NE GAFC: Carrying Cove (New Brunswick) Survey Dives

2017 GAFC at Carrying Cove (94010007)


Our Sixth Annual GAFC will be held on Saturday, July 22 at New River Beach. (New Brunswick)


High Tide is at 11:22 with a Tidal Range of 20.7 feet. (ADT, using Dipper Harbour West)


The entry time to do the least amount of walking would be approximately 10:20. For a one hour dive.


Meet and greet at 10:05 to review species recorded at the site and to be in the group picture. 


After the dive(s) we will compare sighting while enjoying water and snacks as well as some swag.

NE GAFC: Deer Island (New Brunswick) Survey Dives

2017 GAFC at Deer Island Point

  • Short Drift (94010004)

  • Can Cat Beach (94010001)

  • Pont Dive (94010003)

  • Long Drift (94010005)


Our Sixth Annual GAFC will be held on Sunday, July 16th on Deer Island, New Brunswick.


Low Tide is at 11:30 with a Tidal Range of 16.0 feet. (ADT, using Wilson’s Beach Data)


The entry time for the early drift would be approximately 9:30.


Meet and greet at 11:15 to review species recorded at the site and to be in the group picture. 

TWA GAFC: Fish Survey Dives - Islamorada, FL, Key Dives

Great Annual Fish Count Fish Survey Dive hosted by Key Dives.

Date of Event: Sunday, July 23rd, 2017

Time: 8:00 AM EST

Location: Key Dives, 79851 Overseas Hwy, Islamorada, FL 33036

RSVP: Sign up for the dive by contacting Key Dives at Tel: 305-644-2211 or online at http://keydives.com/

 

TWA GAFC: Fish Survey Dives - Key Largo, FL, Ocean Divers

Great Annual Fish Count Fish Survey Dive hosted by Ocean Divers in Key Largo.

Date of Event: Thursday, July 20th, 2017

Time: 7:30 AM EST

Location: Ocean Divers 522 Caribbean Drive, Key Largo, Florida 33037

RSVP: Sign up for the dive by contacting Ocean Divers at Tel: 305-451-1113 or email: odie@oceandivers.com

TWA GAFC: Fish Survey Dives -Key Largo, FL, Conch Republuc Divers

Great Annual Fish Count Dive- Hosted by Conch Republic Divers

Date of Event: Tuesday, July 18th, 2017

Time: 1 P.M. ET

Location: Key Largo, Florida

RSVP: Sign up for the dive by contacting Conch Republic Divers at 305-852-1655 or email dive@conchrepublicdivers.com

Making It Count - June 2017

Great Annual Fish Count 2017 -25 Years of Fun!

Celebrating it's 25th year - the Great Annual Fish Count (GAFC) kicked off this weekend! During the entire month of July we encourage you to try your hand at conducting your first survey if you're new to our Volunteer Fish Survey Project, or to do a few more if it's been a while.

The GAFC began in 1992 when a small group of recreational divers and marine biologists conducted a visual fish count in California's Channel Islands National Park. The effort was modeled after the Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count and has now grown into an international event coordinated by REEF.

150,000 REEF Surveys Have Been Submitted in the Tropical Western Atlantic

We are proud to announce that on July 1st 2017, the number of REEF Volunteer Fish Survey Project surveys conducted by volunteers in the Tropical Western Atlantic (TWA) region topped 150,000! The 150k surveys have been conducted by 11,123 volunteers at 8,837 sites in the TWA region (which includes the Caribbean, Bahamas, and Gulf of Mexico). The first surveys in the TWA were conducted 24 years ago in Key Largo.

Putting it to Work: Who's Using REEF Data, June 2017

Every month, scientists, government agencies, and other groups request raw data from REEF’s Fish Survey Project database. Recent examples of data requests and uses include:

- A researcher from the Ecology and Evolution Program at Rutgers University is using REEF data to understand bio-cultural homogenization on reefs.

- REEF data on California Sea Cucumber were provided to a researcher from Pacific Shellfish Institute to evaluate the status of the species in the REEF Pacific region (California through Alaska).

The Faces of REEF: Dottie Benjamin

REEF members are at the heart of our grassroots marine conservation programs. Over 50,000 divers, snorkelers, students, and armchair naturalists stand behind our mission.

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