Coral-eating starfish removed amid outbreak in Semporna

“Being part of Reef Check has changed my point of view.”⁠
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Stories like these inspire our staff and keep our mission moving forward!⁠
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“My name is Esperança Bila, I’m from Mozambique 🇲🇿 ⁠
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We did the Reef Check in Ponta de Ouro.⁠
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My experience at Reef Check was incredible because diving is a passion. During the training, I acquired the scientific knowledge and methodologies that served as a focus on building questions and answers that should be investigated using reproducible methods.⁠
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Being part of Reef Check has changed my point of view. The tools I learned for monitoring specific areas showed that over time, it is possible to know what is happening to the ocean. I learned about the dynamics of death in reef environments due to global warming and how pollutant emissions into the sea have affected communities of organisms in the most diverse habitats.”⁠
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Thank you, @bilaesperanca_ for sharing your story and photos!⁠
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#coralreef #coralbleaching #climatechange #coral #reefcheck #oceanconservation #nonprofit #citizenscience #communityscience #scubadiving #marinebiology ...

This year’s World Ocean Day theme was Catalyzing Action for Our Ocean & Climate, and it couldn’t align more perfectly with our mission.⁠
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As we celebrate 20 years of Reef Check’s kelp forest impact, we’re honoring all of the divers, scientists, and supporters who have turned passion into measurable action. ⁠
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We know the health of our ocean is inseparable from the health of our climate, and that real change starts underwater, powered by people like you.⁠
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This year, we’re doubling down:⁠
🌱 Expanding restoration sites⁠
🌎 Building global partnerships⁠
🤝 Training more community scientists⁠
📊 Collecting data that drives policy⁠
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Here’s to 20 years of action, and many more to come.⁠
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📸: Kendra Abernathy⁠
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#WorldOceanDay #ReefCheck #CitizenScience #MarineConservation #KelpForests #ClimateAction #ScubaDiving #California #KelpForest ...

A huge thanks to the awesome volunteers who came out to help survey 3 sites in Point Arena!
🎥: @halcyon_offshore ...