Manta Scramble
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About this site
Manta Scramble is a dive site in the waters off Ishigaki Island, Japan, reached by boat departing from Kabira, and is well known as a reliable spot to encounter manta rays year-round.
Manta rays are the signature sighting at this site, with mantas sometimes appearing immediately on descent, though individual encounters can be brief and animals do not always stay in the area.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Brown sandfishBohadschia vitiensisReported here · unconfirmed
Common Box CrabCalappa hepaticaReported here · unconfirmed
Lined BristletoothCtenochaetus striatusReported here · unconfirmed
Lollyfish Sea CucumberHolothuria atraReported here · unconfirmed
Manta rayManta rayConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
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