Join us at the Nautical Flea Market in Islamorada Feb 25 from 8am-5pm and Feb 26 from 9am-3pm.
Visit REEF at booth #910--Say hello to fellow members and catch up on the latest REEF happenings! Don't miss Lad Akins, Director of Special Projects, Lionfish presentation Saturday at 10:30.
Divers removed 312 invasive lionfish from Florida Keys waters during the final 2011 Florida Keys Lionfish Derby event last Saturday, Nov. 5. The latest results brought the total number of lionfish removed for the year during three Florida Keys lionfish roundups to 1,518 lionfish.
Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) in partnership with Miami-Dade County Sea Grant Extension will be organizing a series of lionfish workshops open to the public for the Southeast Florida area. These workshops cover the history of the invasion, lionfish biology/ ecology/ impacts, how to safely collect and handle lionfish, lionfish venomology and first aid for stings, and recommended techniques for filleting lionfish.
The Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF), headquartered in Key Largo, has appointed Martha Klitzkie as general manager. Klitzkie began her career as education director at the Pigeon Key Foundation in Marathon. She went on to direct a larger marine education program based at Camp Ocean Pines on the central coast of California.
Join the thousands of dive industry professionals who will gather at DEMA Show this November 2-5 in Orlando, Florida. Stop by the REEF exhibit to say hello and get the latest information about ongoing projects.
REEF Fish & Friends proudly presents:
Participate in a REEF lionfish derby!
Please click here for complete information, schedule, and registration for the Key West Lionfish Derby.
REEF Fish & Friends proudly presents:
Jack Grove discussing his book, co-authored with Dr. Robert Lavenberg, The Fishes of the Galapagos.
This presentation will reveal Dr. Grove's love of nature and his expertise as one of the leading authorities on the marine life of Ecuador's Galapagos Archipelago. During the program, Jack will also share some of the highlights of his research on "Tropical Transpacific Shorefishes," a topic he recently co-authored in the prestigious Journal of Pacific Science.