The Greater LA Council of Divers is holding its Annual Fish ID survey dive at Malaga Cove with the Dive N'Surf Dive Team on July 19.
Join the Greater LA Council of Divers for its annual fish ID survey dive at Long Point (Old Marineland) on July 20!
Join the Jupiter Drift Divers Dive Club Friday, July 4 at the Blue Heron Bridge in Palm Beach County, FL for a GAFC Survey Dive!
A segment featuring REEF's research on the invasion of the Indo-Pacific Lionfish into the western Atlantic and Caribbean was featured on NBC Nightly News June 30th. Click here to view the segment online. NBC worked closely with REEF, NOAA, USGS, the National Aquarium in Washington DC and our other partners to produce the story.
Join Charleston Scuba Friday, July 18 at 7am for a Great Annual Fish Count Fish ID Dive! The two dive sites include Y73 Wreck (80-100 feet) and Gardens Reef (90 feet). Participants who attended the previous day's Fish ID seminar will receive $10 off the charter!
Join Charleston Scuba Thursday, July 17th and 7pm for Fish ID Seminar with guest speaker, James Brooke, a REEF Advanced Assessment Team. Participants in the Fish ID Seminar will receive $10 off Friday's Charter.
Dear REEF Members:
I am thrilled to be addressing all of you for the first time. I have ofishally started and we have a lot going on to share with you. Here are some of the highlights of our latest issue of Reef-in-Brief, so take a moment, get neutral and think about fish.
Thanks to funding from The Russell Family Foundation (TRFF) and a lot of hard work and coordination by regional REEF instructor, Janna Nichols, the Pacific Northwest is REEF's fastest growing region. The goals of the TRFF project were to enlist new divers into the REEF Volunteer Survey Project and provide incentive for existing surveyors to stay involved and increase their experience level.
As part of REEF's continuing work on non-native species, particulary the invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish, a multi-agency technical workshop was hosted by REEF, NOAA and the USGS to develop early detection and rapid response plans for Southeast Florida. Over 20 different state, federal and organizational offices were represented at the 2-day workshop, which was held June 18th and 19th in Marathon, Florida.
Please Help REEF Meet Our Summer Fundraising Goal! -- Please remember to donate online today through our secure website or call the REEF office (305-852-0030).