Where we work

Where We Work

Three regional programs, run from our own bases in Mozambique, Florida and Bali — and a wider set of collaborations wherever whale sharks and manta rays gather.

Regional program · 21 projects

Eastern Africa

Operational hub — Tofo and the Bazaruto Seascape, Mozambique

MMF began in Mozambique in 2003, and the Mozambican coast is still where most of our people and boats are. From that base the program now runs the length of the Western Indian Ocean, alongside the education and community work that makes the science stick.

Species: Whale sharks Manta & devil rays Rhino rays Bull sharks Smalleye stingrays Leopard sharks Marlin African Manta Ray Project Mozambique Acoustic Telemetry Network Mozambique Sea Turtle Project Závora Marine Conservation
Seascape: Elasmobranch census Bazaruto Seascape
Community: Sustainable Seas Ocean Guardians
Wider region: Tanzania Madagascar Kenya Mayotte

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Regional program · 8 projects

Americas

Operational hub — Florida, USA

The Florida Manta Project studies a coastal manta population living alongside one of the most developed shorelines in the world. From that base the program reaches across the western Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico, and out to the eastern Pacific with partners in Ecuador.

Species: Florida Manta Project Atlantic guitarfish Atlantic mobula rays Hawaii Oceanic Manta Project
Wider region: Galapagos Honduras

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Regional program · 3 projects

Indonesia

Operational hub — Nusa Penida, Bali

Manta ray research and marine debris science across Nusa Penida, Komodo and the Derawan Islands, with community programs built around the reef economies these animals support.