REEF Marine Life Identification CD-ROM Teaching Modules

Modules: Tropical Western Atlantic Fish (TWA; Caribbean & Florida), California Fish, California Invertebrates & Algae, Pacific Northwest Fish, Pacific Northwest Invertebrates, Tropical Eastern Pacific Fish (TEP; Baja to Galapagos Isl.), and Hawaii Fish.

 Coming Soon -- Northeast (NE, incl. Gulf of Maine)

These instructor-led courses are a great way to introduce divers and snorkelers to the variety of marine life that can be seen during their time in the water. Each module contains a CD-ROM with images with an easy-to-use teaching curriculum to train students in identification and REEF survey methodology. A sample starter kit is also included. Courses are approximately 2-3 hours and cover 50-70 of the most common species for an area. The California Fish module includes three sub-courses, geographically divided into Southern California, the Channel Islands, and the Central Coast.

The CD-ROM is currently only available in PC-compatable. It does work well running under Parallels on a Mac

Students taught by PADI instructors can apply for a fish identification specialty.

In addition to these instructor-led courses, REEF has adapted the popular classroom identification course into a home study DVD package aimed at beginning fishwatchers in the tropical Atlantic. Reef Fish Identification – A Beginning Course teaches the basics of fishwatching, including identification of 50 commonly sighted species found in Florida and the Caribbean. This product is available here.