Dominica, known as the “Nature Island”, has a picturesque landscape of tropical rainforests, rivers, and waterfalls as well as boiling pools and geysers. Dominica’s volcanic activity and unique geothermal properties mean that the island has many one-of-a-kind locations, such as Champagne Reef, a warm, shallow dive site that gets its name from the many bubbles emerging from the ocean floor. |
Hornby Island is known for its good visibility, gentle currents and colorful marine life including Giant Pacific Octopus, Wolf eels, various rockfish species, colorful anemones and nudibranchs. Natural sculpted sandstone reefs make for interesting above and underwater terrain. |
REEF's first Field Survey Trip to Bequia since 2004 offers the unique opportunity to dive and survey the walls and reefs of the Grenadines. Travel times to the dive sites are all 15 minutes or less, and each afternoon, REEF Co-Founder and noted photographer Paul Humann will lead fish identification presentations for the group to expand their knowledge of local fishes. |
Experience some of the most wonderful diving the Bay Islands have to offer by joining REEF’s Field Survey to CoCo View Resort, a REEF Field Station located on a secluded key in Roatan. REEF's Janna Nichols will join fish experts, Patti and Scott Chandler, for a week of serious fishwatching. Enjoy up to four boat dives daily, plus unlimited, 24/7 shore diving at CoCo View’s house reefs, which are home to 311 fish species. |
From walls adorned with spectacular corals, wrecks that are home to a diverse array of marine life, or shallow reefs teeming with tropical fish species, the dive sites of Grand Cayman will delight REEF surveyors, who will enjoy fish id seminars each day. Weather permitting, trips to Stingray City and the USS Kittiwake will be scheduled for the group, and participants may also take advantage of the unlimited shore diving directly in front of Sunset House. |
This special Lionfish Research Trip is part of REEF’s ongoing effort to monitor the establishment and consequences of invasive lionfish on native fish populations and reef ecosystems. The trip includes a unique research itinerary aboard the Turks and Caicos Explorer II to visit remote areas of the Bahamas including Mayaguana, Plana Cays, Crooked Island, Salina Point, and Castle Island. |
Due to the impacts of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, this trip has been postponed and will be rescheduled. The new dates have not yet been determined but will be announced as soon as more information is available. -- Join REEF's Field Survey Trip to the British Virgin Islands for a stellar Caribbean diving experience aboard the Cuan Law, the largest trimaran in the world! The British Virgin Islands have more than one-hundred spectacular dive sites to explore, including coral gardens, pinnacles, and wrecks teeming with fish.
Join renowned underwater photographers and REEF Board of Trustees members Ned and Anna DeLoach for an unforgettable Field Survey Trip to one of the best yet least known dive destinations in the world, nestled in the unique, volcanic landscape of North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The 11-day adventure will begin in Lembeh Strait at Eco Divers Lembeh, a macro marine creature-lover’s paradise. |
Join REEF’s first Field Survey Trip to Darwin’s domain aboard the luxurious Galapagos Sky Liveaboard! The entire archipelago is a National Park and marine reserve filled with life not found anywhere else on the planet. Observe penguins swimming with tropical fish, iguanas feeding underwater and swim beside giant whale sharks and Galapagos sharks. |
This will be REEF’s inaugural trip to the Solomon Islands, an archipelago of 992 tropical islands and atolls, situated in the South Pacific between Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu. This 10-day charter on the Bilikiki Liveaboard will provide opportunities to visit and dive remote areas such as the Florida Islands, Russell Islands, Mborukua Island, and Marovo Lagoon, the largest saltwater lagoon in the world! |