Sponsor/Adopt a Whale Shark or Manta Ray Today!

Manta rays and whale sharks are some of the world’s largest and most iconic marine animals on the planet and they need our protection. As threatened species, urgent action is needed now to prevent them facing future extinction. The Marine Megafauna Foundation needs your support more than ever!

Sponsor a whale shark or manta ray today to support our efforts! With an annual donation of $50 (USD) you can show your personal support for our work in Mozambique. Your first task will be to select the shark or ray you would personally like to support in 2012. We have a selection of five whale sharks and five reef manta rays to choose from (please email us for the list at info ‘at’ marinemegafauna.org). Once you have chosen, you will receive a photograph of your fish and an e-certificate, along with information on sightings in 2012. You will also receive regular updates on the research and conservation work and you will be given special invitations to engage with our scientists online.

Sponsor a whale shark:

Sponsor a manta ray:

If you would like to go one step further and personally choose the name of your manta ray or whale shark you can ADOPT your very own, which grants you the right to name a newly identified individual!! For $200, you will be able to personally select your animal, name it, and will receive high quality images of that animal (which would look great printed at your office or at your home). Talk about great bragging rights! Each year you will be able to continue your sponsorship of your animal for the standard sponsorship price. Adoptions are great as personalized gifts or just to leave your very own mark on Mozambican megafauna!

Name your own manta ray:

Name your own whale shark:

Becoming an adoptive parent is a great way to be proactive and support the efforts of our Foundation. We look forward to having you on the team!

Show your support as a Marine Megafauna Guardian!

For those individuals or corporate sponsors looking to get highly involved with our programs, we encourage you to become a MARINE MEGAFAUNA GUARDIAN, our highest level of support to date.

This newest offer will enable you to name a whale shark or a manta ray and will allow researchers to laser measure, genetically sample, and acoustically tag your individual. This package will also include a suit of special gifts to allow you to showcase your support of our Foundation including a Foundation t-shirt, Foundation stickers, a copy of all of the Foundations films, a subscription to our special guardians newsletter, video chats with scientists and access to special events. Your name or your company’s name will also appear on the Guardians list on our website. The guardians program requires a donation of at least $1,500 USD to the Foundation. Please email us at info ‘at’ marinemegafauna.org for more details on this program.

Become a whale shark guardian:

Become a manta ray guardian:

Thank you for choosing to support our vital research and helping us to safeguard these magnificent sea creatures for future generations.

The international “Ray of Hope” campaign is helping to raise awareness to the issues facing Manta Rays and aiding in their conservation. Purchasing this t-shirt will not only help generate much needed funding for this important research program but wearing it will help raise awareness for the conservation of this incredible species. Freebreather, a UK based dive clothing company (www.freebreather.co.uk), has generously designed and is distributing a special edition Manta Research T-shirt in support of Andrea’s work with manta rays. 100% of the profits from the sales of the shirts will go directly into Andrea’s research program.

Volunteer

We’ve partnered with All Out Africa to give people the opportunity to actively participate in our whale shark and manta ray research and conservation projects. All experience levels are catered to, and you can learn to dive or advance your qualifications during your trip. Research volunteers normally come to Mozambique for 1-2 months, although shorter or longer trips can also be accommodated.

If you’d like to learn more about this rather exciting new program, email us at volunteer (at) marinemegafauna (dot) org for more details.