BEVERLY HILLS MERMAIDS IN HAWAII—Reef Check Hawaii hosted a Reef Rescue event to raise funds for the organization and to honor two little mermaids, Carol Connors and Barbi Benton, for their generous support and contributions to Hawaii’s marine environment. The other two beautiful mermaids were Mara New and Cheryl Holdridge Post pictured with Gregor Hodgson, director of Reef Check Foundation. From left are: Post, Connors, Hodgson, New, and Benton.
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Seeing our new divers from Dive Into Science get inspired by their experience is one of many reasons we are passionate about this program. We truly believe Dive into Science provides students with the skills and confidence to go on and achieve their goals in the higher education system.
See details about the program on our website.
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As Citizen Science Month comes to a close, we want to extend a warm THANK YOU to all of our volunteers who make Reef Check’s work possible around the globe.
We will continue our gratitude all year long. See you in the water!
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Meet Annie Bauer-Civiello, Reef Check’s Director of the Restoration Program!
After moving to California at a young age, Annie pursued her passion for the ocean. She earned her Bachelor of Science in marine biology from UC Santa Cruz, where she also completed all her dive training. Annie’s path then led her to Australia for her Master of Science in marine biology and PhD in environmental science at James Cook University.
During her studies, Annie served as the Great Barrier Reef Survey Coordinator for Reef Check Australia, leading scientific dives, marine debris clean-ups, and outreach events.
After nearly a decade in Australia, Annie returned to California, bringing a wealth of experience and knowledge to our Restoration Program. For the upcoming season, she says she is particularly excited to visit the Big Sur restoration site.
“We had extremely promising results last fall. We saw an average density of kelp recruits of 61.7 per square meter!!! Yes- I said that right! I am excited and curious to see how the site looks after the winter.”
Last week, Annie conducted an informational webinar about how people can get involved with the Big Sur restoration project, and she hopes volunteer interest will continue to grow.
One of her favorite Reef Check memories is from a Big Sur survey dive:
“All of a sudden, the water got very, very, very dark. It was like someone turned off the lights. We looked up, and there was a school of anchovies so large that the only empty space was from our bubbles. The school hung out with us all dive. It was magical.”
When Annie isn’t diving, she enjoys crafting, from doodling and sewing to restoring furniture and exercising her artistic side outside the lab.
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Congratulations to our Northern California Tribal Cohort #1 participants for completing their @nauiworldwide Advanced Scuba Diver course! We had gorgeous conditions at Van Damme State Beach
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Check that vis!
Doesn’t get better than this on the Mendocino Coast 30+ft
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A huge thanks to the awesome volunteers who came out to help survey 3 sites in Point Arena!
🎥: @halcyon_offshore
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