This Great Annual Fish Count, join REEF and Key Dives for a FREE fish ID class, followed by a fish survey dive/snorkel as part of the REEF Volunteer Fish Survey Project.
The educator will join the participants on the boat to provide marine life expertise, distribute survey supplies, and answer questions!
Join us for a FREE marine life education class at the Trans World Radio (TWR) Bonaire Headquarters on Thursday, February 26 at 7:00 pm AST!
This month’s session, "Lookalikes: Spot the Difference," will focus on those species of reef fish that seem almost identical but have key differences once you know what to look for.
What to Expect:
Join us for a FREE marine life education class at the Trans World Radio (TWR) Bonaire Headquarters on Thursday, January 29 at 7:00 pm AST!
The main focus of this class will be on spawning, with detailed information on two major species: the Yellowtail Parrotfish and the Ocean Surgeonfish, along with several other species that can be observed around Bonaire.
What to Expect:
Join REEF’s Field Survey Trips Program Manager and fish enthusiast, Stacey Henderson as he shares some helpful tips on how to identify wrasses in the Mediterranean Sea! This is a great opportunity to learn more about the marine life in the Eastern Atlantic & Mediterranean survey region.
Photo by Stacey Henderson
Join REEF’s Field Survey Trips Program Manager and fish enthusiast, Stacey Henderson as he teaches us all about the interesting species you can find while diving or snorkeling in the Florida Bay!
Photo by Stacey Henderson
Join REEF’s Citizen Science Programs Manager, Janna Nichols as she shares some tips and tricks to help identify Flounders in the Tropical Western Atlantic!
Species that are covered in this session:
Join us as REEF Co-Executive Director, Dr. Christy Semmens continues to teach us how to identify some of the common invertebrate and algae species of the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean region! To watch the recording of part 1, visit this page.
Photo by Frederico Cardigos@ImagDOP
Species taught in this session:
Porifera - Sponge
Volcano Sponge, Tedania anhelans
Join REEF volunteer and former staff member, Amy Lee as she takes us on a virtual journey to the Tropical Pacific! Come learn all about the interesting Cardinalfishes of that region and how to identify them.
Photo by Ken Marks
List of species covered in this session:
Blackstripe Cardinalfish, Ostorhinchus nigrofasciatus
Striped Cardinalfish, Ostorhinchus angustatus
Yellowstriped Cardinalfish, Ostorhinchus cyanosoma
Split-banded Cardinalfish, Ostorhinchus compressus
Join us for a FREE fish ID class at the Trans World Radio (TWR) Bonaire Headquarters on Tuesday, December 16th at 7:00 pm AST! Expert REEF surveyors Carmen Toanchina and Dana Kowalsick will be discussing silvery fish, focusing on Mullets, Bonefish, Needlefish, and Halfbeaks.
What to Expect:
• Learn to identify local species of fish in Bonaire
• Explore what it means to be a citizen scientist and contribute data to the Volunteer Fish Survey Project
• Gather with fellow ocean lovers. All are welcome!
REEF Into the Blue Book Club will be discussing The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea by Jack E. Davis for the November session.
