TWA GAFC: Biodiverse Bonaire

This Great Annual Fish Count, join REEF expert surveyor and marine life enthusiast, Carmen Toanchina with Biodiverse Bonaire for a FREE fish ID class! Don't miss this opportunity to learn about the beautiful fishes you can find on Bonaire, as well as how you can be a citizen scientist thorugh REEF's Volunteer Fish Survey Project.

Details:

  • Fish ID class: 7:00pm AST
  • Location: Trans World Radio Bonaire (TWR) 64 Kaya Gob.N Debrot, Kranlendijk, Caribbean Netherlands
  • The class is open to anyone and all experience levels!

The presentation will focus on the vital roles that certain reef species play in maintaining healthy ecosystems through grazing, cleaning, and regulation. Carmen will highlight:

  • Surgeonfishes & Parrotfishes – Key algae grazers
  • Wrasses, Gobies, & Juvenile Angelfishes – Symbiotic cleaners essential to reef health
  • Black Brotulas – Offering a fascinating glimpse into lesser-known cleaning behaviors
  • Sharks – Apex predators critical for reef balance