REEF is proud to partner with over 130 dive shops, dive clubs, individuals, and other organizations as REEF Field Stations. This month we feature the Dive Club of Silicon Valley. The dive club started organizing Great Annual Fish Count Events (GAFC) over 10 years ago. Club member and leader of their REEF programs, Kari Larson, says "The club has always been interested in ways to help the environment and help divers understand their role as underwater ambassadors. As a club we promote fun and safe diving.
The 21st annual Great Annual Fish Count (GAFC) is rapidly approaching! Will you be participating? We encourage local shops, dive clubs, and other groups to organize an activity anytime during the month of July (and often training events in June). You can view events already scheduled, and add your own, by visiting www.fishcount.org.
If you haven't had a chance to attend one of our Fishinars yet, you should! New sessions are always being added, so check out the Webinar Training page (www.REEF.org/resources/webinars) to see the current schedule and to register for one or more sessions. These popular online training sessions (webinars) provide fishie fun in the comfort of your own home. Fishinars are free, and open to all REEF members. You need to register for each session you want to attend. No special software is required, just a web browser.
Changing Seas, an Emmy award-winning original production of Miami’s public television station WPBT2, will host a live online screening event of their newest episode, "Grouper Moon", which focuses on the collaborative efforts of REEF and the Cayman Department of the Environment to study and conserve one of the last great populations of the Nassau Grouper. A WPBT team joined REEF in the field during the Grouper Moon Project last winter, chronicling our efforts to help save this imperiled reef fish.
We are about to get our 50,000th member! Spread the word and get your friends to sign up. The lucky 50,000 member will receive one of our new Rogest-designed REEF logo T-shirts (and a very notable and easy to remember member number). Forward this e-news to a friend who isn't yet a member and encourage them to sign up today. It's easy to do online, and it's free!
We are excited to announce our 2013 Field Survey Schedule. There is an exciting lineup of destinations planned and we hope you will join us. These trips offer a great introduction to fish identification for novice fishwatchers, and are a fun way for experienced surveyors to build their life list while interacting with fellow fishwatchers. REEF staff, board members, and other REEF experts lead these trips, and each features daily classroom seminars and a full diving schedule.
REEF proudly names Heather George as our 2011 Volunteer of the Year. Since becoming a member nearly a decade ago, Heather has conducted 192 REEF surveys throughout the world and is a member of the Advanced Assessment Team in the Tropical Western Atlantic and Hawaii. In 2010, Heather joined the volunteer research team for the Grouper Moon Project. Through the years, she has conducted fish identification trainings for dive shops and aquaria and has led several REEF Field Survey Trips.
Upcoming LF Hunt with Amy Slate’s Dive Resort on June 3rd 2012!!
Join the Amoray crew, Lad, and a couple of newbie interns with REEF on this dive to learn more about LF hunting and collections. Free dive trips for the most LF caught and biggest!!! Reservations can be made directly through Amy Slate's Amoray at (305) 451-3595
Divers Cove will be hosting a Clean Up Dive at Dania Beach Pier. We plan to dive under and around the pier to clean up debris such as platics bottles, fishing line, weights and hooks. The event is open to divers and non-divers as well since we will need help off-loading all of the trash we find.
Please contact Katy at 954-473-1220 or katy@diverscovefl.com for more information on how to volunteer.
**Two Lodging Options Available
Aqua Safari - $653 for Double Occupancy per person, $800 for Single Occupancy per person. Casa Mexicana - $780 for Double Occupancy per person, $1,154 for Single Occupancy per person
Both Packages includes round trip airport transfers and all local taxes, 7 night standard room accommodations, and 5 days of 2 tank boat dives at Aqua Safari.
Breakfast is included in the Casa Mexicana package. All other meals are on your own, but there are many excellent restaurants just a few steps away from the Inn.