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  Reef Check FAQ - Technical FAQs  
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  Why do we use a plumb line?  
  Why are there several different prices for Reef Check California Trainings?  
  Does my Reef Check California EcoDiver Certification expire?  
  What is the Reef Check California program?  
  What will Reef Check California training involve?  
  When do trainings happen and how do I sign up for training?  
  How do I qualify for a Reef Check California training?  
  How do you choose survey sites?  
  Why are Reef Check California surveys important?  
  What are Marine Protected Areas and the MLPA?  
  How are living marine resources managed off the coast of California?  
  Can I survey any site I like?  
  Who organizes the surveys?  
  How often do surveys take place?  
  Why does Reef Check California not advocate (i.e., for or against MPAs) within the formal management process?  
  What are the goals of Reef Check California?  
  How can one standard method be appropriate for every reef in the world? How can a "one size fits all" approach be useful?  
  How can a single RC survey be considered sufficient to indicate coral reef health?  
  How can Reef Check results be useful for managers?  
  Is Reef Check the “preferred” monitoring tool?  
  How can Reef Check claim to be more than simply an educational and awareness-raising program? How can it possibly change people’s thinking or behavior?  
  How much training do volunteers need before they are ready to reliably carry out Reef Check?  
  How can I participate in a Reef Check survey?  
  What is a Regional Coordinator?  
  What is a Team Scientist?  
  What is a Team Leader?  
  What happens with the data I collect?  
  Who uses the data that Reef Check collects?  
  Why are the “best” sites chosen for the survey?  
  Why did you choose the depths that you did?  
  Why did you choose the substrate categories that you use?  
  Why did you choose the indicator species you did?  
  Can I change the indicator species my team monitors?  
  Why wait for the fish?  
  What is Reef Check's Mission Statement?  
  What are Reef Check's objectives?  
  What makes Reef Check different from other monitoring programs?  
  What issues are coral reefs facing today?  
  Why is Reef Check important to coral reef conservation and preservation?  
  What are some of Reef Check's achievements?  
  How can I become more involved?  
  How can I become a member?  
  How can I donate?  
  What is Reef Check?  
  How did Reef Check begin?  
  Who makes up Reef Check?  
  Where is Reef Check located?  
     
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