2025 REEF Trips are filling up fast! A few spaces still remain on our REEF Trip to Curacao on November 1-8, 2025. This southern Caribbean island recently rated as one of the top 10 diving destinations by Scuba Diving magazine readers. The trip includes daily fish ID classes, five days of boat dives and unlimited shore diving! Divers and snorkelers alike will enjoy the cozy, casual atmosphere at LionsDive Resort. More info about this trip can be found here.
We are thrilled to announce the new Ocean Exploration Center for Marine Conservation at the REEF Campus in Key Largo, Florida. This state-of-the-art, interactive space will immerse visitors in the wonders of the ocean, sharing REEF’s mission and inspiring conservation action. This 4,000-square-foot, two-story facility will serve as a hub for marine conservation, education, and citizen science.
Introducing our February Fish of the Month, the Bogue, Boops boops!
Survey Regions: The Bogue is found in REEF's Eastern Atlantic & Mediterranean (EAM) survey region. It is found along the coasts of Europe, Western Africa, the Azores, and the Canary Islands. Click here to see a distribution for this species in the REEF database.
The Grouper Moon Project is a conservation science partnership between REEF and the Cayman Islands Department of Environment (DoE), with scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and Oregon State University. The project is aimed at studying Nassau Grouper, Epinephelus striatus, a keystone species on Caribbean coral reefs. Since 2002, our team has studied the Nassau Grouper spawning aggregations in the Cayman Islands, which hosts some of the largest and last known gatherings of this endangered fish.
Grand Opening Celebration Planned for June 7-8, 2025, Coinciding with World Ocean Day
KEY LARGO, FLA. – Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) is excited to announce the grand opening of the REEF Ocean Exploration Center for Marine Conservation at the REEF Campus in Key Largo, Florida. The public is invited to join a special grand opening celebration on June 7-8, 2025, coinciding with World Ocean Day.
Congratulations to Fred Hartner, who recently joined the Golden Hamlet Club! This distinguished group is made up of highly dedicated volunteers who have conducted 1,000 or more REEF surveys as part of the REEF Volunteer Fish Survey Project.
We are gearing up for an amazing year of conservation and celebrations, we hope you can join us at a REEF event this year. Save the date and check out details below!
REEF by the Sea - February 28 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL: REEF Sustainers receive an invitation to this annual event, held each spring in either California or Florida. For more information about donor recognition levels, visit this page.
Join us for a FREE Fish ID Class at Trans World Radio (TWR) Bonaire Headquarters on Tuesday, January 28, starting at 7:00pm AST! Expert REEF surveyor, Carmen Toanchina, will be teaching the "Many Faces (Phases) of Parrotfish."