Every month, scientists, government agencies, and other groups request raw data from REEF’s Fish Survey Project database. Here is a sampling of who has asked for REEF data recently and what they are using it for:
-Researchers used data on yelloweye rockfish frequency of occurrence in the San Juan Islands in Washington to evaluate population status for the San Juan County Community Development and Planning Department.
We live in a small town called Nelson, in the mountains of British Columbia about 3 hours north of Spokane Washington. In the Fall I decided to take students to Belize to study reef systems and how they may be changing. The course is called "Coral Reef Studies in Belize " and 15 grade 11 & 12 high school students from LV Rogers Secondary signed up for the trip with the help of Island Expeditions from Vancouver.
Changing Seas, an original production of Miami’s public television station WPBT2, will host a live online screening event of Alien Invaders, the series’ latest episode focusing on the lionfish invasion in the Caribbean and Western Atlantic. Alien Invaders will be screened live on the Changing Seas website (www.changingseas.tv/webcast) on Thursday, June 2nd at 7:30 p.m. EST. During the screening, dive enthusiasts will have the opportunity to join an online chat with producers and the experts featured in the program.
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.
This month we highlight Itziar Aretxaga (REEF member since 2003). Itziar has conducted 263 REEF surveys in three REEF regions, and she is a member of the Advanced Assessment Team in the Tropical Western Atlantic. Here's what Itziar had to say about REEF:
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Sand Dollar/Bonaire Dive and Adventure, Bonaire
Perfect your Fish ID skills with Scott and Patti Chandler in beautiful Bonaire! Click here for more information.
Led by Alecia Adamson, REEF's Field Operations and Outreach Coordinator
12 divers maximum
Led by Paul Humann, Renowned Author/Photographer and Chairman of REEF’s Board
17 divers maximum
Two Female Spaces!!
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REEF is proud to partner with over 130 dive shops, dive clubs, individuals, and other organizations as REEF Field Stations
Join us at Silent World in Key Largo FL for the Great Annual Fish Count. We will be holding a free REEF Fish Identification Course between 9:00am - 11:30am that will be free of charge. This course is open to all of those who will be joining us for the afternoon Fish Survey that will include two dive sites off the coast of Key Largo. Dive Trip charge is $80.00 per person and includes tanks and weights, rental equipment is available for an extra charge of $30.00 per diver.
