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Reef Check Philippines will be presenting “Visions of the Reef,” an underwater photo and video exhibit at 6pm at the Rockwell Loft in Manila. Tickets are P1,500 each and there will be chances to win some great dive prizes. To buy your tickets, call 8131308 or 8937252.

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Kosrae Village Dive & Eco Adventure Resort in Kosrae, Micronesia has been surveying their local reefs annually since 1996. Find out how you can participate in this year’s activities!

Link: http://www.kosraevillage.com/coral.shtml

Initial Spring/Summer RCCA trainings are SOLD OUT. But please contact us regarding our waiting list. More trainings in S. California being added for Falll. Check back soon.

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Stretching over 1,000 miles, California’s coastline is the gateway to a unique and often under-appreciated marine ecosystem. Offshore, just below the surface, kelp forests and rocky reefs play home to a vast array of marine life supporting a diverse array of consumptive and non-consumptive human uses. Unfortunately, similar to reefs around the world, the rapid growth of California’s population, coastal development, pollution, and overfishing have placed increasing demands on our nearshore resources. Many organisms that were previously common in high numbers, like abalone, are now almost gone.

Reef Check California aims to build a network of informed and involved citizens who support the sustainable use and conservation of our nearshore marine resources. To accomplish this, volunteers will be trained to carry out surveys of nearshore reefs providing data on the status of key indicator species.

Using a relatively rapid survey, leveraged with man hours from volunteer teams, it will be possible to survey many sites each year. Not only will this help fill gaps in the State’s existing marine monitoring network, but will allow all ocean users to contribute their valuable knowledge to the management process.

By joining Reef Check, either as a volunteer or a general member, you’ll be contributing to the preservation and informed management of one of California’s most precious resources.

THAILAND: March – November 20

Snorkel and dive Thailand’s amazing coral reefs to conserve biodiversity. Thailand’s coral reefs are some of the most magnificent and diverse on Earth. Like many of the world’s reef systems, Thailand’s reefs are facing the pressures of overfishing and destructive fishing practices, like cyanide poisoning and explosives, as well as the threats posed by global warming and coral diseases. Reef Check, a non-profit organization, has been monitoring and surveying coral reefs around the world to provide baseline data to management organizations since 1996. Now, Dr. Georg Heiss and Kim Obermeyer, both of Reef Check, are joining forces with Earthwatch to do baseline assessments of Thailand’s resplendent coral reefs and to set up a long-term monitoring program. With this information, government agencies and local communities can effectively participate in managing and conserving these beautiful reefs and the biodiversity they support.

For more information about the Thailand EcoExpedition and how to sign up, please visit: http://www.earthwatch.org/expeditions/heiss.html