Tweet A partnership between NOAA, FEMA, nonprofits and a local enterprise is one of many engaging military veterans and restoring important ecosystems—this time helping revive coral reefs in the Caribbean. Feature Story Southeast 03/05/2018 Force Blue diver at Mosquito Reef, … Continue reading →
Tweet 2018 has been designated the third International Year of the Reef. This yearlong campaign aims to highlight the importance of coral reefs. Coral reefs cover less than one percent of the planet, but are home to 25 percent of … Continue reading →
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Tweet With the recent hurricane devastation in the Caribbean, Florida, Texas and other areas of the southeastern United States, we are thinking of all the people impacted. Almost half of the nation’s population lives near the coast, and these areas … Continue reading →
Tweet Unusually warm ocean conditions off the Pacific Northwest in the last few years led anchovies, sardines and hake to begin spawning in Northwest waters much earlier in the year and, for anchovy, longer than biologists have ever recorded before, … Continue reading →
Tweet Green sea turtles bask along the shores of French Frigate Shoals, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (Photo: NOAA Fisheries/Marylou Staman). Can you imagine a 1,200-mile commute? Every year, many green sea turtles (or honu as they are locally known) make the 1,200-mile (1,931-kilometer) … Continue reading →
Tweet Let’s guess, you didn’t get out on the water as much as you’d hoped this summer. In thinking through trips you could’ve or should’ve gone on, here’s 10 more to add to the list. 9-Day Supernatural Sea Kayaking in … Continue reading →
Tweet Today, the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer is embarking on the last leg of NOAA’s three-year mission to explore the deep Pacific Ocean when it heads to the Musicians Seamounts and the Hawaiian Islands. Starting September 7, you, too, can join … Continue reading →
Tweet Kriss, the ocean needs your help! Climate change. Overfishing. Habitat destruction. When I think about these and the many other challenges our ocean is currently facing, it’s easy to question how I can make an impact. The answer is … Continue reading →
Tweet Kriss, have you heard REEF’s latest exciting news? We’re expanding! Our important work to support marine conservation has experienced amazing growth over the last few years. Together we’re building on our legacy of 25 years of protecting the ocean. To … Continue reading →
Tweet Click the graphic Hawaiʻi community snapshots take the pulse of Hawaiʻi fishing communities using information about their fishing involvement. The Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center has launched an online Community Snapshots Tool that describes 42 communities throughout the Hawaiian Islands. Each … Continue reading →
Tweet Dear Kriss, As I explore the oceans photographing our magnificent underwater world, I find myself reminiscing about the early days of REEF. We started with a simple idea, in a small, donated space in Key Largo, Florida. Today we … Continue reading →
Tweet The National Marine Fisheries Service announced Tuesday that they rejected a petition to list the Pacific bluefin tuna as an endangered species. A long list of environmental organizations combined efforts to submit a request in June 2016 for the species to be protected … Continue reading →
Tweet A scalloped hammerhead is released after being equipped with a satellite tag that will gather water temperature and depth information (Photo Credit: Mark Royer/Copyright © Mark Royer). The incidental capture of sharks in commercial fisheries targeting tuna and billfish … Continue reading →
Tweet Did you know that a single invasive lionfish can eat more than 10,000 native fish in just one year?* Though beautiful, invasive lionfish have devastating effects on ocean species and habitats outside of their native Indo-Pacific. REEF is leading the way in … Continue reading →
Tweet REEF’s first trip to the Galapagos earlier this year. REEF divers have a great time aboard the Solomon Islands Field Survey. Take a Dive Vacation That Counts with REEF! It’s not too late to join REEF … Continue reading →
Tweet The Grand Kankakee Marsh was one of the largest freshwater wetland complexes in the United States, the “Everglades of the North.” Learn about restoring portions of this natural wonder in the cover story of Outdoor Indiana magazine. Subscribe today. … Continue reading →
Tweet By Lad Akins, REEF Director of Special Projects Lad Akins accepting the award in China from Gourmand Founder Edouard Cointreau. The second edition of “The Lionfish Cookbook.” The 2017 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards were held in China in May. … Continue reading →
Tweet By Christy Pattengill-Semmens, Ph.D., Director of Science A diverse Caribbean coral reef. Photo by Daryl Duda. A marine citizen scientist collecting data for the REEF fish survey project. Photo by Jeffrey Haines. Map showing variation in numbers of fish … Continue reading →
Tweet By Lad Akins, REEF Director of Special Projects Onespot Rabbitfish, native to Asia Pacific. Photo by Florent Charpin. REEF’s rapid response team after removing the non-native rabbitfish from Dania Beach. In October 2016, REEF’s Rapid Response Team removed a … Continue reading →
