Join Philter and dive for the Great Annual Fish Count with REEF. We will be organizing a dive off the coast of Laguna Beach at the Rock Pile with a benefit Beach BBQ to follow at Heisler Park. Saturday July 9th at 8:00am.
Proceeds will go to REEF foundation.
Learn to identify 50 of the most common Florida and Caribbean reef fish. Credit for the PADI AWARE Fish ID Specialty is available.
The seminar begins at 4PM, July 9th in the Deep Six Dive & Watersports classroom. The course is free but pre-registration is required. Call Gaylin at 772-562-2883 or 772-228-0687.
Participants are invited to join us for a GAFC survey on July 10 on the charter boat The Wetter The Better departing the Lake Park Marina (Palm Beach County)at 1PM
Join us for a Fish Survey on the charter boat The Wetter The Better departing Lake Park Marina at 1 PM July 10. Check in is no later than 12:30 PM. Cost of the charter is $65. Gaylin will supply the survey materials.
Make your reservation no later than 6PM July 7 by calling Gaylin at 772-562-2883 or 772-228-0687.
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A free REEF Fish ID seminar will be at 4 PM July 9 at Deep Six Dive & Watersports in Vero Beach, FL. The seminar is free but pre-registration is required.
During our Summer Fundraising Campaign, we reach out to you, our valued members, and ask for your financial support. Your contribution will ensure that our important marine conservation work can continue. Donations made during the campaign will be matched dollar for dollar by the Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation, doubling the impact of your support. You can donate securely online at www.REEF.org/contribute, mail your donation to REEF at PO Box 246, Key Largo, FL 33037, or call us at 305-852-0030.
Join us at Quiescence Diving Services, Inc. in Key Largo FL for Great Annual Fish Count Fish ID seminars and dives. We will be holding a free REEF Fish Identification Course between 10:00am - 11:30am that is open to the public. That afternoon join us for fish survey dives that will include two dive sites off the coast of Key Largo. Dive Trip charge is $85.00 per person and includes tanks and weights, rental equipment is available for an extra charge.
The REEF database topped 150,000 surveys this month! The lucky 150k survey was conducted by Ross Whiteside on June 13, 2011, at Mixing Bowl in Little Cayman. Ross and his wife Terri have been active REEF members since 2002 and are members of the Advanced Assessment Team. Congrats Ross and Terri, and thanks to all of our surveying members for helping us achieve this landmark!
REEF Director of Science, Christy Pattengill-Semmens, and REEF Outreach Coordinator, Janna Nichols, attended a rockfish conference in Seattle earlier this week. The workshop, Rockfish Recovery in the Salish Sea: Research and Management Priorities, was organized by NOAA, WDFW, and the SeaDoc Society, and served as a venue for scientists, managers, and policy makers from throughout the region to share their work and help chart a course for future work. Christy presented an overview of REEF data collected throughout the Salish Sea, and showed distribution maps for 12 species of rockfish.
REEF members are at the heart of our grassroots marine conservation programs. Over 43,000 divers, snorkelers, students, and armchair naturalists stand behind our mission.
The 20th 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. You can view events already scheduled, and add your own, by visiting www.fishcount.org.
