$1,009 per person double occupancy. $1,462 single occupancy, $517 pp non-diver double occupancy. Includes: 7 nights of lodging in a studio suite with kitchenette, 6 days of 2-tank AM boat dives, daily continental breakfast, all taxes. Nitrox additional charge (+$10/tank, reserved in advanced).
+$300 REEF Program Fee per diver will be added to each package to cover the cost of the group leader, seminar and survey materials.
$2,620 per person double occupancy. Includes: lodging for 7 nights onboard the Aqua Cat luxury liveaboard in an ocean view cabin, all meals and drinks, up to 5 dives per day for 6 days and 2 dives on the last day of diving, and r/t ground transportation from Nassau Airport.
+$200 REEF Program Fee per diver will be added to each package to cover the cost of the group leader, seminar and survey materials.
Become and citizen scientist and perform a REEF survey while you are having fun underwater. Make this a part of your dive log activities.
Join the REEF's FREE local fish or Inverts/Algae identification training program and better understand what goes on just beyond the surf zone
Third Annual Palm Beach County Lionfish Derby set for August 17
Teams will compete for over $3,500 for removing the invasive species
By Keri Kenning, REEF Communications Manager
A database of fish surveys conducted by volunteer recreational divers trained by REEF was used to examine fish populations in Monterey Peninsula, California, between 1997 and 2011. Over 3,000 surveys were conducted as part of this ongoing citizen science effort. The analysis was conducted using a numerical conversion method to calculate population estimates from REEF log-scale data (this method was described in a companion paper published in the same CalCOFI Reports issue).
This paper describes several models to convert order-of-magnitude count data that are collected during REEF Roving Diver Technique (RDT) surveys to a numeric mean, and demonstrate that with a sufficient number of surveys, estimates of the mean with a reasonably small confidence interval can be attained. For each model, parameter estimates and associated confidence intervals were derived from 292 RDT surveys where precise counts were also made. Models were compared using the small sample Akaike Information Criteria (AICc).
In the summer of 1993, the first REEF fish surveys were conducted by a group of pioneering volunteers. Twenty years later, the Volunteer Survey Project and other REEF initiatives are leading the way as innovative and effective marine conservation programs. To celebrate, we are hosting 4 days of diving, learning, and parties this August in Key Largo, Florida. We hope you will join us!
For more information visit http://www.reef.org/REEFFest2013
The REEF Field Station at the Florida Oceanographic Society is hosting a fish ID course in preparation for their Great Annual Fish Count survey at Bathtub Reef in Stuart, FL. The top 50 fish seen at Bathtub Reef will be covered by REEF instructor Lureen Furetti. FOS' GAFC survey dates are on July 19 and 23, with a potential backup date (TBD) in case of inclement weather. Hope to see you there!
