Miami Wreck Trek GAFC Event

Free diving, free food, and free fish ID seminar sponsored by National Geographic Magazine and the Rosenstiel School, University of Miami.  Meet at Tarpoon Diving Center, Miami Beach at 2:30 for a presentation by DERM on Wreck Trek connectivity.  At 3:15, REEF will give a free Fish ID seminar and at 5pm the boat will leave the dock for a free one tank dive on the Wreck Trek!

On the cruise back to the dock, BYOB and enjoy food provided by El Brazo Fuerto Bakery.

There is no boat fee, just contact your local dive shop to rent a tank and gear!  

 

REEF Headquarters kicks off The Great Annual Fish Count!

The Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) will launch the 19th Great Annual Fish Count (GAFC) with an open house and presentation at its headquarters in Key Largo, Florida Tuesday July 12th at 6:30 PM. 

Key Largo Fish ID Class and Dives

Join us at Quiescence Diving Services, Inc. in Key Largo FL for Great Annual Fish Count Fish ID seminars and dives. We will be holding a free REEF Fish Identification Course between 10:00am - 11:30am that is open to the public.  That afternoon join us for  fish survey dives that will include two dive sites off the coast of Key Largo. Dive Trip charge is $85.00 per person and includes tanks and weights, rental equipment is available for an extra charge.

Key Largo Fish ID Class and Dives

 

On Wednesday July 27th Horizon Divers in Key Largo, Fl will host a Great Annual Fish Count Fish ID workshop and afternoon survey dives.   A morning fish ID seminar will teach participants the most common local fish and the REEF survey method. After a lunch break, divers will reunite to complete an afternoon of survey dives (2 tanks) putting their new fish ID knowledge to work!  

 

Contact Horizon Divers or Alecia Adamson 305-852-0030 with questions!

 

Key Largo Fish ID Class and Dives

On Saturday July 16th Horizon Divers in Key Largo, Fl will host a Great Annual Fish Count Fish ID workshop and afternoon survey dives.   A morning fish ID seminar will teach participants the most common local fish and the REEF survey method. After a lunch break, divers will reunite to complete an afternoon of survey dives (2 tanks) putting their new fish ID knowledge to work!  

 

Contact Horizon Divers or Alecia Adamson 305-852-0030 with questions!

Annual Vandenburg Monitoring

REEF will kick off this year’s GAFC events with their annual Vandenberg monitoring surveys in Key West.  REEF staff and members of the Advanced Assessment Survey Team will spend the week of June 27th-July 1st monitoring fish species and abundances on  the ex-military tracking ship and other area artificial and natural reef ecosystems.  Divers who are not yet experts in fish identification are welcome to join in on these surveys and practice their fish ID and survey skills.  

REEF Fish and Friends

 

REEF, Fish and Friends is a monthly seminar series co-sponsered by REEF and the Sanctuary Friends Foundation that revolves around marine life and Diving that Counts.  Snorkelers, divers, and natural history buffs are invited to entertaining presentations by guest speakers, join informal discussions, and enjoy some laid-back, Keys-style fun with friends who share your passion.

REEF Environmental Education Foundation and the Sanctuary Friends Foundation of the Florida Keys welcomes Donna Blaszcak as the guest speaker for June's Fish and Friends event!

3rd Annual Green Turtle Cay Lionfish Derby

 

Click here for additional information and registry details!

Upper Keys Lionfish Derby

 

Teams compete for cash prizes for most, largest, and smallest lionfish!

 

Click here for more information, including registry info, on REEF's Lionfish Derby webpage.

Key Largo Lionfish Workshop

 

REEF is offering a lionfish workshop on June 15th at the Key Largo Library from 6:30 to about 8:00. All workshop participants will be eligible for a federal permit to collect lionfish, with nets or slurguns, from the no-take zones, the Sanctuary Preservation Areas (SPAs) in the FL Keys National Marine Sanctuary using nets. The permits will be issued a week or two following the workshop.

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