Video: Scuba Divers Rescue Entangled Manta Ray from Fishing Line

A diver untangling the manta ray from fishing gear. (Photo: Oceano VideoSub / YouTube)

Manta rays are some of the most beautiful and eloquent fish in the ocean, but also one of the most threatened.  Harvested for their skin, cartilage, and gill rakers in traditional Chinese medicine, these cartilaginous species are subject to overfishing, bycatch, and a range of other threats.

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