Unwind with a guided yoga class at the Ocean Exploration Center! Mats will be provided, and space is limited to 30 participants. All levels welcome!
$15 suggested donation
As researchers for the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission's Restoration Team, Dr. Spiers focuses on corals and long-spined sea urchins and Dr. Lennon focuses on nearshore hardbottom communities and sponges. Come join us to learn more about the importance of underwater video surveys!
Join REEF staff member and avid underwater photographer, Stacey Henderson as he unveils tips and tricks about using the popular post-processing tool, Adobe Lightroom to edit your underwater photos. Just in time for the 2025 Discover the Sea Photography Contest!
Join this one-way crossing through Indonesia, the world’s no. 1 spot for biodiversity, spending 12 days going through Selayar, Taka Bonerate, and Maumere Bay.
Erin is a South Florida native who has called Key Largo home since she was 15 and now leads the Florida Keys Wild Bird Center. She holds a B.S. from Florida International University with a focus on education, team management, and biodiversity conservation, and earned her M.S. in biology from West Liberty University. Erin has conducted research on freshwater species and is a published biologist with a passion for wildlife conservation and community engagement. In her current role, she combines science and outreach to protect native and migratory birds across the Florida Keys.
The ideal place to experience the excellent service and the famous hospitality of the Filipino people. Anilao is world famous for its rare critters and muck diving. You will encounter colorful, healthy reefs, and a stunning underwater landscape.
Curacao was rated as one of the top 10 diving destinations by Scuba Diving Magazine readers in 2022. This trip offers diving through Ocean Encounters and lodging through LionsDive. Enjoy 5 days of 2 tank morning dives and 6 days of unlimited shore diving!
When diverse experiences are brought together and amplified, they become a movement, a force for change.
José E. Trujillo, Ph.D., is a marine biologist from Ecuador with advanced degrees in marine biology from Chile and a Ph.D. in marine science from New Zealand. His research has explored how kelp forests support egg-laying sharks and how young reef sharks evade predators using their environment and physiology. As a shark behavioral ecologist, his work highlights key factors shaping shark nursery habitats. Now a Postdoctoral Associate at Bonefish & Tarpon Trust, he leads research on shark depredation in the Florida Keys.