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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 17,000 surveys in 102 countries and territories. Our initiative is built on over 25 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.
Adopt-a-Reef and become a Kelp Forest Champion! Four new sponsorship opportunities are now available to support kelp forest conservation in California. Oregon and Washington coming soon!
General Manager Jodi Salmond and the Reef Check Australia team were thrilled to be a part of the recent Australian Coral Reef Symposium (ACRS) held in Perth! They presented two…
Spring has signaled the beginning of Reef Check Malaysia’s 2024 survey season. With annual surveys scheduled at over 200 sites across the country, EcoDiver monitoring teams have a lot of…
May saw the 10th Reef Check expedition to Bangka Island, Indonesia led by Reef Check Italia. Enthusiastic and passionate students from all over the world participated and one- Jia Cashon-…
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.