We are happy to share with you a short (3-minute) Public Service Announcement (PSA) from the REEF Grouper Moon Project, featuring spectacular underwater footage and the hopeful story of the Nassau grouper in the Cayman Islands. The video discusses the importance of protections for spawning aggregations and the work that REEF and our collaborators at the Cayman Islands Department of the Environment (CIDOE) and Oregon State University have done on this important conservation issue.
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!
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!
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.
”Great Annual Fish Count” Snorkel Trip - Tuesday, July 19th @ 11am
Don’t just blow bubbles - make your dives count.
Join the Barrier Island Center & Cocoa Beach Scuba Odyssey for the Great Annual Fish Count.
The event will include a free fish identification & survey methodology seminar.
The guided snorkel trip to the Sebastian Inlet has a fee.
Meet @ the BIC and come prepared with water, sunscreen, snacks, equipment, etc.
The fee to participate in dive is $22 and includes guide and survey materials.
The Fish Identification Network will hold the 11th Great Annual Fish Count on July 23, 2011 at the Kahekili Beach Park, West Maui, Hawaii.
- This is a SCUBA and/or snorkel survey rated beginner and intermediate.
- Fish identification and survey protocol will taught on the beach at 9 am.
- Loaner slates will be available.
- Novice quiz (level 2) will be held at 11 am and is free of charge.
Email to: maui.fin@gmail.com, or join FIN on Facebook:
We are honored to release the 2010 REEF Annual Report. The report is posted online at www.REEF.org/reef_files/annual2010.pdf.
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!
Click here for additional information and registry details!
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.