REEF Fish & Friends - Fishes We Have Known: A Love Story

Ned DeLoach, Marine Life Author, REEF Co-Founder
6/10/2025 6:15pm to 8:00pm EDT
REEF Campus - 98300 Overseas Hwy., Key Largo, FL 33037

This month we are excited to welcome REEF Co-Founder Ned DeLoach for a very special presentation! Shortly after graduating from Texas Tech University in 1967, Ned moved to Florida to dive. During his 20-year teaching career in Jacksonville, Florida, he was active in the Florida cave diving community, and wrote many articles for popular scuba diving publications. In 1979, he formed New World Publications and published the Diving Guide to Underwater Florida, in print for over 40 years.

Bosque del Mar Hotel, Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica

Costa Rica Eco-Adventure Field Survey Trip

Fish Survey
Tropical Eastern Pacific
6/21/2025 to 6/28/2025
Stacey Henderson, Field Survey Trips Program Manager

This eco-adventure includes diving or snorkeling with Costa Rica's marine life as well as land-based tours through a vibrant tropical rainforest and an active volcano, and a wildlife-watching boat trip.

Limited spaces remaining, including a female shared- register today!
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Manta Ray Bay Resort, Yap, Micronesia

Yap Field Survey Trip

Fish Survey
South Pacific / Indo Pacific / Indian Ocean / Red Sea
6/21/2025 to 7/2/2025
Amy Lee, Communications Manager

Yap is a lush tropical island located just 9 degrees north of the equator. Unlike many South Pacific islands, Yap is an uplifted portion of the Asian Continental Shelf.

Please inquire for availability at trips@REEF.org
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Furry Shoals, Red Sea, Egypt

Great Annual Fish Count Event: Furry Shoals Liveaboard, Red Sea, Egypt

6/21/2025 to 6/28/2025

Boat: Miss Nouran

Price: 1975 Euro, per person in shared lower deck (100 Euro will charge for the upper deck and 150 Euro for the suite)

Free Courses Included:

Contact: Dr. Ahmed Shawky - REEF Conservation Partner in IORS Region Email: info@ecopro-eg.co WhatsApp: +201093890983
IORS - Indian Ocean / Red Sea
Seminar and Dive Workshop
CoCo View Resort - Roatan, Honduras

Roatan Field Survey Trip

Fish Survey
Tropical Western Atlantic
6/28/2025 to 7/5/2025
Hilary Penner, Education Manager: Program Development and Sierra Barkdoll, Operations Manager

Located on a secluded key in Roatan, Honduras, CoCo View Resort is well known among divers for its excellent house reef. Guests will enjoy two daily boat trips and unlimited shore diving at CoCo View’s front yard reef, where more than 300 fish species have been recorded.

Contact trips@REEF.org to inquire about space availability
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REEF Fish & Friends - July 2025

Dr. Chris Malinowski, Director of Research & Conservation, Ocean First Institute
7/8/2025 6:15pm to 8:00pm EDT
REEF Campus - 98300 Overseas Hwy., Key Largo, FL 33037

This month we are excited to welcome Dr. Chris Malinowski, Director of Research & Conservation, Ocean First Institute. Presentation info is coming soon!

Fernando de Noronha, Brazil

Brazil Field Survey Trip

Fish Survey
Tropical Western Atlantic
7/19/2025 to 7/26/2025
Christy and Brice Semmens with Ned and Anna DeLoach

Brazil's Fernando de Noronha archipelago is known as a great destination for ecotourism and diving. The islands are located about 200 miles from the mainland and the entire area makes up a protected marine park.

Sold Out! - contact trips@REEF.org for the waitlist.
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Common Fishes of the Eastern Atlantic

7/22/2025 8:00pm EDT
Stacey Henderson

On this virtual journey to the Eastern Atlantic, REEF staff member Stacey Henderson will cover some of the most common fish species you will see while diving in this remarkable area.

Tompot Blenny photo by Stacey Henderson

Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean
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REEF Fish & Friends - An Exploration Through Southern Florida Archaeology

Sara Ayers-Rigsby, MA, RPA, Director of Southeast/Southwest Regions, Florida Public Archaeology Network
8/12/2025 6:15pm to 8:00pm EDT
REEF Campus - 98300 Overseas Hwy., Key Largo, FL 33037

This month we are excited to welcome Sara Ayers-Rigsby as our guest speaker. As Director for the Southeast/Southwest Regions of the Florida Public Archaeology Network, Sara designs educational outreach and programming for Florida’s nine southernmost counties. Before this role, she spent 10 years working as an archaeologist, focusing on the southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. She holds an M.A. in Archaeology for Screen Media from the University of Bristol and a B.A.

El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain

Canary Island Field Survey Trip

Fish Survey
Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean
8/16/2025 to 8/23/2025
Stacey Henderson, Field Survey Trips Program Manager

El Hierro is the smallest of the Canary Islands and is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. The island is volcanic in origin with a moon-like, igneous rock landscape, making for a scenic underwater landscape filled with life.

Please inquire for availability at trips@REEF.org
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