Welcome to the Citizen Science Corner, our quarterly feature to celebrate those who recently reached a milestone in our Volunteer Fish Survey Project. Here are achievements from October, November and December 2025.
Golden Hamlet Award
Congratulations to Marta Zahalak who has completed 1000+ REEF Surveys!
Juvenile Hamlet Award
The Juvenile Hamlet Award is for individuals who have conducted 500+ REEF surveys. Congratulations to our latest Juvenile Hamlet Club members:
- Kathy Doane
- Leslie Kopietz
- Lorne Curran
Read more about the Juvenile Hamlet award and others who have achieved it.
100 Survey Milestone
This is a new award for REEF members who have conducted 100+ surveys. Congratulations to those who have earned this award within the last three months!
- Olivia Bidinot
- Kevin Culp
- Mark Barnby
- Kacey Carleton
- Barb Garii
- Danielle Klose
- Matt Zimmerman
Experience Level Advancements
REEF Experience Levels are a way for divers and snorkelers to measure their fish ID knowledge along with their surveying experience. Experience Levels are achieved by submitting a certain number of surveys and passing a fish ID test. For more info, visit www.REEF.org/experiencelevels. Let's hear it for the REEF members who have advanced an Experience Level!
All listed below are Level 2 unless otherwise noted.
California (CAL)
- Arjun Junghare
- Chris Hughes
- Rachel Backman
- Richard Obert
- Roger Jaccaud
- Susy Horowitz
Central Indo-Pacific (CIP)
- Carol Cline - Level 3
- Donna Goodale - Level 3
- Holly Myers - Level 3
- Naomi Wooten - Level 3
- Steven Hatten - Level 3
- Adam Wood
- Ann Johnson
- Carol Risdall
- David Fink
- Emery Risdall
- Gregg Cline
- Holly Myers
- John Hernandez
- Joma Dix
- Mead Krowka
- Naomi Wooten
- Shelly Laughlin
- Steven Hatten
Indian Ocean / Red Sea (IORS)
- Vicki Dixon - Levels 2 and 3
- Bashaer Algethami
Pacific Northwest (PNW)
- Jennifer Olson - Level 3
- Zarrin Chua - Levels 2 and 3
- Jennifer Olson
- Jim Minor
- Moira Chen
Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP)
Peter Leahy - Levels 3 and 4
Tropical Western Atlantic (TWA)
- Ed Benjamin - Level 5
- Megan Applegate - Level 4
- Alan Stewart - Level 3
- Arash Nikzad - Level 3
- Carol Hull - Level 3
- Lionel Charles - Level 3
- Megan Applegate - Level 3
- Noa ter Avest - Level 3
- Susan Fuchs - Level 3
- Susan Slavec - Level 3
- Alyssa Castro
- Annie Gilbert
- Bill Reid
- Bonnie Barillo
- C.E. O' Brien
- Carol Hull
- Eala Sloan
- Gilang Arifin
- Gregory Garlisch
- Haize Garcia
- Harrison Gaunt
- Jason Sargeant
- Julia DeChaves
- Kardelen Kala
- Linda Reid
- Loic Delfosse
- Lucy Short
- Lynette Linn
- Maca Perkins
- Megan Applegate
- Morgan Lyons
- Natalie Baker
- Nicole Barrueta
- Rachel Bohannon
- Rachel Lesan
- Samantha Shea
- Sammy Brown
- Scott Salmon
- Sebastian Gemberling
- Stacie Strombom
- Tavin Miller
- Thais Schmidt
- Violet Apodaca
- Weston Raynak