There’s only one week of our internship remaining, and we are all working hard to finish all our tasks.

Today Satria and I stayed in class to work on our third video diary. We have many ideas to make our videos even more interesting, and this week we have a lot more footage to choose from, as we’ve met many more people and dive operators! Finally the video is complete, and we just need to preview it with the other interns. Its been a long day, but in the process I learned some new skills about time management and productivity!

So many mantas they block the sun

The other MantaWatch Interns went to Karang Makassar with Bajo Dive to hunt for manta ID photos. They gave a manta presentation to the guests, and their enthusiasm gives more energy to see mantas.

The mantas are really back now, appearing one by one soon after the team entered the water. It’s a mini courtship, and most of the mantas recorded today are male. As the mating season has only just begun, I hope that I can see courtship behaviour on my next dive.

In just one dive, our team recorded 10 ID photos today! No wonder everyone is so happy and excited!

The mantas were watching us today!