Our 16th Annual Florida Keys Lionfish Derby will culminate in a Family Friendly Conservation Science and Arts Festival.
Hands-on activities, interactive displays, educational games, and much more!
A fish as beautiful as it is destructive, invasive lionfish have dramatically impacted marine ecosystems due to their high reproductive rate and voracious appetites. These visually stunning fish have characteristic red and white stripes and long, fanlike spines and fins.
This month we are excited to welcome David Anderson as our guest speaker. David and his team collect sea turtle nesting data and analyze trends using geographic information technology on Boca Raton’s five miles of beach. He also conducts nighttime lighting surveys and responds to sea turtle stranding events. Join us to learn more about the threats sea turtles face and how this work is important for protecting the coastal environment.
This month we are excited to welcome REEF Co-Founder Ned DeLoach for a very special presentation! Shortly after graduating from Texas Tech University in 1967, Ned moved to Florida to dive. During his 20-year teaching career in Jacksonville, Florida, he was active in the Florida cave diving community, and wrote many articles for popular scuba diving publications. In 1979, he formed New World Publications and published the Diving Guide to Underwater Florida, in print for over 40 years.
This month we are excited to welcome Dr. Chris Malinowski, Director of Research & Conservation, Ocean First Institute.
This month we are excited to welcome Sara Ayers-Rigsby as our guest speaker. As Director for the Southeast/Southwest Regions of the Florida Public Archaeology Network, Sara designs educational outreach and programming for Florida’s nine southernmost counties. Before this role, she spent 10 years working as an archaeologist, focusing on the southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. She holds an M.A. in Archaeology for Screen Media from the University of Bristol and a B.A.