The Error Checking team processes your surveys and, as you may know, emails you asking for a photo or description of a possibly questionable sighting. This two-step process ensures the accuracy of our database. Here are some common corrections the team comes across:
Remora, Sharksucker, and Whitefin Sharksucker
Join us for a FREE marine life education class at the Trans World Radio (TWR) Bonaire Headquarters on Thursday, October 29 at 7:00 pm AST
We’ll be discussing the wonderfully strange world of odd-shaped dwellers: Scorpionfish, Frogfish, and the elusive batfish- some of the reef’s most fascinating and camouflaged residents.
What to Expect:
Learn how to distinguish commonly confused fish species
Explore what it means to be a citizen scientist and how you can contribute to the Volunteer Fish Survey Project
Since 2001, REEF has been counting sea turtles on surveys through a partnership with Seaturtle.org. It’s always fun to see these reptilian friends underwater. Sometimes close up and sometimes in the distance, they can be easy to identify or pose a real challenge. Hopefully, these tips will help if you see one close up munching on sponges, or as a shadowy shape in the distance on your safety stop. The most commonly reported sea turtles are:
REEF is excited to announce not one, but two recent Golden Hamlet Club members: Karen Bogart and Sue Manning.
Karen has done surveys in TWA, SOP, and CIP. She is an expert in TWA and an amateur in the others. “Although I am going to try to get a higher level in CIP, since we are going to the Red Sea and Maldives next year.” Nothing is stopping her, as she then wants to achieve Ultra Golden Hamlet status. Karen lives in Roatán and loves to share REEF with other divers.
