Thank you to all the REEF members who submitted such amazing photos to our underwater photography contest! We received many excellent submissions from all over the world, representing many of our survey regions. Public voting is now open! You can vote for your favorite image in each of the six categories here. Voting will end at 11:59pm EST on August 12. The winning photos and photographers will be featured in REEF’s July 2020 - December 2021 calendar. Please encourage your friends and family to vote.
We are excited to welcome Allison Moran to the REEF team! Allison started in July 2019 and is based at REEF Headquarters as Operations Manager. Her primary roles at REEF will involve supporting critical project and facility management and day-to-day business functions such as maintaining financial records and overseeing REEF's online and physical store. She will also assist with education and outreach programs and events.
REEF Fishinars are fun, live, interactive webinars, open to anyone who wants to learn about ocean life. Our next Fishinar, California Sluginar, is coming up on August 15 at 7pm Pacific. Join guest presenter and California marine life ID exert Herb Gruenhagen for this fun and informative presentation covering the biology and life history of some of California's Headshield Slugs, Seahares, Sidegills, Sap Sucklings, Nudibranchs and more! You can tune in live from a computer, tablet or mobile device with a good internet connection.
REEF members are the heart of our grassroots marine conservation programs. A diverse community of divers, snorkelers, and ocean enthusiasts support our mission to conserve marine environments worldwide.
Join REEF and the New England Aquarium Dive Club for the 18th Great Annual Fish Count
Help count fish and win prizes!
Each year divers help researchers by surveying fish populations. Join the largest survey in North America!
Multiple dive locations and fabulous raffle prizes!
Congratulations to the following REEF members who have recently moved up an Experience Level in our Volunteer Fish Survey Project! Volunteers have the opportunity to advance through 5 levels (Novice through Expert) within each of our survey project regions. Experience Levels are obtained by a combination of fish/invertebrate ID tests and numbers of submitted surveys. More about our experience levels can be found here.
July is finally here, and that means so is the Great Annual Fish Count (GAFC)! The GAFC is an initiative to encourage the public to become engaged with marine citizen science. Each July, divers and snorkelers all over the world join to learn about marine biodiversity and conduct fish surveys as a part of REEF’s ongoing Volunteer Fish Survey Project. You can join other fish watching enthusiasts, attend or host a fish identification class, or simply complete fish surveys as part of the GAFC.
We have just added three new fish survey trips to our 2020 Field Survey Trips schedule, including St. Croix, Dominica, and Curacao. Visit the pages below for complete details. To register for a trip, email trips@REEF.org or call (305) 588-5869. We hope to see you on a REEF Trip soon!
April 18-25: St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands -- St. Croix Ultimate Bluewater Adventures and The Company House Hotel -- More details here
Registration is now open for REEF Fest 2019 sponsored by Capital Bank Foundation, on Oct. 17-20! REEF Fest is an annual four-day celebration to acknowledge the success of marine conservation and education initiatives in the Florida Keys. Events include educational ocean-themed seminars, social gatherings, diving, and eco-adventures alongside some of the most prestigious names in diving and marine conservation. All REEF Fest events are open to the public, but pre-registration is requested.