We're excited to announce our speaker lineup for 2024 REEF Fish & Friends! Each month features an engaging ocean-themed presentation from a guest speaker. Presentations are free to attend, and are hosted at the REEF Campus in Key Largo. If you're not able to join us in person, the seminars are livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube. Upcoming Fish & Friends presentations include:
• February 13 – "Currents & Crossroads: Vision for Florida's Ocean & Coasts" presented by JP Brooker, Ocean Conservancy
• March 12 – "The Solution is Clear: Restoring the Florida Bay" presented by Dr. Raechel Littman, Florida Bay Forever
• April 9 – "Coastal Everglades Monitoring: Fish & Beyond" presented by Anna Simmons, Audubon's Everglades Science Center
• May 14 – "Mission: Iconic Reefs—Empowering Snorkelers and Divers to Support Coral Restoration" presented by JD Reinbott and Madeline Cholnoky, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
• June 11 – "Following the Fish: Hemingway in the Florida Keys" presented by Dr. Cori Convertito, Key West Art & Historical Society
• July 9 – "Rock Harbor, Pineapple Farming, & the Connection to REEF" presented by Brad Bertelli, Florida Keys historian, author, & Honorary Conch
• August 13 – "The Spiky Spectacle: Long-Spined Sea Urchin's Comeback" presented by Jim Brittsan, Sustainable Oceans and Reefs (SOAR)
Visit our Facebook page or YouTube channel to view the latest recorded Fish & Friends presentation,"Human Connection to the Waters of the Florida Keys" presented by Lindsey Crews of NOAA. For more details about upcoming REEF events, visit www.REEF.org/events. You can also subscribe to our monthly REEF Campus & Keys Community newsletter here.