Kona Manta Ray Night Dive

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The Garden Eel Cove night manta dive off Kailua-Kona is one of the most magical dives in the world — divers kneel in the shallow sandy bowl at 12 m shining lights upward to attract zooplankton, and resident reef mantas perform loop after loop over the divers' heads in the plankton-rich water. Up to 20 mantas have been counted in a single dive, and because these individuals are photographically identified and non-migratory, encounters are nearly guaranteed most nights of the year.

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