REEF to Give Public Talk on Exotic Invasive Lionfish
WHAT:
REEF, the Reef Environmental Education Foundation, will host a free educational presentation and discussion about the recent invasion of Atlantic waters by Indo-Pacific lionfish. Though no confirmed sightings have been made in the Florida Keys, the fish have become established along the U.S. east coast, Bahamas and Bermuda and are moving rapidly throughout the Caribbean.
REEF is hosting this community panel discussion to raise awareness about how volunteers contribute to scientific understanding of the environment. Rick Bonney of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca, New York will lead the discussion. Florida Keys-based citizen science practitioners will present on local projects and ways for volunteers to get involved. Topics include fish and bird surveying, native plants and coral restoration.
This is the second in a series. The first was held in February in Key Largo, FL.
6:30-7:00 - Reception with food, 7:30-9:30 - Presentations
REEF is hosting this community panel discussion to raise awareness about how volunteers contribute to scientific understanding of the environment. Rick Bonney of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca, New York will lead the discussion. Florida Keys-based citizen science practitioners will present on local projects and ways for volunteers to get involved. Topics include fish and bird surveying, native plants and coral restoration.
Panel Speakers include: Leda Cunningham, REEF
This week aboard the sailing vessel Cat Ppalu will focus on data gathering and observational behavior in and around Eleuthra (weather permitting). The trip will be led by REEF Director of Special Projects Lad Akins and will have a maximum of 12 participants. During the week of diving, we'll tag and track lionfish as well as collect specimens for researchers in the Bahamas and in the US. We'll also conduct new activity observations to determine when and how lionfish are most active.
Give back to the coral reef... become a REEF fish counter!
Two evening program, March 4th & 5th, from 7 to 9pm.
If you wish to complete the home study, join us on March 5th only for a review and quiz.
Please join The Reef Environmental Education Foundation
for an evening of food, friends and fun as we celebrate our shared love of the sea
and concern for its conservation.
By invitation only. REEF PNW AAT survey to gather data in South Puget Sound.
Sponsored by REEF through a grant from the Russell Family Foundation, these fun, informative classes will be offered FREE to the public. Learn how to identify 40+ Pacific NW invertebrates. This class will change the way you dive!
Instructor Janna Nichols.
Sponsored by REEF through a grant from the Russell Family Foundation, these fun, informative classes will be offered free to the public. Learn how to identify 40+ basic Pacific NW fish. This class will change the way you dive!
Instructor Janna Nichols.
Instructor Janna Nichols.
Catch up with REEF at the annual Diving Equipment & Marketing Association (DEMA) trade show! The biggest annual dive and travel trade show is in Orlando again this year. REEF is at booth 1133 and is running 2 seminars on the new home-study DVD for Florida, the Caribbean and Bahamas: Reef Fish Identification-A Beginning Course. We hope to see you there!To find out more, visit the DEMA Webpage.