Great Annual Fish Count- Hosted by Southwest Florida Women's Dive Club/Ocean Pro Dive Shop
Date of Event: Thursday, July 27th, 2017
Time: 6:30 PM ET
Location: Offshore Venice, Sarasota, Bradenton, Florida
RSVP: Contact Lisa Rigas, swflwomensdiveclub@gmail.com, call (941) 315-0586, or register on our Meetup site at: https://www.meetup.com/SouthwestFloridaWomensDiveClub/events/240749519/
Learn to ID common reef fishes of the Tropical Western Atlantic through virtual practice and how to become a citizen scientist for Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF). Fishes commonly seen in Sebastian Inlet will also be presented.
Learn to ID common reef fishes of the Tropical Western Atlantic through virtual practice and how to become a citizen scientist for Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF). Fishes commonly seen in Sebastian Inlet will also be presented.
Learn to ID common reef fishes of the Tropical Western Atlantic through virtual practice and how to become a citizen scientist for Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF). Fishes commonly seen in Sebastian Inlet will also be presented.
In 2018, REEF will visit a vast array of tropical and temperate dive destinations, from the Caribbean, to the Pacific Northwest, and beyond! These Field Survey Trips offer a great introduction to fish identification for novice surveyors, and are a fun way for experienced surveyors to build their life list while interacting with fellow marine life enthusiasts. We also offer several Lionfish Research Trips each year. REEF staff, board members, and other REEF experts lead these trips, and each trip features daily educational seminars and a full diving schedule.
The study used REEF's Volunteer Fish Survey Project database to produce a new map of marine fish biodiversity across the Caribbean and tropical western Atlantic. The work, performed by scientists from the Center for Macroecology, Evolution & Climate in Denmark and the Marine Biological Association, studied REEF’s extensive data base collected by our volunteer surveyors to produce the map and find that fish biodiversity is strongly linked to sea temperatures.
We are excited to share the newest scientific publication that includes data from the REEF Volunteer Fish Survey Project. The study, published in the Journal of Biogeography, used the power of the people in the form of citizen science to produce a new map of marine fish biodiversity across the Caribbean and tropical western Atlantic.
Have you checked out REEF's online store recently? We have added a bunch of great items perfect for the ocean lover in your life! Preservation Creature Puzzles, Hammerhead Bottle Openers, Swell Style Bags from Bungalow360, and Conservation Creature Plushes! Of courese, we also have a great selection of fish ID books, REEF survey supplies, and REEF gear. Visit www.REEF.org/store to see all of our great inventory.
Summer is just around the corner and that means the annual REEF Lionfish Derby Series is almost here! Whether you just want to watch the festivities and taste some delicious lionfish bites, or you want to join the derby and compete with other lionfish hunters for over $3,500 in cash prizes, we have something fun for you. This year, REEF will be hosting four lionfish derbies throughout Florida: Sarasota, Fort Lauderdale, Key Largo, and Juno Beach. REEF Derbies are hugely popular events that remove hundreds to thousands of invasive lionfish from local reefs over a single weekend.
