Spring has been a rewarding and productive season for the REEF Campus-based Ocean Explorers Education team! From traveling to the Florida panhandle to lend a hand with measuring fish at the world's largest lionfish derby, to attending a conservation-based music festival on the beach in south Florida, we have been spreading the word about REEF’s programs far and wide. Here are some recent education and outreach highlights.
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Lionfish collection/handling workshop at Monty's Seafood in Miami Beach from 10am-Noon. Lionfish dive at RJ Diving from1-5pm.
Come join us for the 1st Annual Upper Keys Lionfish Derby! For more information/register, go to www.reef.org/lionfish/derbies.
Join us for the Miami Signature Shipwreck Lionfish Derby to benefit Miami Dade Reef Guard!
Visit this page for complete details.
Captain's Meeting Time and Location: Friday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 pm - Monty's Sunset on South Beach
Derby Competition Hours: Saturday, Nov. 23, sunrise to 5pm. Fish must be turned in by 5pm. Awards and raffles wills start at 6pm.
Organizer Contact Info: Tyler Mahler, Adventure Charters - (305) 457-3519
This derby is organized by the Rotary Club of Central Tortola.
Organizer Contact Info: brian.rotary@outlook.com
This event is a REEF Sanctioned Lionfish Derby. Click here for more information about REEF Sanctioned Lionfish Derbies.
Teams compete for cash prizes for most, largest, and smallest lionfish!
Click here for more information, including registry info, on REEF's Lionfish Derby webpage.
Join us July 8th with a mission to collect lionfish with Amoray Dive Resort! A short briefing on lionfish handling and supplies will be provided by REEF. To register for this event, please contact Amoray Dive Resort at (305) 451-3595 or visit their website.
This derby is organized to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the sinking of the USNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg. Derby proceeds will benefit the History of Diving Museum.
For complete details and registration, visit www.myadventurescuba.com/dive_plans.htm.
Captain's Meeting Time and Location: Saturday, May 25, 6pm at Turtle Kraals (231 Margaret St., Key West, FL 33040)
Scoring Time and Location: Sunday, May 26, 5pm at Turtle Kraals
The article highlights Team Forever Young's participation in the 2022 REEF Earth Day Lionfish Derby, where they collected a record 426 invasive lionfish in one day.
$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.