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I am the Chief Executive and Founder of the Manta Trust, a UK and US (Action for Mantas) registered charity dedicated to the conservation of manta and devil rays (mobulids), with collaborative projects in over 25 countries. I have spent the last 15 years studying mobulids all over the world, and I'm one of the foremost experts on these species. After completing a degree in Marine Biology and Coastal Ecology at the University of Plymouth in the UK, I moved to the Maldives, where I founded the Maldivian Manta Ray Project in 2005. After 11 years of research, I completed my PhD on the world’s largest population of reef manta rays at the end of 2016.My conservation efforts in the Maldives have led to the creation of several marine protected areas at key manta aggregations sites, most notably at Hanifaru Bay. Internationally, I am part of a team which has driven the conservation of mobulids forward, resulting in the listing of all manta and devil rays in the Appendices of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (the Bonn Convention) and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). In recognition of my contribution to ocean conservation, in 2015 I received an Ocean Award for my work on manta rays, and in 2017 I was awarded the UK Prime Minister’s Points of Light Award. I am the author of two books; the award-winning MANTA – The Secret Life of Devil Rays, published in 2017, and the Guide to Manta and Devil Rays of the World, published in 2018.As well as my work on manta rays, I have worked as a specialist marine biology consultant for the Four Seasons Resorts in the Maldives since 2003. I have extensive knowledge of the marine world in the Maldives archipelago and the wider tropical oceans, and each year I lead educational and research focused dive expeditions globally through Manta Expeditions (www.mantaexpeditions.com).

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