We're excited to announce our speaker lineup for 2025 REEF Fish & Friends! Each month features an engaging ocean-themed presentation from a guest speaker. Presentations are free to attend, and are hosted at the REEF Campus in Key Largo. Seminars are livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube so you can also join in virtually. This year's Fish & Friends presentations include:
• January 14 – All Hands on Deck: Collaboration for Restoration in the Florida Keys, presented by Dr. Melissa Giresi, Director of Conservation, Ocean Conservation Foundation
• February 11 – What it Means to be 'Reef Safe', presented by Autumn Blum, Cosmetic Chemist and Stream2Sea CEO
• March 11 – Galapagos Fishes, Natural History, and DNA from the Shore to the Abyss, presented by Dr. Jack Grove, Key West Art & Historical Society
• April 8 – Collaborative Fisheries Science with a “SMILE" - Size Matters: Innovative Length Estimates, presented by Dr. Jennifer Loch, REEF Research Associate
• May 13 – Sea Turtle Nesting in South Florida: Trends and Threats, presented by David Anderson, Sea Turtle Conservation Coordinator, Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
• June 10 – Fishes We Have Known: A Love Story, presented by Ned DeLoach, Author and REEF Co-Founder
• July 8 – Grouper Research and Conservation, presented by Dr. Chris Malinowski, Director of Research & Conservation, Ocean First Institute
• August 12 – An Exploration Through Southern Florida Archaeology, presented by Sara Ayres-Rigsby, Director - Southeast/Southwest Regions, Florida Public Archaeology Network
Presentations will also be recorded for later viewing on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. To see more info about REEF Fish & Friends and other upcoming REEF events, visit www.REEF.org/events. You can also keep up with REEF events in the Florida Keys by subscribing to our monthly REEF Campus & Keys Community newsletter here.