4/23/2026 5:00pm to 8:00pm EDT
As part of the 2026 Florida Keys Lionfish Derby & Arts Festival REEF will host the Derby Captains Meeting at the REEF Ocean Exploration Center, April 23, 2026.
Location and Dates TBD
4/21/2026 9:30am EDT
The 2025 Florida Keys Lionfish Collection & Handling Workshop is Opening Soon!
Pre-registration is required! You must complete the registration form linked above and pay your $40.00 refundable deposit to secure a space on the charter.
NAI'A Liveaboard, Fiji
Fish Survey
South Pacific / Indo Pacific / Indian Ocean / Red Sea
4/18/2026 to 4/28/2026
Christy Pattengill-Semmens Ph.D and Martha Klitzkie, REEF Co-Executive Directors
Fiji is known as a hotspot for diving, with massive schools of pelagics such as Bigeye Trevally, Scad, and Barracuda, Gray Reef and Whitetip Reef Sharks, and unusual creatures like the Leaf Scorpionfish and Ornate Ghost Pipefish.
Spaces available - register today!
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REEF Ocean Exploration Center, 98380 Overseas Hwy. Key Largo, FL 33037
4/14/2026 6:15pm to 8:00pm EDT
As The Everglades Foundation’s Ecosystem and Resilience Scientist, Meenakshi merges advanced knowledge of Everglades ecosystem science, ecosystem services valuation, and resilience planning for the natural and built environment in South Florida.
4/9/2026 8:00pm EDT
Hilary Penner
REEF Into the Blue Book Club will be discussing Great Tide Rising: Towards Clarity and Moral Courage in a Time of Planetary Change by Dr. Kathleen Moore for the April session.
General / Other Taxa
Cayman Brac Beach Resort, Cayman Brac
Fish Survey
Tropical Western Atlantic
4/4/2026 to 4/11/2026
Noa Parks, Citizen Science Coordinator and Rose Kelly, Education Coordination
Cayman Brac Beach Resort has something for every diver.
3 spaces available, including a male shared, contact trips@REEF.org to sign up!
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3/26/2026 8:00pm EDT
Dr. Christy Semmens
Join us as REEF Co-Executive Director, Dr.
Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean
Negril, Jamacia
Fish Survey
Tropical Western Atlantic
3/14/2026 to 3/21/2026
Mead Krówka, Education Coordinator
Negril, Jamaica is home to a famous 7-mile beach with white-sand and turquoise waters right out of a postcard. The family-owned boutique hotel, Travellers Beach Resort, is centrally located with all of the amenities and activities you can think of.
One space remaining, single occupancy or male shared options - register today!
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REEF Ocean Exploration Center, 98380 Overseas Hwy. Key Largo, FL 33037
3/10/2026 6:15pm to 8:00pm EDT
2/18/2026 8:00pm EST
Amy Lee
Join REEF’s Communications Manager, Amy Lee as she takes us on a virtual journey to the Tropical Pacific! Come learn all about the interesting Cardinalfishes of that region and how to identify them.
Photo by Ken Marks
Tropical Eastern Pacific