This Great Annual Fish Count, join REEF and Key Dives for a free fish ID class, followed by two REEF survey dives. 

The educator will join the participants on the afternoon boat to provide survey supplies, answer questions about surveying, and help identify fish that you see.

This class is great for beginners! Check out this two-minute video on REEF surveys.

**Due to weather, the South Atlantic States Fish Identification Workshop has been rescheduled. Please see the below for the updated information.

Join REEF and Olympus Dive Center in hosting a fish identification and surveying workshop in North Carolina! This is a fun way to get in the water, learn new things, and help gather data on our marine ecosystems.

Join us for a free fish ID class, held every Thursday from 11am-12pm at the John Pennekamp State Park Visitor Center. This engaging class will teach you how to identify various fishes that you'll see while snorkeling or diving in the Florida Keys!

Address:

John Pennekamp State Park Visitor Center

102601 Overseas Hwy, Key Largo, FL 33037

Join REEF Conservation Partner, Friends of Saltwater State Park, for a fun and family-friendly Earth Day Celebration.

Activities include a REEF survey dive or snorkel, beach walks, hikes, creek restoration, child-friendly crafts, and more!

Dive/snorkel check-in time: 9am

Divers and snorkelers sign-up by emailing Michael Delles at Friends.Saltwater.StatePark@gmail.com

See flyer below for more information.

We're excited to announce our speaker lineup for 2024 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. If you're not able to join us in person, the seminars are livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube. Upcoming Fish & Friends presentations include:

When diverse experiences are brought together and amplified, they become a movement, a force for change. You are invited to be a part of this movement and join the conversation, as we share and learn together about the importance of listening, understanding, and amplifying the voices and experiences of equity-deserving groups in marine conservation.

Hang out in the sand with these burrow-dwelling gobies and their shrimp friends! Amy will highlight some of the common shrimpgobies of the Indo-Pacific and how to identify them.

Gorgeous Shrimpgoby photo by Amy Lee

 

Species taught in this session:

Fish Geek Extraordinaire, Jonathan Lavan, will take you on a trip around the world to marvel at the clever disguises of these hidden marine creatures.

Bargibanti's Pygmy Seahorse photo by Jonathan Lavan

The Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean region holds plenty of surprises for fishwatchers. Catch one of our first Fishinars about this new region.

European Parrotfish photo by Carol Cox

 

Species taught in this session:

Poachers, snailfish, lumpsuckers...learn about all the weird fish the Pacific Northwest has to offer!

Marbled Snailfish photo by Greg Jensen

Species taught in this Fishinar:

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