Table 2. Dive profiles between the nine PSAT-tagged reef manta rays.
Manta ID | Day Depth (m) | Night Depth (m) | % of dives with a maximum depth > 300m | Time at maximum depth during the deepest dive (min) | ||
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Mean ± SD | Max. ± Max. Accuracy | Mean ± SD | Max. ± Max. Accuracy | |||
CD-MA-0109 | 176.9 ± 95.4 | 512 ± 4 | 217.9 ± 134 | 672 ± 4 | 21.8 | 2.2 |
CD-MA-0004 | 100.2 ± 54.3 | 344 ± 4 | 128 ± 77.9 | 472 ± 4 | 3.8 | 10.1 |
CD-MA-0166 | 71.9 ± 37.8 * | 350 ± 50 | 105.6 ± 75.1 * | 496 ± 4 | 5.8 | 10.8 |
CD-MA-0167 | 77.4 ± 55 | 464 ± 4 | 123.5 ± 115.6 | 624 ± 4 | 7.1 | 16.6 |
CD-MA-0168 | 95.8 ± 47.8 * | 328 ± 4 | 146 ± 96.2 ± | 384 ± 4 | 9 | 6.5 |
CD-MA-0000 | 79 ± 57.3 | 450 ± 50 | 87.8 ± 54.1 | 350 ± 50 | 6.7 | 13 |
CD-MA-0170 | 54.6 ± 32.4 * | 304 ± 4 | 65.9 ± 38.8 * | 224 ± 4 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
CD-MA-0051 | 118 ± 77 | 272 ± 4 | 192 ± 122.7 | 376 ± 4 | 14.3 | 26.6 |
CD-MA-0047 | 257.6 ± 87.7 | 360 ± 4 | 252.8 ± 140.2 | 480 ± 4 | 40 | 14.4 |
* indicates p < 0.05. Means are averages of the maximum depths recorded for each dive.