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 July, August and September 2026.

Ultra Golden Hamlet Award

The Ultra Golden Hamlet Award is for individuals who have conducted at least 2000 surveys. Congratulations to our newest achiever! Click here to see other Ultra Golden Hamlet Award achievers.

  • Pam Wade

Golden Hamlet Award

This award is for those who have conducted at least 1000 surveys. See their article in this or future issues of Making It Count. Click here to read more about this prestigious award and others who have achieved it.

  • Karen Bogart
  • Callie Mack
  • Sue Manning

100 Survey Milestone

Congratulations to those who have reached this milestone within the last three months:

  • Heidi Wilken
  • Desirée Bell
  • Guy  Pinneo
  • Martha Klitzkie
  • David Hoffman

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)

Melanie Moreno - Level 5
Adrienne DuCharme
Allison Wylot
Ewa Lis
Ilona Phipps-Morgan
Isabella McFarland
Jacob Schaer
Jason McFarland
Jennifer Riggin
Lynne Cooley
Sara McCarthy
Tara Power
Yaman Jandali

Central Indo-Pacific (CIP)

Francis Malinosky-Rummell - Level 5
Stacey Henderson - Level 5
Heather George
Michelle Sayre
Stu Sayre

Eastern Atlantic & Mediterranean (EAM)

Dave Thompson
Gracie Semmens
Kristi Lorin
Linda Bilsing
Luanne Betz
Marta Zahalak
Tatum Semmens

Indian Ocean / Red Sea (IORS)

Emily Mayo
Kacper Konopka
Mark Davidson
Nitasha Nehal
Paulina Weiss
Soline Bregnard 

South Atlantic States (SAS)

Makiri Sei

South Pacific (SOP)

Francis Malinosky-Rummell - Level 5
Dana Kowalsick

Tropical Eastern Pacific

Pat Hartshorne - Level 5
Carmen Toanchina
Makiri Sei

Tropical Western Atlantic (TWA)

Chris Karrenberg - Levels 2 and 3
Donna Goodale - Level 3
Martijn Klinjstra - Level 3
Matt Zimmerman - Levels 2 and 3
Pamela Osler
Susan Grieco
Aiden Chang
Aleah Mulgrew
Alexandra Hanna
Ariel Quiroz
Aubri Kehoe
Bill Lafferty
Briana Maltez
Cael Kelley
Carol Segar
Celeste Giannoulias
Claire Reilly
Daemon Thomas
Daisy Anderson
Daria Torres
Deb Oetjen
Desmond Klitzkie
Dillan Cawley
Dorianne Lownsbury
Ejiro Montoya
Ella Rogers
Emilie Gates
Emma Carr
Erin Schmidt
Evan Serris
Frank Goodale
Geo Schecter
Hannah Weller
Hayes Appel
Heather Bogle
Hope Dutch
Isabella Wilson
Isabelle Jane Froerer
Jason Buttenshaw
Jayden Mancheski
Jocie Thom
Jonathan Chewning
Josh Ledford
Julie MacDougal
Karlee Killen
Kate Boothe
Kelee Kersch-Hamar
Kloe Victorino
Kyle Hand
Macie Swartz
Maddison Heckman
Marcia Hendrickson
Marilene Van Oudheusten
Mikayla Neff 
Mirre Bijmolem
Molly Kemp
Natalee Keller
Nick Cahill
Olivia Del Rosario
Piper Figallo
Raymond Doty
Reagan Stalter
Robert Bevins
Ruben Silva Otero
Rylan Chang
Sana Sakr
Sara Trumble
Sarah Dunlop
Sharon Doty
Solé Agulla
Stephanie Winning
Teegan Hughes
Tessa Wiegand
Turasmi Hogesteger
Tyler Blixt
Westin Wallander
William Wallace Carroll
Ximiao Zhai