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Washington Examiner: NOAA: Study says US values Hawaii reefs at $33.57B

October 24, 2011

http://washingtonexaminer.com/news/2011/10/noaa-study-says-us-values-hawaii-reefs-3357b

New Laws in California & Marshall Islands Protect Sharks

October 12, 2011

In October, California and The Republic of the Marshall Islands became the latest entities to pass laws protecting sharks. California joined Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, CNMI, and Guam in banning the…

Mystery Abalone and Invertebrate Die-Off Along the Sonoma Coast of California

October 12, 2011

In late August dead red abalone and other invertebrates started washing up on beaches along the Sonoma coast of California. At the same time, Reef Check divers started reporting many…

Why don’t we count Halimeda? and related questions

October 12, 2011

Each month, Reef Check will answer a technical question regarding the monitoring protocol of our coral reef or rocky reef programs.

Successful EcoExpedition in the Maldives

October 12, 2011

In September, Biosphere Expeditions, together with the Marine Conservation Society and the Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme, undertook its inaugural Reef Check survey, studying some of the expansive reefs of…

Reef Check Puerto Rico To Take Off After EcoDiver Training

October 12, 2011

In September, Nikole Ordway, Reef Check Florida Course Director, trained 3 volunteers from Puerto Rico as EcoDivers. These new Reef Check divers will launch Reef Check surveys in Puerto Rico.