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Not your average swimsuit, you’ll notice the difference the moment it’s in your hands. Versatile, reversible design - 2 prints in 1. Built with our signature activewear fabric that creates a cocoon of compression in all the right places and a robust stay-put fit that you’ll appreciate no matter what adventure lies ahead.
Known for their beautiful and unique spot patterns, spotted eagle rays fill key roles in the marine ecosystem. As both predators and prey, they eat animals such as clams and conchs, while also being eaten by large sharks. Worldwide, more than one-quarter of marine rays are threatened with extinction from targeted fisheries, bycatch and loss of habitat.
Reversible design featuring our signature and silk weight fabrics for comfortable compression where you want it and quick-dry where you don’t.
Signature fabric: 88% Repreve® RPET (recycled polyester made from post-consumer plastic bottles), 12% spandex
Silk weight fabric: 91% Repreve® RPET (recycled polyester made from post-consumer plastic bottles), 9% spandex
5% of sales will be donated to Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium's Sharks & Rays Conservation Research Program, to study the conservation, ecology and movement patterns of spotted eagle rays in the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea.
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It is illegal to fish for or kill this beautiful and charismatic ray in Florida waters, however they are not protected under federal laws and international protections are limited as well. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), an organization that establishes the conservation status of species worldwide, lists them as near-threatened with a decreasing population trend.
Photo by Andy Deitsch/ Mote Marine Laboratory
Mote researchers tag spotted eagle rays to collect data on their life history, reproduction, and population status. Photo by Conor Goulding/ Mote Marine Laboratory.
Photo by Mote Marine Laboratory
In some countries, spotted eagle rays are harvested as food and are caught as bycatch (unintentional catch in commercial fisheries that target other species). Spotted eagle rays also face a variety of threats from habitat loss, harmful algal blooms, and entanglement in fishing gear. These threats, combined with their extremely low reproductive rate, make these rays vulnerable to population declines. To help create better conservation management plans for this species, Mote and other research institutions are defining the distribution, migration, feeding habits, growth rates, and reproductive biology of spotted eagle rays.
Founded by Eugenie Clark in 1955, the program has been a leader in advancing the causes of shark and ray conservation worldwide. In 2009, Mote researchers initiated their conservation research project on the life history, reproduction, and population status of the spotted eagle ray. Mote biologists have sampled, tagged and released hundreds of spotted eagle rays off the SW Florida coast to gain a better understanding of their biology, population structure and migratory patterns in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Spotted Eagle Ray Project goals are two-fold: 1) In collaboration with project partners, Mote biologists are collecting data to characterize the population structure, biology and ecology of this ray in the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean and Western Atlantic. 2) Mote biologists are engaging with community and citizen scientists to “rays” public awareness, enhance conservation capacity and improve educational outreach about spotted eagle rays and other marine rays around the world.
“The partnership between Waterlust and Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is a brilliant way to marry eco-friendly practices with eco-friendly people, like Mote scientists! When you purchase Waterlust spotted eagle ray products, you are giving back to Mote Marine Laboratory research programs that are ultimately helping conserve our ocean habitat.”
Haley Burleson, Community Event Coordinator / Social Media Manager
the Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium's Sharks & Rays Conservation Research Program
This is great quality but it falls off my shoulders and in general is restricting
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I really like the way it fits. Its flattering and feels very secure
I’m not usually one to write reviews, but I went out of my way to write a review for this swimsuit. Immediately pulling it out of the mailing envelope I was amazed to see plastic-free packaging. The swimsuit is perfect, it feels thick and strong yet is moveable and flexible. I’m honestly blown away!!
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