We are excited to welcome our Fall 2022 Marine Conservation Interns to REEF! As a part of our team, they will assist with education, outreach, events, and daily operations around the REEF Campus. Joining us this semester are:
During this beginner-friendly session, Maui-based artist Maggie Sutrov will teach us how to draw some of our favorite fishes found in Florida Keys waters. Maggie teaches a free-form style of drawing and painting, where no lines are mistakes. No artistic knowledge is necessary to join in this workshop, just enthusiasm!
The REEF Conservation Challenge is a way to earn stickers while participating in REEF programs. This month, in honor of the 13th annual Florida Keys Lionfish Derby & Festival, we're highlighting the Invasive Species Challenge. There are several ways to complete this challenge and earn the accompanying sticker, and one way is to participate in a REEF Lionfish Derby. If you're in the Florida Keys or South Florida, check out the Florida Keys Lionfish Derby & Festival this weekend in Islamorada.
Did you know that REEF has marine life identification curricula for 15 different areas? Hot off the press are the latest, brand new curricula: Fishes of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS), and Fishes of the Red Sea. These instructor-led curricula include everything you need to teach divers and snorkelers about some of the most commonly encountered species in a given area.
The votes are in, and we're pleased to share the results of the 2022 Discover the Sea Photography Contest! There were more than 300 entries submitted and over 2,500 votes cast in this year's contest. First through third place winners were selected in six different categories including: Temperate Fish Portrait, Tropical Fish Portrait, Macro, Invertebrate, REEF in Action, and Habitat/Seascape/Environment. The photo pictured is one of the winners in the Tropical Fish Portrait Category.
Meet our September Fish of the Month, the Masked Butterflyfish, Chaetodon semilarvatus!
Survey Regions: The Masked Butterflyfish is found in from the Red Sea to the Guld of Aden. This area is part of the Indian Ocean & Red Sea (IORS) survey region. Click here to see a distribution report for this species.
Size: They grow to about 10 inches long.
REEF Board of Trustees members and marine life authors Ned and Anna DeLoach share their experience diving in Cuba's Gardens of the Queen marine park in search of the rare Golden Fairy Basslet during the REEF Field Survey Trip in March 2022.
Four-day event includes diving, snorkeling, kayak tours, ocean seminars, and socials
Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) invites educators and non-profit workers in the Florida Keys to participate in a free, online Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) training.
Early life history stages of fish have been shown to be sensitive to environmental changes. Given predicted changes in the coming century to the world’s tropical oceans, it is important to characterize how these changes will affect growth and survival of species with commercial and ecological importance.