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Experiment.com: Kelp Forest Restoration and Monitoring using Community Science

February 28, 2023

Reef Check is asking for your help! Check out our Experiment.com campaign to help us with restoration monitoring in Northern California. Since 2014, more than 96% of bull kelp in…

Sway and Reef Check Partner Up for Kelp Forests

February 28, 2023

Reef Check is honored to be chosen as one of three key partners through 1% for the Planet Member Sway, who creates seaweed-based replacements for single-use plastic packaging. Sway balances…

Expanding Participatory Management with Reef Check Malaysia

February 28, 2023

Reef Check Malaysia believes in involving local communities in the management of marine resources, which led to the formation of the Tioman Marine Conservation Group. Members of the group were…

2022 Year in Review

December 19, 2022

2022 was a great year for Reef Check and we owe that to you— our global community of volunteers, donors, and partners. We could not be prouder of what we…

Banner Year for Kelp Forest Monitoring

December 19, 2022

This year, Reef Check's kelp forest monitoring program went through its largest expansion since its inception in 2006. In 2022, we expanded our motioning network to almost 160 sites and completed…

New Kelp Restoration Site in Big Sur

December 19, 2022

Reef Check is happy to announce the expansion of restoration into the Big Sur coastline of California. Since 2015, Reef Check has recorded a decline in giant kelp densities and…