Manta Ray in Puerto Calero

ferrispedro · **Posted:** Sat Mar 01, 2008 6:16 pm

Nearly fell in the water when I saw the size of the Manta Ray leisureley swimming round the Port.Is this a "local" or do they regularly appear? Peter.

cymmon · **Posted:** Sat Mar 01, 2008 9:55 pm

It goes from Puerto del Carmen to Puerto Calero on a regular basis. It seems to know where its next meal is coming from.

richbedforduk · **Posted:** Sat Mar 01, 2008 10:13 pm

I saw one wander by in/off PDC. I was 12-14m down learning scuba at the time. Good for breathing control!

COPPERFIELD · **Posted:** Sun Mar 02, 2008 4:35 pm

I see a great white off the harbour at Puerto del Carmen :wink:

garybmufc1 · **Joined:** Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:38 am **Posts:** 72

thanks Geoff thats put me right off going in the sea ever again

overhere · **Posted:** Sun Mar 02, 2008 4:50 pm

Have a look down in the harbour and you will sometimes see it swimming about, it is a lovely sight.

richbedforduk · **Posted:** Sun Mar 02, 2008 6:04 pm

Would that be a Great White from ooop north, complete with England footie shirt, tattoos, beer belly, pint of Fosters, full Inglish etc etc.

Oh sorry, did I think that out loud. Apologies.

COPPERFIELD · **Posted:** Sun Mar 02, 2008 10:46 pm

No thats a Dolphin :lol:

meatloaf · **Posted:** Mon Mar 03, 2008 12:11 am

are you talking about me there rich its a pretty good discription :lol:

love meatxx

Estupendo Mike · **Posted:** Mon Mar 03, 2008 9:08 am

Are you sure it was a Manta? I've never seen a Manta here. There are a lot of stingrays, we seem them regularly just off the coast at PDC, and also occasional electric rays and Eagle rays, as well as Angel Sharks.

ferrispedro · **Posted:** Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:00 pm

I am assuming it was a Manta.The guy who pointed it out to me said it was.How do you tell them apart?The one in Puerto Calero was !.5 to 2 mtrs across. Peter.

Estupendo Mike · **Posted:** Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:40 pm

There is an Atlantic Manta which grows up to 7.5 Meters (!!) but they tend to dwell deep. I think it was more likely to be a Stingray as they are all around the coasts here and quite shallow, and the size is about right. Stingrays have much longer tails - if you Google them the difference is easy to spot.
Swimming around Lanzarote is as safe as you can get anywhere by the way. Stingrays are very benign unless really provoked, Angel Sharks are the same and I've only ever seen a jelly fish once here. About the worst that can happen is to tread on an urchin!

zabadak · **Posted:** Thu Mar 06, 2008 1:17 pm

Estupendo Mike wrote:

There is an Atlantic Manta which grows up to 7.5 Meters (!!) but they tend to dwell deep. I think it was more likely to be a Stingray as they are all around the coasts here and quite shallow, and the size is about right. Stingrays have much longer tails - if you Google them the difference is easy to spot.
Swimming around Lanzarote is as safe as you can get anywhere by the way. Stingrays are very benign unless really provoked, Angel Sharks are the same and I've only ever seen a jelly fish once here. About the worst that can happen is to tread on an urchin!

Urchins should be in school!!!

Elle1971 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 06, 2008 9:01 pm

Spoke to Alex in MA Diving yesterday about this being a manta ray. She said that yes, they have been seen around here. She said it's rare... but has seen a manta.

Elle.

nosuntan · **Posted:** Fri Mar 07, 2008 10:19 am

From the images on the web, I think it is sting ray that you can see down around the harbour in PDC anyway. There is a fisherman down at the harbour every morning in pdc around nine o clock, he cleans and guts his fish, he then feeds this to the them. Some come right up to the steps and take it from his hand. There are four or five of them. The biggest is over a metre long. Very impressive.


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