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Reef Check empowers people to save our reefs and oceans. Let’s work together to create a sustainable future through education, research, and conservation. Join us in our mission. We’re a team!
Every year, we train thousands of citizen scientist volunteers to survey the health of tropical coral reefs around the world and kelp forest ecosystems along the West Coast of North America.
Learn MoreReef Check has coordinators, teams, and EcoDiver training facilities in countries around the world. Since the first Reef Check coral reef monitoring survey in 1997, our EcoDivers have completed over 15,000 surveys in 102 countries and territories. Our initiative is built on over 20 years of global reef health data.
Learn MoreLingcod are ferocious predators with big mouths and lots of very sharp teeth. Usually seen in Northern California, they can grow to be around five feet long!
Keep up with Reef Check! Get the latest news and information about how we’re contributing to the global effort to save and preserve coral reefs and kelp forests.
Reef Check’s "Dive into Science" program (DIS) has completed its first round of scuba training on the North Coast of California. With generous support from the CA State Coastal Conservancy…
What is all the hoopla about this El Niño & what do the predictions mean for kelp? You may have heard in the news lately about predictions of an intense El Niño event…
Reef Check EcoDivers from DWP-CARES in Florida witnessed firsthand the multitude of issues facing local reefs. Already impacted by the SCTLD (Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease) outbreak, 91 degree F…
Introducing the incredible collaboration that's making waves: Crewtopia Supply Co. x Reef Check! When you shop from their exclusive merchandise collection, you're not just getting trendy gear – you're supporting…
Reef Check's tropical program is divided into regions such as the Indo-Pacific, Caribbean and the Red Sea. Find out more about our protocol here.
Become a Reef Check member or volunteer your time. You can even join our Adopt-A-Reef program and support our community-based monitoring and conservation of our coral reefs and kelp forests. Like the ocean, our opportunities to get involved are endless.