Manta Trust using Tempcon's HOBO temperature logger

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An exciting research project in the Maldives, led by the UK registered charity Manta Trust, exploring the undocumented Manta Rays in the Makunudhoos.

 

Formed in 2011, the Manta Trust is a UK registered charity that co-ordinates global mobulid research and conservation efforts. Their team is comprised of a diverse group of researchers, scientists, conservationists, educators and media experts; working together to share and promote knowledge and expertise. Their mission is to conserve mobulid rays, their relatives, and their habitats, through a combination of research, education and collaboration.


Currently, Manta Trust are using technology provided by Tempcon; the Onset HOBO Water Temperature Data Logger, to carry out their research.

 

Jasmine Corbett, Manta Trust's Media and Communications manager explains how they use the loggers: ''The Tempcon loggers are extremely valuable tools for us in collecting accurate and consistent environmental data, that we use in correlation with our remote underwater photographic data of manta rays. We place these loggers next to our time-lapse cameras, which we deploy at manta ray cleaning stations, and assess how the fluctuations in temperature influence manta ray presence and abundance at the site. This will also help us to better understand future implications for manta rays and their habitats, which are sensitive to environmental changes such as climate change.'

 

Technology supplied by Tempcon:

https://www.tempcon.co.uk/hobo-u22-001-hobo-water-temp-pro-v2-u22-001 

 

Find out more about Manta Trust: https://www.mantatrust.org/ 

 

About Tempcon
Tempcon Instrumentation Ltd was established in 1980 and specialises in instrumentation for measuring, controlling and logging: temperature, humidity, pressure, voltage, current, energy (kWhs), wind speed/direction, soil temperature and most other parameters required for: process control, environmental research or quality control.