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Invasive Seaweed Sargassum horneri Spreading in Southern California

December 21, 2015

A recent scientific paper in the Journal 'BioInvasion Records' documented the rapid increase and spread of an invasive alga named Sargassum horneri along the coast of Southern California and down…

Global Bleaching Reports (September – October 2015)

November 3, 2015

The third Global Coral Bleaching Event (GCBE3) is underway. Reef Check has requested all interested groups (Reef Check and non-Reef Check teams) to send us reports and photos from field…

New EcoDivers Trained in Egypt

October 30, 2015

Reef Check Egypt Coordinator Dr. Mohammed Kotb recently shared this photo of the latest trainees in Egypt. In October, he finished an EcoDiver training program in Sharm El-Sheikh in which…

Buleleng Bali Dive Festival Promoting Conservation through Recreational Diving

October 30, 2015

Buleleng of North Bali held its 1st Buleleng Bali Dive Festival (BBDF) event in Pemuteran Bay on October 23 – 26, focusing on promoting diving tourism and various conservation activities…

No Bleaching and Lots of Teaching on Biosphere Expeditions’ Maldives Expedition

October 30, 2015

If you have ever visited the Maldives, you will have seen fleets of luxury liveaboards motoring around the atolls taking their guests to well-known dive sites to experience the underwater…

Reef Check Invited to the White House to Discuss Citizen Science

October 30, 2015

On September 30, 2015 the White House Office hosted a Citizen Science Forum entitled "Open Science and Innovation: Of the People, By the People, For the People". This event brought…