Drawing Fish for Beginners Pt. 1

Based on Maui, Maggie Sutrov is a professional artist and a teaching artist. You can find more about her at paintthere.com. Maggie loves helping people form a deeper connection with the natural world through drawing and painting. She is also a keen advocate for the skills developed through the act of drawing, such as our powers of observation--perfect for learning and identifying marine animals! This session will be geared toward beginners, so no artistic skills are necessary.

Instructor: Maggie Sutrov

Suggested Materials:

Seeing Red: Hawaiian Lookalikes in Coral, Crevices and Caves

Poke your head under ledges, shine your light in between corals, peer into any cave, or explore crevices in Hawaii and you're bound to see at least one of these fish. Learn how to identify them and tell lookalikes apart.

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

Photo of Brick Soldierfish (Myripristis amaena) by Janna Nichols.

 

Fish species included in this session are:

Black Surgeonfish

Very light, closely spaced horizontal wavy lines. Greenish black in color.

Pacific Northwest Surveyors Hit the Water in the South Salish Sea

September was an exciting month for members of the Pacific Northwest REEF Advanced Assessment Team (AAT). Expert Level surveyors (Levels 4 and 5) assisted with the annual Salish Sea monitoring project. This year’s effort was focused in the southern Salish Sea - South Puget Sound in Washington. The project, now in its 8th year, is conducted in partnership with UC Davis’ SeaDoc Society, and also includes sites in the San Juan Islands and islands off Vancouver, British Columbia.

Citizen Science Corner: July - September Achievements

Welcome to the Citizen Science Corner, our quarterly feature to acknowledge those who recently reached a milestone in our Volunteer Fish Survey Project. We are celebrating those who moved up an Experience Level or who achieved the 2021 Super Surveyor Challenge in July, August, or September 2021.
Great Annual Fish Count Logo

PNW GAFC: Classes and Dives, Seattle area

Join REEF Volunteer Instructor Rhoda Green as she teaches fish and invertebrate ID classes for the Pacific Northwest. Survey dives to practice what you've learned will be afterward.

Saturday and Sunday, July 17 and 18.

Meet by the beach entrance.

Sign up and get more info by emailing Rhoda at: friends.saltwater.statepark@gmail.com

Rhoda will also be administering Experience Level quizzes 2-5, so if you'd like to take a quiz, be sure to let her know in advance.

Citizen Science Corner: April - June 2021 Achievements

Welcome to the Citizen Science Corner, our quarterly feature to acknowledge those who recently reached a milestone in our Volunteer Fish Survey Project. We are celebrating those who moved up an Experience Level or who achieved the 2021 Super Surveyor Challenge in April, May, or June 2021.

REEF's Newest Golden Hamlet Club Member: Cassandra Neal

REEF's Volunteer Fish Survey Project database totals almost 260,000 surveys. A small group of highly dedicated surveyors, known as the Golden Hamlet Club, have contributed significantly to this total by each conducting 1,000 or more REEF surveys. It's with great excitement that we welcome Cassandra Neal to the Golden Hamlet Club!

Citizen Science Corner: January - March 2021 Achievements

Welcome to the Citizen Science Corner, our quarterly feature to acknowledge those who recently reached a milestone in our Volunteer Fish Survey Project. Below are the REEF members who achieved a survey milestone in January, February or March 2021.

Experience Level Advancements

Super Surveyor Challenge Update - April 2021

Here's a goal to shoot for in 2021: conduct and submit 25 or more REEF surveys in any region or combination of regions to complete the 2021 Super Surveyor Challenge! Everyone will reaches this goal will receive the waterproof decal pictured here.

Congratulations to everyone who has completed the 2021 Super Surveyor Challenge so far:

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