Thursday, August 15, 2013
Scuba Diving
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2013
Monday, July 1, 2013
Slate
An excellent review of the extent of the lionfish invasion and the importance of getting involved to save native species.
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Scuba Diving
Whether you're diving for a cause of just because - being with good people makes for good times. Participate in 2013 Great Annual Fish Count events. www.fishcount.org
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Saturday, June 1, 2013
Scuba Diving
Whether you're diving for a cause of just because - being with good people makes for good times. Participate in REEF's 2013 Lionfish Derby Series and help reduce local lionfish populations. www.REEF.org/lionfish/derbies
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
The Columbian
Fisher-Mill Plain -- Maybe Janna Nichols spends more time underwater than she does up here. According to the Dive News Network, Vancouver resident Nichols is a scuba instructor, Diving Safety Officer for Washington State University Vancouver and a scientific diver for the American Academy of Underwater Sciences. As a volunteer, she has conducted more than 700 marine life surveys for the Reef Environmental Education Foundation; she has taught fish-identification classes and webinars ("fishinars"); and her underwater photography has appeared guidebooks, newspapers and websites.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Scuba Diving
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Links to the Damn Paper.org
The author deconstructs a recent scientific study published in the journal Methods in Ecology and Evolution that compares data collected by REEF surveyors with surveys collected by professional scientists.
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Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Phys.org
Citizen science surveys compare well with traditional scientific methods when it comes to monitoring species biodiversity – according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2013-03-marine-diversity-citizen-science.html#jCp
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2013-03-marine-diversity-citizen-science.html#jCp
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Sunday, January 6, 2013
Miami Herald
A Humpback Grouper was recently captured off the Florida Keys. REEF's Lad Akins positively identifies the exotic fish, and encourages vigilant monitoring to prevent another invasive species.
2012
Thursday, May 17, 2012
redOrbit
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