Federal and state fisheries lift spearfishing restrictions in certain areas for REEF's lionfish derby.
2013
REEF's Invasive Species Program shows citizens how they can get involved in reducing lionfish populations.
In collaboration with the Cayman Islands Department of Environment, REEF scientists use hydrophones to listen for Nassau Grouper.
A brief history of REEF's Volunteer Fish Survey Project and other programs...
An excellent review of the extent of the lionfish invasion and the importance of getting involved to save native species.
Whether you're diving for a cause of just because - being with good people makes for good times. Participate in 2013 Great Annual Fish Count events. www.fishcount.org
Whether you're diving for a cause of just because - being with good people makes for good times. Participate in REEF's 2013 Lionfish Derby Series and help reduce local lionfish populations. www.REEF.org/lionfish/derbies
Fisher-Mill Plain -- Maybe Janna Nichols spends more time underwater than she does up here. According to the Dive News Network, Vancouver resident Nichols is a scuba instructor, Diving Safety Officer for Washington State University Vancouver and a scientific diver for the American Academy of Underwater Sciences. As a volunteer, she has conducted more than 700 marine life surveys for the Reef Environmental Education Foundation; she has taught fish-identification classes and webinars ("fishinars"); and her underwater photography has appeared guidebooks, newspapers and websites.
Meet Jonathan Lavan, the 2012 Volunteer of the Year -- honored for his dedication to protecting marine environments through surveying fish and teaching fishinars!