{"id":23834,"date":"2025-09-11T09:21:36","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T07:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.navily.com\/en\/?p=23834"},"modified":"2025-09-11T14:27:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T12:27:51","slug":"giant-rays-off-our-coasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.navily.com\/en\/blog\/giant-rays-off-our-coasts\/","title":{"rendered":"Giant rays off our coasts?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23834\" class=\"elementor elementor-23834\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d83cbf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d83cbf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54a60939\" data-id=\"54a60939\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cdaffdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6cdaffdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23844\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.navily.com\/en\/blog\/giant-rays-off-our-coasts\/en-giant-rays-off-our-coasts-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/EN-Giant-rays-off-our-coasts.jpg?fit=2048%2C1149&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1149\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/EN-Giant-rays-off-our-coasts.jpg?fit=1024%2C575&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6821e00a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6821e00a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left\"><b>Copyright : Pierre L\u00e9o Paul<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d025a41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d025a41\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7399710\" data-id=\"7399710\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-120110c elementor-align-center elementor-button-info elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"120110c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.navily.com\/blog\/des-raies-geantes-pres-de-nos-cotes\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read in French<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7be4fbf\" data-id=\"7be4fbf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6582334f elementor-align-center elementor-button-info elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6582334f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.navily.com\/en\/blog\/razze-giganti-vicino-alle-nostre-coste\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read in Italian<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a29aa8c\" data-id=\"a29aa8c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5700f94 elementor-align-center elementor-button-info elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5700f94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.navily.com\/en\/blog\/rayas-gigantes-cerca-de-nuestras-costas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read in Spanish<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30c631d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30c631d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-379bf921\" data-id=\"379bf921\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f276b90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6f276b90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-777140 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"777140\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>They caused a stir this summer\u2014unfortunately, because they were often found stranded on the beaches of Occitania and the French Riviera.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>We\u2019re talking about devil fish, also known as Mobula rays.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73f9c6b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73f9c6b1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7722f7ae\" data-id=\"7722f7ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65ca16e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"65ca16e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bd2e755 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5bd2e755\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Table of contents<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d632630 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d632630\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\"><a href=\"#1\"><strong>The Giant Devil Ray<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\"><a href=\"#2\"><strong>The Film<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\"><a href=\"#3\"><strong>ELASMED<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-381b2961 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"381b2961\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ccfa707\" data-id=\"2ccfa707\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c2e8887 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"3c2e8887\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57164d7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"57164d7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ea29790 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ea29790\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Giant Devil Ray in the Med<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4987364d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4987364d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>They look a lot like manta rays, but unlike their tropical cousins, they\u2019re right at home in the Mediterranean.<\/p><p>These open-water dwellers sometimes leap out of the sea if you\u2019re lucky enough to spot them, or more discreetly, you might notice a fin breaking the surface. They may approach boats and glide silently beneath the waves in small groups, leaving those who catch a glimpse absolutely mesmerized.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77165d6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"77165d6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59931f34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59931f34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to recognize them?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e498c7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e498c7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The giant devil ray (<em>Mobula mobular<\/em>) is listed as endangered by the IUCN, yet it currently has no protective measures in place.<\/p><p>You can identify it thanks to a few distinctive features: a wingspan of up to 3.5 meters, a white abdomen, a dark gray back, a dark band across the back of the head, and most striking of all, its two cephalic lobes that look like horns\u2014the feature that gave it the name \u201cdevil ray.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-733a3013 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"733a3013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23843\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.navily.com\/en\/blog\/giant-rays-off-our-coasts\/en-giant-rays-off-our-coasts-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/EN-Giant-rays-off-our-coasts-3.jpg?fit=2048%2C1149&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1149\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"EN &amp;#8211; 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Giant rays off our coasts (3)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/EN-Giant-rays-off-our-coasts-3.jpg?fit=1024%2C575&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ff282ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ff282ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Copyright : Ailerons<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c33357a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c33357a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-95b9cc2\" data-id=\"95b9cc2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50f28590 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"50f28590\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47f95495 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"47f95495\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-501b2892 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"501b2892\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Film<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-784b87a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"784b87a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since 2019, the <strong>AILERONS<\/strong> association has been carrying out scientific missions to study and protect them, and it has just released its first documentary film, chronicling the quest to better understand this still little-known species. When William and Matthieu first set sail from the port of Ajaccio aboard a catamaran with a team of enthusiasts, they had no idea just how far this extraordinary adventure would take them!<\/p><p><em><strong>MOBULA: The Legend of the Devils<\/strong><\/em>, a film by Pierre L\u00e9o Paul and Pierre-Etienne Larrous, takes you deep into devil ray expeditions, following the search for a mysterious group whose very existence is debated by experts\u2014but which could transform our understanding of the species.<br \/>As you watch the film, let yourself be amazed by the stunning Corsican landscapes it showcases\u2014places you might even stumble upon yourself one day, while at anchor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74eec0a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"74eec0a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23842\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.navily.com\/en\/blog\/giant-rays-off-our-coasts\/en-giant-rays-off-our-coasts-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/EN-Giant-rays-off-our-coasts-2.jpg?fit=2048%2C1149&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1149\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"EN &amp;#8211; Giant rays off our coasts (2)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/EN-Giant-rays-off-our-coasts-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C575&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/EN-Giant-rays-off-our-coasts-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C575&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23842\" alt=\"EN - Giant rays off our coasts (2)\" data-attachment-id=\"23842\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.navily.com\/en\/blog\/giant-rays-off-our-coasts\/en-giant-rays-off-our-coasts-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/EN-Giant-rays-off-our-coasts-2.jpg?fit=2048%2C1149&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1149\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"EN &amp;#8211; Giant rays off our coasts (2)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/EN-Giant-rays-off-our-coasts-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C575&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-368ca8af elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"368ca8af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c7431af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c7431af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where to see the film?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7838d453 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7838d453\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Upcoming screenings on September 26 in Ensu\u00e8s-la-Redonne and October 7 at Planet Ocean Montpellier.<\/p><p><strong>September 26<\/strong>: open-air screening at 7 p.m., followed by a discussion with part of the film team.<br \/><strong>October 7<\/strong>: screening followed by a discussion with part of the film team.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60b753cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60b753cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ace5ad7\" data-id=\"5ace5ad7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40bf6de4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"40bf6de4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7332358 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7332358\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4afadb56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4afadb56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Elasmed\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66874fc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66874fc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Have you spotted a giant devil ray?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-338ee5bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"338ee5bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Report your sighting on ELASMED, the citizen science observatory run by AILERONS, and help advance scientific research!<\/p><p>The data gathered through citizen participation, combined with AILERONS\u2019 own expeditions, led in 2023 to the IUCN officially recognizing a 4,200 km\u00b2 area off Corsica as an ISRA (Important Shark and Ray Area)\u2014an internationally acknowledged zone vital to the conservation of this species.<\/p><p>Observation form: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asso-ailerons.fr\/formulaire-dobservation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.asso-ailerons.fr\/formulaire-dobservation\/<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27131d58 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27131d58\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11dafe4f\" data-id=\"11dafe4f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70fdde63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"70fdde63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a67dd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a67dd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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