Join us for a FREE Fish ID Class at Trans World Radio (TWR) Bonaire Headquarters on Tuesday, August 26, starting at 7:00pm AST! During this class, Expert Surveyors, Carmen Toanchina and Dana Kowalsick will be diving into the world of Blennies. Don't miss this opportunity to learn more about those cute, charismatic, and wonderfully little reef dwellers.
As part of the 2026 Florida Keys Lionfish Derby & Arts Festival REEF will host the Derby Captains Meeting at the REEF Ocean Exploration Center, April 23, 2026.
Participating teams can check-in starting at 5:00 and pick up shirts, permits and team packets. The presentation will be from 6:30-7:30 and will cover a general background about invasive lionfish, best collecting and handling practices and then the Derby rules and permits. The presentation is mandatory for the captain of each derby team, and is ipen to anyone intersted in learning more about invasive lionfish.
Our 17th Annual Florida Keys Lionfish Derby will culminate in a family friendly Conservation Science and Arts Festival
Sunday April 26th - 12:00pm - 4:00pm at the REEF Campus - 98380 Overseas Hwy, Key Largo, FL 33037
Hands-on activities, interactive displays, educational games, and much more!
Did you know that fish sing? Just like birds, they use sounds for courtship and other communication. This paper looks at best practices for using hydrophones and AI to monitor the choruses of aggregating grouper. The findings are a result of research conducted as part of the Grouper Moon Project, in collaboration with our partners at the Cayman Islands Department of Environment, Oregon State University, and NOAA.
REEF needs your input by August 9! We invite all members - whether you’ve used SMILE cameras or not - to take a brief (10–15 minute), voluntary online survey. Your responses will directly help shape and strengthen the collaborative SMILE (Size Matters: Innovative Length Estimates) project, which uses handheld cameras to estimate fish lengths in the wild.
This summer, we had the privilege of partnering with several incredible adaptive dive organizations, including Barrier Free Divers, Camp Open Seas, Adapt‑Able Dive Foundation, and Diveheart, to make ocean education more inclusive and accessible. Thanks to support from our Oceans for All initiative, students from these organizations took part in immersive marine science programs that brought learning to life, both in and out of the water.