Front row seating for a Yap culture show was included in the anniversary festivities. Celebrating the last 30 years of being in business in Yap also means celebrating the last 30 years of Yap culture that is shared with visitors and experiencing Micronesia's most intact traditional culture. One of the most colorful activities you can...

Roll in with Yap's original dive guide. Bill hasn't skipped a beat in the last 30 years and is still showing visitors Yap's magic in the water. Daily dives on the big boat, lead by Bill, headed to the Southern Walls, Yap's best outer reef diving. Conditions were on our side with calm seas, clear...

We spent a whole week ringing in 30 years of diving Yap, tourism in Yap and being a family at Manta Ray Bay, staff and guests enjoyed the big celebration in proper Acker fashion. Check out our 30th anniversary party photo album on facebook! The official celebration was kicked off in the hotel lobby with...

Julie Hartup was on island last week performing her research as project leader of the Yap Manta Project. Along with her routine data collection, community building and guest relations, she presents her data and involves all of us in her work. These photos were taken the night after the Meet the Managers welcome cocktail toast with Bill, where Julie...

This post is about sharks, specifically photographing sharks at Vertigo, for our latest manta news, check our our manta mania Manta Mania 2016 trip report and behind the scenes write-ups. Now, back to Vertigo. Here's 5 reasons to come back to Yap using just one dive site and the most consistent of all things here...

Yap is one of those rare and interesting places in our world with something unique to experience. This week it's hanging out with professional conservationists who present their research and share their information to grow awareness and create scientific communities out of divers, local people and business - and party in the name of saving...

Manta Mania 2016 brought in a big group of enthusiastic divers to learn about mantas, dive with mantas and interact these creatures with the world's leading manta scientists. The action was from breakfast until well after happy hour - our daily schedule packed in several dives, a classroom workshop and evening presentations at the Crow's Nest. The...

Manta Ray Bay Resort & Yap Divers is celebrating 30 years in business. We're offering 30% more of everything - 30% more sharks, 30% more mantas, 30% more of everything Yap! Manta Ray Bay Resort, Yap Divers and the Acker family welcome you to celebrate our 30th anniversary with a this special offer all year...

Best of Show Dive Damai 7-day liveaboard trip - $7,500 grand prize: Jim Decker Best of Class dSLR Manta Ray Bay 7-day dive and hotel package - $1,450: Jim Decker People, Land & Culture 1st Place - dSLR Diver Design Titanium Jewelry: Judy Bennett People, Land & Culture 2nd Place - dSLR Mares EOS 7D...

Kids Sea Camp family divers week in Yap went off with some of the year's best animal interactions, weather and the biggest surprise in almost 30 years of diving here. We kicked off the diving with a ripping big animal show starting at Vertigo with our friendly school of Black tip and Grey reef sharks....

Researching manta rays in Yap is growing a voice for studying small local populations. The individual lives of these animals can be tracked and studied using a custom database. This is Mungzinger, the most dependable manta in Yap, she's always here and is most distinguishable by a shark bite mark on her right wing. Last...

Nesta semana o Manta Ray Bay Resort/Yap Divers sediou a Missão à Micronésia da campanha Divers for Sharks, da qual nosso resort é a Embaixada na região, e que em conjunto com o Instituto Augusto Carneiro vem construindo parcerias regionais para apoiar e divulgar os avanços em conservação marinha e proteção das culturas tradicionais que...