A special opportunity to join marine life author ("Caribbean Reef Life") Mickey Charteris as he shares his passion: marine invertebrates found in the Tropical Western Atlantic region. There will be no Cheat Sheet for this session.

IMPORTANT: Note the time zone and make sure you adjust it as needed for your location!

[photo of Red and White Crinoid Shrimp by Mickey Charteris]

Snorkeling in Florida, the Bahamas and the Caribbean can be a great way to view fish and do REEF surveys. Learn how to identify some of the more common fishes you might see on your watery adventures.

IMPORTANT: Note the time zone and make sure you adjust it as needed for your location!

Species taught in this Fishinar include:

Enjoy a casual, fun, face-to-face chat time (via Zoom) with your fellow REEF fish geeks. Webcams encouraged. We'll each get a chance to say hello, and see each other's smiling faces.

Enjoy playing Tropical Western Atlantic region fish-themed games with your fellow REEF fish geeks.

For tonight's session we're playing with a game platform called Kahoot! Kahoot is a trivia-like game where you’ll be able to try your hand at answering multiple choice questions on marine conservation and ocean facts as well as some Tropical Western Atlantic Fish ID questions.

You will still log into the session with Zoom as usual, but then to play the game, you'll also want a tablet or cell phone handy.

Do blennies boggle your brain? Learn how to tell the differences between some of the most common blennies in the Tropical Western Atlantic region, and where to find them.

IMPORTANT: Note the time zone and make sure you adjust it as needed for your location!

Species covered during this session are:

Hang out with your fellow fish geeks as we play a Jeopardy-style game about fish found in the Tropical Western Atlantic region. Host Christy Semmens is good for a story or two and a fun running commentary.

IMPORTANT: Note the time zone and make sure you adjust it as needed for your location!

Got the quarantine blues? Gills drying out?  Missing your fish geek friends?

Join us for an hour of laughter, socializing, and game show fishy fun featuring the underwater marine life found in the Tropical Western Atlantic. Play along from home, or just sit back and watch. Even if you're not familiar with the marine life in this region, it's lots of fun no matter what!

Please join REEF staff Janna Nichols for another fun FISHY HOUR with a game of "Fishardy" - a fish Jeopardy-style game. This version will feature fish found in our Tropical Western Atlantic region, which includes the Caribbean, Florida and The Bahamas.