This workshop is now full, you can join the waitlist by emailing smile@REEF.org
This month we are excited to welcome Dr. Jack Grove, a marine biologist, naturalist, and photographer with over 45 years of experience. He has served as a marine biologist with the Charles Darwin Foundation for 36 years and is co-founder of Zegrahm Expeditions. Dr. Grove earned his Ph.D. in marine biology from Pacific Western University in 1997 and has worked across 100 countries, including seven years in the Galapagos Islands. He also co-authored Fishes of the Galapagos and has delivered numerous lectures on marine biology and conservation.
Join us as REEF Co-Executive Director, Dr. Christy Semmens teaches us how to identify some of the common invertebrate and algae species of the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean region! This is a great opportunity to explore more about this newly defined survey region.
Part of a volcanic and coral mountain range, Guanaja is within the world's second-largest barrier reef, the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef. Dive sites surround the entire island, so it's possible to find a site with calm water on nearly any day of the week.
This month we are excited to welcome Dr. Jen Loch, REEF Research Associate, who will discuss the SMILE project. Size matters – especially when it comes to fisheries management. A new collaborative project called SMILE (Size Matters: Innovative Length Estimates) is now underway in the Florida Keys to help collect information about fish lengths. These data are critical for fisheries management and ocean conservation.
Fiji is known as a hotspot for diving, with massive schools of pelagics such as Bigeye Trevally, Scad, and Barracuda, Gray Reef and Whitetip Reef Sharks, and unusual creatures like the Leaf Scorpionfish and Ornate Ghost Pipefish.
REEF member, Expert Surveyor, and fish enthusiast Jonathan Lavan will be going over some key identifying characteristics for Triggerfishes and Filefishes in the Tropical Western Atlantic.
Slender Filefish photo by Jonathan Lavan
REEF's 16th annual Florida Keys Lionfish Derby will culminate on Sunday April 27, 2025 at the which will include a lionfish weigh-in and awards and conservation science and arts festival open to the public at the REEF campus.
Our 16th Annual Florida Keys Lionfish Derby will culminate in a Family Friendly Conservation Science and Arts Festival.
Hands-on activities, interactive displays, educational games, and much more!
In this session, REEF staff member Amy Lee will introduce the next set of fish species you can encounter while exploring the beautiful waters of Micronesia. If you missed Part 1, check it out here!
