The event sponsored by CoCo View Resort and hosted by Patti and Scott Chandler, of ReefNet, Inc. and Fishid.us.
Patti and Scott have been documenting fish in the Caribbean waters since 1990 and are enthusiastic about sharing their knowledge.
This is the 11th consecutive year that the GAFC event has been sponsored by, and held at CoCo View Resort who is a REEF Field Station.
The event sponsored by CoCo View Resort and hosted by Patti and Scott Chandler, of ReefNet, Inc. and Fishid.us.
Patti and Scott have been documenting fish in the Caribbean waters since 1990 and are enthusiastic about sharing their knowledge.
This is the 11th consecutive year that the GAFC event has been sponsored by, and held at CoCo View Resort who is a REEF Field Station.
The event sponsored by CoCo View Resort and hosted by Patti and Scott Chandler, of ReefNet, Inc. and Fishid.us.
Patti and Scott have been documenting fish in the Caribbean waters since 1990 and are enthusiastic about sharing their knowledge.
This is the 11th consecutive year that the GAFC event has been sponsored by, and held at CoCo View Resort who is a REEF Field Station
REEF scientists and volunteers are heading down to the Cayman Islands next week for another season of the Grouper Moon Project (www.REEF.org/groupermoonproject), a collaborative research effort with the Cayman Islands Department of the Environment (CIDOE). In its 16th year, this important project focuses on one of the largest (and one of just a few) known spawning aggregations of Nassau Grouper, an endangered Caribbean reef fish. Over 4,000 grouper will amass in one location for 7-10 days following the full moon.
In December, we described ways REEF is working to inspire people around the world to cherish and protect our marine resources. We hope you were inspired to make a contribution so we can continue this critical work. If you haven’t already given, please donate online at www.REEF.org/donate, mail your donation to REEF at PO Box 370246, Key Largo, FL 33037, or call us at 305-852-0030.
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.
To celebrate our sustaining donors and most active volunteer surveyors, we annually host REEF by the Sea. This year's special event will be held this March at Mango Manor, Paul Humann’s home in South Florida. This invitation-only event includes a special day of engaging presentations, socials, meals, and fun. We will celebrate pool-side and enjoy exploring Paul's award winning gardens in between exciting presentations by REEF staff and beautiful slide shows by renowned photographers. We are also organizing an opportunity to dive at the famous Blue Heron Bridge the day before.
A new publication in the scientific journal Coral Reefs was recently issued based on science conducted as part of REEF's Grouper Moon Project. The paper, titled "Hydroacoustics for the discovery and quantification of Nassau grouper (Epinephelus stratus) spawning aggregations", summarizes results from work conducted during the 2014 Grouper Moon Project field season in the Cayman Islands.
REEF staff have been busy putting together the 2017 schedule of exciting online REEF Fishinars for you! This year, Fishinar topics focus on Tropical West Pacific Fishes (HAW, CIP and SOP regions), as well as fish found in the Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) region - the Sea of Cortez and Galapagos. And of course, we'll have several targeting Caribbean fishes - can't forget them! Check out the lineup now by visiting www.REEF.org/fishinars and register for the ones that tickle your fancy.
