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Environmental DNA (eDNA) is Promising New Tool for Marine Ecosystem Monitoring

June 28, 2018

Relying on the fact that all organisms leave trace amounts of their DNA in the environment, novel molecular techniques offer promising tools to monitoring marine ecosystems in real time.

Healthy Kelp Forests Seen on Big Sur Expedition

June 28, 2018

Ten sites were successfully surveyed along the Big Sur coast of California this month. The kelp forests appeared healthy with abundant kelp and appropriate populations of sea urchins.

3.1 Phillip Lim to Host May 19th Fundraiser for Reef Check

May 15, 2018

3.1 Phillip Lim in Los Angeles invites you to a day of shopping in celebration of IYOR 2018!

Educational EcoExpedition to Bangka Island Open for Registration

April 30, 2018

Registration, including five spots for fellowship winners, is now open for this year's EcoExpedition to Bangka Island, Indonesia, organized in part by Reef Check Italy.

First Two RC Trainers in Oman Take Lead in Reef Conservation

April 30, 2018

Setting a historic precedent, Oman's first two Reef Check trainers - Jenan Anwar Alasfoor and Ali Saleh Ibrahim - were recently certified and are eagerly working to conserve the country's…

Nearly 2,700 kg of Trash Collected from Malaysia's Beaches

April 30, 2018

Beach clean-up participants collected 400 bags of trash from part of Malaysia's coastline. The clean-up is the first in a series of activities celebrating the International Year of the Reef…