From the Science Desk

WASH Nearshore Symposium

REEF Joins Leading Volunteer Organizations to Develop Citizen Science Toolkit

In late June, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (CLO) hosted the first ever Citizen Science Toolkit Conference in Ithaca, New York. Widely known for projects like FeederWatch and the Great Backyard Bird Count, the CLO is a pioneer in bringing people closer to nature through cooperative research, cutting edge technology and innovative science programs across many natural science fields. Leda Cunningham and Dr.

Lionfish - What We Know and What We're Learning

If you’ve read recent REEF releases, you’ve heard the news that Indo-pacific lionfish are now well established along the eastern US coast and throughout the Bahamas. REEF has been and continues to work with researchers to learn as much as we can in order to most effectively address the invasion. Since January of this year, REEF has organized and led 5 week-long projects in the Bahamas to document the extent of the invasion and gather samples and information needed by NOAA and Bahamian researchers.

  Here is what we’ve found:

REEF-in-Brief - July 2007

Summer is here! Throughout REEF survey regions – coastal Americas, the tropical eastern Pacific and the Caribbean and Hawaiian Islands - volunteers are diving into the Great Annual Fish Count, discovering the “wild and wooly” side of St. Vincent, helping understand the impacts of exotic invasive lionfish, and experiencing life and loss on Bonaire’s coral reefs.

The Great Annual Fish Count is in Full Swing!

Fall 2006

  • REEF Celebrates 100,000 Fish Surveys
  • It's Here! 2007 Field Survey Schedule
  • REEF Continues Partnership with National Park Service
  • REEF Adopts Expanded Mission Statement
  • Putting REEF Data to Work Nudibranchs, Urchins, and More!

Grouper Moon Project

Fall 2005

  • Take A Dive Vacation That Counts!
  • REF Volunteers Conduct Fish and Invertebrate Assessments Along Washington's Olympic Peninsula
  • How Are REEF Data Used?
  • REEF in Review - 2004
  • Regional Capacity Building Seminars
  • 2005 Sustainer's Event
  • Educators Advisory Committee Summit
  • The 14th Great Annual Fish Count
  • Golden Hamlet Club

Spring 2005

  • Online Data Entry Has Arrived!
  • Two Exciting Products Available for REEF's Online Store
  • 2005 Field Survey Schedule
  • Grouper Moon 2005: Studying the Wanderings of Grouper
  • Fish Size and Biodiversity Assessments at Gray's Reef
  • Biscayne National Park Species Inventory Project
  • REEF's Next Geographic Region: American Samoa
  • REEF Volunteers Discover New Fish Species in Mexico
  • REEF Data - Now Safer Than Ever!
  • REEF Survey Effort: Hotspots of activity and need

Summer 2004

  • REEF Success in 2003 - Our Annual Report
  • REEF Welcomes New Staff:  Bryan Diaz and Joseph Cavanaugh
  • Partnership Programs: Field Stations and Affiliates
  • 2003 Volunteers of the Year -  Janna Nichols and Wes Nicholson

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