Posted by Brad on May 13, 2005 at 15:16:01:
In Reply to: Re: Have you ever swam with a Whale Shark or manta ray in California? Sw posted by Chris on May 12, 2005 at 23:42:39:
Regretfully, those who kill the inhabitants indiscriminately with drift nets,(hundreds of miles off the coast) have killed Manta rays.
they have also killed blue marlin, black marlin, and the rare and splendid Louvar...
http://swr.nmfs.noaa.gov/fmd/observer/catch9293.htm