Jardines de la Reina (Gardens of the Queen), a marine park located on the southeastern portion of Cuba, is known as one of the best-preserved marine areas in the Caribbean, offering a high amount of diversity and fish biomass.
South Water Caye Marine Reserve, in southern Belize, is a unique mangrove/coral reef habitat and home to several endemic species including the Social Wrasse and the Maya Hamlet.
Join REEF's Conservation Coordinator Ellie Place and REEF's Education Program Manager, Ellie Splain, as they let you know about some uncommon, elusive fish in the Tropical Western Atlantic that you can find combing the shore line in different locations - in ten feet of water or less!
Discovered in 1503, Brazil's Fernando de Noronha archipelago is known as a great destination for ecotourism and diving. The islands are located about 200 miles from the mainland and the entire area makes up a protected marine park.
Want to improve your fish knowledge? Join us each month for a free fish Fish Identification Class in REEF's Interpretive Center, led by REEF Volunteers Carlos and Allison Estape.
This month - Gobies
Hosted at REEF Headquarters, 98300 Overseas Hwy, Key Largo, FL 33037
This Fishinar session covers the following invertebrates, as well as an introduction to the new Marine Life of the North Atlantic app.
Join REEF and the New England Aquarium Dive Club for the 17th Great Annual Fish Count.
Help count fish and win prizes!
Each year divers help researchers by surveying fish populations. Join the largest survey in North America! Multiple dive locations and fabulous raffle prizes!
This eco-adventure will give REEF members a chance to experience many alluring facets of Costa Rica, including abundant marine life, vibrant tropical rainforests and active volancoes.
Join REEF's Director of Science Christy Semmens as she teaches some tips and tricks to find and ID some unique fishes in Brazil.
Your time zone may vary - this is a live, online session that starts at 8pm Eastern time.
Here's the list of fish that's covered in this session:
In 1993, a group of pioneering conservationists took a slate on a dive in Key Largo, and started a program that would become the largest marine life sightings database in the world. Twenty-fice years later, REEF's Volunteer Fish Survey Project (VFSP) is a valuable tool for studying the oceans. The project provides insight into the health and biodiversity of our oceans, and is a key way that REEF members can make a difference in today's ever changing marine environment.