Keep up with Reef Check.

Get the latest news and information about how we’re contributing to the global effort to save and preserve our coral reefs.

Follow us around the world on our mission of education through exploration.

Reef Check Malaysia: Community Action and New Digital Tools

October 30, 2025

Reef Check Malaysia (RCM) provides us with this update on their activities over the past few months.

A Trip of a Lifetime- Contest Winner Shares Her Maldives Adventure

October 30, 2025

Contest winner Tess Kneebone joined the Reef Check x Biosphere Expeditions liveaboard in the Maldives this month, an experience she describes as truly transformative. Over the week, expedition participants studied…

Reef Check Italia Completes 11th Expedition to Indonesia; Participant Reflects on Trip

October 30, 2025

Reef Check Italia recently completed its 11th annual expedition to Bangka Island, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Participant Elena Manfredini, a recent graduate with a master’s in marine biology, vividly shares her…

Growing the Kelp Day Family: A Community-Centric Kickoff to Science and Conservation

October 30, 2025

In Baja California, the second annual Kelp Day was celebrated in Ensenada. Local organizations, universities, and community groups came together to honor the kelp forests that sustain life along the…

A Breakthrough for Sunflower Sea Stars – and a Glimmer of Hope

August 29, 2025

Over a decade ago, sea stars along the West Coast began disappearing almost overnight and Reef Check volunteers noticed the alarming changes when they reported sick and dying sea stars…

Despite Rough Seas, Reef Check Celebrates 2,000th Kelp Forest Monitoring Survey

August 27, 2025

The 2025 monitoring season not only marks our 20th year of kelp forest monitoring, but also has the added excitement of the completion of our 2,000th kelp forest monitoring survey!…