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https://cnso.nova.edu/ghri/research/stingray-conservation-ecology-research.html

https://www.leonardodicaprio.org/protecting-threatened-sharks-and-rays/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/experience/caribbean/2016/07/15/caribbean-islands-swim-stingrays-best-spots/87100042/

https://myrtlebeachkayaktours.com/stingrays-and-skates-of-south-carolina/

https://fuerteguide.com/fuerteventura-guide/things-to-do/nature/fish/common-stingray

http://www.sharkadvocates.org/new_shark_conservation_strategies.html

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/freshwater-stingray

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Stingrays are getting closer and closer to being an endangered species every day. Overfishing has become a serious problem all across the world, when rays are hooked and thrown back into the water they have a very low chance of surviving. The wound can become infected or could have damaged a fin or gill, making it difficult for them to swim and breathe. Another problem is habitat loss. Stingrays typically stay in shallower waters when they are smaller, but due to pollution and tourism rays can become very stressed, and feel forced to leave their homes. Small rays in the open sea have multiple predators that they can't always protect themselves against. Tourism is another major issue for stingrays. Commercial activities put loads of stress on animals risking their health constantly. Thankfully, there are many organizations in place to help protect these animals.

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Researchers wanted to study how human interaction and supplemental feeding impacted stingrays. They hypothesized that these two factors were negatively impacting the stingrays' behavior and ecology. Scientists began studying the stingrays' behavior, reproduction, genetics, and population in the Cayman Islands along with the Caribbean. They tagged a large number of the population and allowed them to live and travel as they naturally would. After six months they concluded that females were more abundant than males and they can become pregnant almost any time of the year (least likely in October-January). They also discovered that males travel more than females. This group of scientists from GHRI decided that to maintain the population stingrays will need management of conservation programs.

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The stingray is different from each of the invertebrate species and is most closely related to the parrotfish. Both the parrotfish and the stingray have gills to help them breathe in the ocean. The difference between the two is that the stingray is cartilaginous while the parrotfish is full of bones. The difference between the stingray and the rest of the vertebrae species shown in the cladogram is that they have lungs instead of gills, their mouths are also quite different.

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Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Cartilaginous Fishes
Order: Stingrays
Family: Dasyatidae
Genus: Dasyatis
Species: Common Stingray

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This organism is very flat and thin, it has a curved shape with triangle-shaped fins extending outward on both sides of its body. They also have long, straight tails with, barbs on the tip, extending from the back of their bodies. The top of them is completely grey and their underside is white. Their gills are located on their bellies under their mouths, they always look like they’re smiling. Lastly, their eyes are slightly elevated from the rest of their body and it almost looks as though they are pushed inward. Behind their eyes is another hole that helps them breathe while they rest in shallow areas. This organism can range from smaller sizes to very large so it is hard to describe a single specific size, but they will usually grow to about eighteen inches wide and their tail will be about a foot long.