If you haven't had a chance to attend one of our Fishinars yet, you should! New sessions are always being added, so check out the Webinar Training page (www.REEF.org/resources/webinars) to see the current schedule and to register for one or more sessions. These popular online training sessions (webinars) provide fishie fun in the comfort of your own home. Fishinars are free, and open to all REEF members. You need to register for each session you want to attend. No special software is required, just a web browser.
Changing Seas, an Emmy award-winning original production of Miami’s public television station WPBT2, will host a live online screening event of their newest episode, "Grouper Moon", which focuses on the collaborative efforts of REEF and the Cayman Department of the Environment to study and conserve one of the last great populations of the Nassau Grouper. A WPBT team joined REEF in the field during the Grouper Moon Project last winter, chronicling our efforts to help save this imperiled reef fish.
We are about to get our 50,000th member! Spread the word and get your friends to sign up. The lucky 50,000 member will receive one of our new Rogest-designed REEF logo T-shirts (and a very notable and easy to remember member number). Forward this e-news to a friend who isn't yet a member and encourage them to sign up today. It's easy to do online, and it's free!
We are excited to announce our 2013 Field Survey Schedule. There is an exciting lineup of destinations planned and we hope you will join us. These trips offer a great introduction to fish identification for novice fishwatchers, and are a fun way for experienced surveyors to build their life list while interacting with fellow fishwatchers. REEF staff, board members, and other REEF experts lead these trips, and each features daily classroom seminars and a full diving schedule.
REEF proudly names Heather George as our 2011 Volunteer of the Year. Since becoming a member nearly a decade ago, Heather has conducted 192 REEF surveys throughout the world and is a member of the Advanced Assessment Team in the Tropical Western Atlantic and Hawaii. In 2010, Heather joined the volunteer research team for the Grouper Moon Project. Through the years, she has conducted fish identification trainings for dive shops and aquaria and has led several REEF Field Survey Trips.
Upcoming LF Hunt with Amy Slate’s Dive Resort on June 3rd 2012!!
Join the Amoray crew, Lad, and a couple of newbie interns with REEF on this dive to learn more about LF hunting and collections. Free dive trips for the most LF caught and biggest!!! Reservations can be made directly through Amy Slate's Amoray at (305) 451-3595
Divers Cove will be hosting a Clean Up Dive at Dania Beach Pier. We plan to dive under and around the pier to clean up debris such as platics bottles, fishing line, weights and hooks. The event is open to divers and non-divers as well since we will need help off-loading all of the trash we find.
Please contact Katy at 954-473-1220 or katy@diverscovefl.com for more information on how to volunteer.
**Two Lodging Options Available
Aqua Safari - $653 for Double Occupancy per person, $800 for Single Occupancy per person. Casa Mexicana - $780 for Double Occupancy per person, $1,154 for Single Occupancy per person
Both Packages includes round trip airport transfers and all local taxes, 7 night standard room accommodations, and 5 days of 2 tank boat dives at Aqua Safari.
Breakfast is included in the Casa Mexicana package. All other meals are on your own, but there are many excellent restaurants just a few steps away from the Inn.
$3,195 pp - includes: double occupancy aboard the Rocio del Mar liveaboard, 6 days of diving (up to 22 dives), and all meals aboard the ship. Additional fees include transport to/from the boat (docked in Cabo San Lucas), $28 National Park Fee, $15 Hyperbaric Chamber Fee, gratuity, and $100 Nitrox for the week (optional) (fees subject to change).
$999 per person double occupancy - includes: 7 nights accommodation in spacious, air conditioned deluxe rooms with large private balcony overlooking the ocean, three boat dives per day, unlimited shore diving, all meals, and r/t airport transfers. Participants will fly in/out of Utila (ULL) through Honduras (either Roatan or San Pedro Sula, RTB or SAP).
+$300 REEF Program Fee per diver will be added to each package to cover the cost of the group leader, seminar and survey materials.