$999 per person double occupancy - includes: 7 nights accommodation in spacious, air conditioned deluxe rooms with large private balcony overlooking the ocean, three boat dives per day, unlimited shore diving, all meals, and r/t airport transfers. Participants will fly in/out of Utila (ULL) through Honduras (either Roatan or San Pedro Sula, RTB or SAP).
+$300 REEF Program Fee per diver will be added to each package to cover the cost of the group leader, seminar and survey materials.
$2,480 per person double occupancy (single and non-diver rates also available) - includes: includes 7 nights accommodation in an air conditioned oceanfront beach bungalow, all meals in the club house dining room, 6 days of 2-tank morning dives, all gov't taxes and hotel service fee, airport transfers on Little Cayman, as well as complimentary use of bicycles, beach towels, paddle boards and sea kayaks. Room upgrades to a Beachfront Deluxe Bungalow available ($175 per room). Additional costs include crew gratuities and drinks.
$2,095 - $2,495 per person double occupancy (depending on cabin type) - includes: lodging for 7 nights aboard the Explorer II, up to 5 dives per day for 5 days, meals aboard the boat, and all alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Additional costs include crew gratuity, $85 pp port/hotel taxes, and $125 per person fuel surcharge (these two charges will be collected on-board and are subject to change up to 30 days prior to departure).
+$300 REEF Program Fee per diver will be added to each package to cover the cost of the group leader, seminar and survey materials.
$4,914 pp - includes: double occupancy accommodation aboard this luxury liveboard, 9 days of diving (3 dives per day) plus one dive on the first day, tanks and weights, Nitrox, all meals aboard ship, transfer to the ship from the Nadi airport or hotels in the Nadi area, transfer back to Nadi at the end of the charter, and local taxes. A fuel surcharge of $168 will be collected on board from each passenger.
$672 CAD per person, double occupancy. Includes: 3 days of diving (up to 8 dives), tanks and weights, 3 nights of lodging, all meals starting with breakfast on the 26th through lunch on the 28th, r/t transportation from Port Alberni, and use of kayaks. Divers will be picked up in Port Alberni at 4pm on the 25th (bring your own dinner to eat in transit) and will be returned to Port Alberni on the 28th at 4pm. Additional fees: Nitrox is available for an additional fee (must arrange at least 3 weeks prior to trip).
The Florida Oceanographic Society (FOS) will sponsor for the public a free fish identification training class on Tuesday June 26 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. FOS is located at 890 NE Ocean Boulevard Stuart, Florida 34996. The fish identification training will focus on the Top 30 fish species commonly found at Bathtub Beach in Martin County. Participants are encouraged to conduct a REEF fish snorkel survey at Bathtub Beach anytime during the month of July. Seating is limited and reservations are required.
Ned DeLoach will be presenting one of his popular fish behavior talks as part of the Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) free Fishinar series. Ned’s talk, Speed Dating Fishy Style: How Fish Spawn and When You’re Likely to Catch Them in the Act, will be live online on May 9th at 8pm EDT.
The presentation, which will highlight many of Ned’s unique fish behavior photographs, will be followed by a Q&A session.
This is a snorkel event only for the Great Annual Fish Count. It is a shore entrance with a maximum depth of 12 feet.
This is both a snorkel and scuba survey, but participants will need their own boat to get to the survey sites. Average depths will range from 5 to 35 feet.
Nine REEF members joined REEF Director of Science, Dr. Christy Pattengill-Semmens, for a Field Survey week in Nevis last week, kicking off the 2012 REEF Trip season with a bang. The group stayed at Oualie Beach Resort on Nevis and dove with the on-site dive operator, Scuba Safaris. Over 120 surveys were conducted, which is a great addition to the REEF database for this region (prior to this trip, there were only 7 surveys from Nevis). Each afternoon, the group would gather for a few hours to discuss the day's sightings, review images and video, and enter survey data.
