With stunning mountainous desert landscapes topside and fascinating rocky reefs and pinnacles underwater, the northern Sea of Cortez is a favorite destination for REEF surveyors. The unique marine life, including nudibranchs, rays, eels, octopuses, blennies, jawfish, and even sea lions, make it easy to understand why Jacques Costeau nicknamed this region, "the world's aquarium." In addition to numerous fish and invertebrate families, attendees may also see pilot and sperm whales while in transit and have the opportunity to snorkel with whale sharks.
Located on the southeastern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, the Sultanate of Oman is one of SCUBA diving's best kept secrets. The country has a subtropical desert climate with mild warm winters and hot summers, with a landscape that includes pristine reefs, deserts, mountains, green oases, and beautiful beaches. This will be REEF's second Field Survey to the new Indian Ocean and Red Sea region, and our first-ever trip to Oman.
Galapagos: Fishes in the Land of Finches
Fish taught in this session are:
- King Angelfish
- Barberfish
- Pacific Creolefish
- Leather Bass
- Bacalao
- Bicolor Parrotfish
- Bluechin Parrotfish
- Harlequin Wrasse
- Red-lipped Batfish
- Blacktip Cardinalfish
- Pink Cardinalfish
- Galapagos Ringtail Damselfish
- Yellow-tail Damselfish
- Galapagos Triplefin Blenny
- Galapagos Barnacle Blenny
- Galapagos Blue-banded Goby
REEF is excited to have rescheduled our British Virgin Islands Field Survey after postponing this trip in 2017. Join us in the BVI for a stellar Caribbean diving experience aboard the Cuan Law, the largest trimaran in the world! The British Virgin Islands have more than 100 spectacular dive sites to explore, including coral gardens, pinnacles, and wrecks teeming with fish. Blackbar soliderfish, glassy sweepers and eagle rays await divers in the clear, calm waters surrounding the Islands.
Just in time for Halloween, this Fishinar will cover some of the sneaky fish who like to disguise themselves as other species, with a focus on fishes found in the Tropical Pacific.
Your time zone may vary - this is a live, online session that starts at 8pm Eastern time.