REEF celebrates Give BIG for the Oceans each year in April. This single-day giving event is a way for the REEF community to come together to celebrate and support ocean conservation. Give BIG for the Oceans 2025 is coming up on Friday, April 18. All donations made during Give BIG for the Oceans 2025 will be MATCHED up to $20,000! We're so thankful to the Pelton Charitable Foundation and an anonymous supporter for providing these matching funds. Be sure to mark April 18 on your calendar because you don't want to miss this incredible matching opportunity.
REEF members are the heart of our grassroots marine conservation programs. A diverse community of divers, snorkelers, and ocean enthusiasts support our mission to conserve marine environments worldwide.
This month we highlight Nan Schmidt, a REEF member who lives in Arizona. She joined REEF in 2022, and since then she has conducted more than 100 surveys and achieved Expert Level status in the Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) survey region. We're so thankful to have a dedicated member like Nan!
Refresher for PNW REEF Surveyors and More
Has it been awhile since your last survey? Or maybe you’re just curious about REEF’s Volunteer Fish Survey Project and want to know how it works?
Join Jackie Myers for a mini-review of South Puget Sound fish and invertebrates including a brief tutorial on how to enter survey results in the REEF database.
Everyone is welcome, whether new or experienced.
Our online programs are free and open to all! Check out what's coming up, and view the entire schedule of Fishinars and other online programs here.
Introducing our April Fish of the Month, the Broom-tail Wrasse, Cheilinus lunulatus!
Survey Regions: The Broom-tail Wrasse is found in REEF's Indian Ocean & Red Sea (IORS) survey region. It is found throughout the Red Sea, Gulf of Oman, and western Indian Ocean. Click here to see a distribution for this species in the REEF database.
