Fishinar - Pesky Perch (and more) of California
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- Kelp Perch
- Striped Seaperch
- Black Perch
- Rainbow Seaperch
- White Seaperch
- Walleye Surfperch
- Pile Perch
- Rubberlip Perch
- Sargo
- Halfmoon
- Zebraperch
- Opaleye
Fishinar - Wrasse and Bass of California
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- Kelp Bass
- Barred Sand Bass
- Painted Greenling
- Kelp Greenling - Male and Female
- Lingcod
- California Sheephead - Male, Female and Juvenile
- Senorita
- Rock Wrasse - Male and Female
Fishinar - Rockin' Rockfish of California
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- Black and Yellow Rockfish
- Gopher Rockfish
- Copper Rockfish
- Kelp Rockfish
- Brown Rockfish
- Olive Rockfish
- Blue Rockfish
- Black Rockfish
- Vermilion Rockfish
- China Rockfish
- Treefish
- Young of Year (YOY) Rockfish
Last month, REEF’s Explorers Education Program had the pleasure of working with two collegiate groups in Key Largo, Florida. Each group of students spent one fun-filled week working alongside REEF staff and interns to learn about TWA (Tropical Western Atlantic) fish identification and the REEF survey method. The first group was nine students from Georgia State University, accompanied by their professor, Dr. Amy Reber. This weeklong education program has become an annual component of Georgia State's marine ecology course.
Twenty-five years ago, REEF began collecting data on the abundance of marine fish populations, and since then the Volunteer Fish Survey Project has grown to be the world's largest marine life sightings database, made up of more than 200,000 surveys conducted by over 15,000 volunteer divers and snorkelers worldwide. To celebrate 25 years of citizen science, REEF is hosting a 25th anniversary Field Survey this summer in Key Largo, Florida, where the very first REEF Trip was held in 1993.
Our Invasive Lionfish Research Program is keeping busy getting ready for the spring and summer. In addition to the tagging research in the USVI also reported in this month's E-News, we are also gearing up for a busy Lionfish Derby season. We have six derbies planned in Florida for REEF’s 2018 Lionfish Derby Series presented by Whole Foods Market®. These competitions encourage teams to collect and remove as many lionfish as possible. They are important education and outreach events, and have been shown to be quite effective in lowering local lionfish populations.