REEF is working with several research partners to test the effectiveness of deep water lionfish traps. Through a grant provided by the NOAA Saltonstall-Kennedy program, REEF will work with Florida Keys lobster fishers to examine the ability of non-containment traps to target deep water populations of lionfish to understand more about lionfish densities, biology and recruitment rates in the deep reef habitats of the Florida Keys.
Keys Weekly interviewed REEF Education and Outreach Program Manager, Madalyn Mussey, about the inaugural Fish Out of Water 5K.
REEF's Volunteer Fish Survey Project is featured in this article about ocean citizen science programs in the Florida Keys.
REEF Engagement and Communications Manager Amy Lee was a guest on Scuba Shack Radio, a podcast about ocean conservation, scuba diving, and dive travel. Amy discusses her background, REEF programs, being recognized as the recipient of the 2019 DEMA Wave Makers Award, and some of her favorite dive destinations.
The Volunteer Fish Survey Project is highlighted in this article about a REEF Field Survey Trip to the Solomon Islands in 2019.
This article from a local news outlet in the Cayman Islands summarizes some initial findings from the 2020 Grouper Moon Project.
A landmark scientific study published from the Grouper Moon Project was featured as the Editor's Choice by the editor of Science in the January 24 2020 issue. Each week, the editor selects important papers from other journals, providing a roundup of weekly science policy and related news.
Divers have access that can help save the world - become a citizen scientist and join the fight on the front lines.
Ned and Anna DeLoach of REEF's Board of Trustees wrote this article about an exploratory survey project REEF conducted in the Azores to launch the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean (EAM) survey region.