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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.
Bid with purpose! Reef Check’s “Bid for the Oceans” online auction fundraiser begins November 1. Preview all the fabulous items donated by our generous partners— trips, tickets, dive gear, jewelry,…
This month, two cohorts of foster youth from Antelope Valley and Los Angeles participated in the Dive into Science Open Water Scuba certification course at Emerald Bay on Santa Catalina…
Biosphere Expeditions recently concluded its latest trip to the Maldives, unexpectedly finding signs of hope at previously badly affected reef sites impacted by the 2016 mass bleaching event. Sites that…
In a crucial step towards safeguarding our oceans, the vibrant city of Khor Fakkan in the United Arab Emirates hosted a Reef Check EcoDiver course on September 16, 2023. This…
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.