REEF Fish & Friends - What it Means to be Reef Safe

Autumn Blum, Cosmetic Chemist & CEO, Stream2Sea
2/11/2025 6:15pm to 8:00pm EST
REEF Campus - 98300 Overseas Hwy., Key Largo, FL 33037

This month we are excited to welcome Autumn Blum, Cosmetic Chemist & CEO, Stream2Sea. Coral reefs are among the most vibrant and biodiverse ecosystems on Earth, but they are increasingly threatened by human activity. While a large number of companies are labeling their sunscreens as "reef safe", they are doing so without thoroughly testing the ingredients for their effects on coral reefs and marine life.

The Alvin Sherman Library 3100 Ray Ferrero, Jr. Blvd, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33314

REEF Data Workshop: Request, Analyze, Contribute

2/14/2025 6:00pm EST

Dive into the world of marine conservation with the Volunteer Fish Survey Project (VFSP), home to one of the largest marine life databases in the world.

RSVP Here- https://forms.gle/eQ7wRPDc4TgiwWQG8
Ambergris Caye, Belize

Ambergris Caye, Belize Field Survey Trip

Fish Survey
Tropical Western Atlantic
2/15/2025 to 2/22/2025
Mead Krówka, Education Coordinator

From the Spanish-style buildings surrounded by lush tropical gardens to the breathtaking views of the Caribbean Sea, you have arrived in paradise. The hotel directly faces the famous Belize Barrier Reef, found just a half-mile offshore.

Inquire with trips@REEF.org for availability
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Key Dives- 85960 Overseas Hwy, Islamorada, FL 33036

SMILE Workshop- February 2025

2/15/2025 10:00am EST

A new collaborative project SMILE (Size Matters: Innovative Length Estimate) is now underway in the Florida Keys to help collect information about fish lengths.

Pre-registration is required! You must complete the registration form linked above and pay your $40 deposit to secure your space.
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REEF Fish & Friends - Galapagos Fishes, From the Shore to the Abyss & From Darwin to DNA

Dr. Jack Grove, Marine Biologist, Naturalist, and Photographer
3/11/2025 6:15pm to 8:00pm EDT
REEF Campus - 98300 Overseas Hwy., Key Largo, FL 33037

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.

Eastern Atlantic & Mediterranean Invertebrates and Algae

3/18/2025 8:00pm EDT
Dr. Christy Semmens

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.

Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean
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Villa on Dunbar Rock, Guanaja, Honduras

Guanaja Field Survey Trip

Fish Survey
Tropical Western Atlantic
3/22/2025 to 3/29/2025
Noa Parks, Citizen Science Coordinator

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.

Please inquire for availability at trips@REEF.org
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REEF Fish & Friends - Collaborative Fisheries Science with a "SMILE" (Size Matters Innovative Length Estimates)

Dr. Jennifer Loch, REEF Research Associate
4/8/2025 6:15pm to 8:00pm EDT
REEF Campus - 98300 Overseas Hwy., Key Largo, FL 33037

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.

NAI'A Liveaboard, Fiji

Fiji Field Survey Trip

Fish Survey
South Pacific / Indo Pacific / Indian Ocean / Red Sea
4/12/2025 to 4/22/2025
Christy Pattengill-Semmens, Ph.D, Co-Executive Director, and Brice Semmens, Ph.D. REEF Science Advisor

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.

Sold Out. Please inquire for waitlist at trips@REEF.org
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