There are a few Field Survey trips in 2011 with spaces available. Please consider joining us in one of these great destinations – Maui, Roatan, and the Bahamas. These trips offer a great introduction to fish identification for novice fishwatchers, and are a fun way for experienced surveyors to build their life list while interacting with fellow fishwatchers. REEF staff lead these trips, and each features daily classroom seminars and a full diving schedule.
REEF is proud to partner with over 130 dive shops, dive clubs, individuals, and other organizations as REEF Field Stations.
REEF members are at the heart of our grassroots marine conservation programs. Over 43,000 divers, snorkelers, students, and armchair naturalists stand behind our mission.
This month we highlight Doug Harder (REEF member since 1996). Doug lives in Monument, Colorado, and has conducted 759 REEF surveys. Doug is a member of the Advanced Assessment Team in both the Tropical Western Atlantic and Hawaii. Here's what Doug had to say about REEF:
What inspires you to do REEF Surveys?
Instructor Janna Nichols
Please go to www.pnwscuba.com/critterwatchers/classes.htm for more details and to sign up.
Janna Nichols, Instructor.
Please go to www.pnwscuba.com/critterwatchers/classes.htm for details and registration
Researchers and volunteers from REEF, along with staff from the Cayman Islands Department of the Environment, have just wrapped up another year of study on Nassau grouper spawning as part of the Grouper Moon Project. Our work this year focused on the spawning aggregation in Little Cayman, which is the largest (and one of just a few) known remaining aggregations of Nassau grouper in the Caribbean. Highlights from this year’s work include:
The Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) announces the launch of the Baby Grouper Adrift! webpage - http://www.REEF.org/programs/grouper_moon/adrift
Shore REEF Survey Dive (1) - Junkpile - April 24, 2011
~~~~ Open to Open Water Divers with cold water experience ~~~~
Join REEF Fieldstation Seattle Scuba for a REEF Pacific Northwest region Invertebrate ID class!
There will be an evening of lecture (Saturday 6 - 9:30pm), followed by a day of diving (Sunday am to ~4pm). During the classroom portion we will introduce you to ~ 40 of the most common local invertebrates, along with easy ID tricks to make figuring out who is who down there less daunting. We will follow our lecture up with 2 dives in the local area working on identifying invertebrates.
Join REEF Fieldstation Seattle Scuba for a REEF Pacific Northwest region basic Fish ID class!