working as SCUBA Diving Guides and Instructors in Tofo, Mozambqiue back in 2010. This organisation has gone from strength to strength with their founder, Andrea Marshall, credited to have discovered that there are genetically different species’ of Manta Rays.
Now teaming up with them at The Conflict Islands in Papua Nee Guinea, we are creating our own database of Manta Ray Identification photos which is the underside of the ray highlighting the unique spot patterns and markings on each individual.
Watch our full “STOP THE DEMAND, Breaking the cycle of the Manta Ray Trade” video on our YouTube Channel