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Sep 29

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Reef Check completes its first survey in Canada! 🍁⁠
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Completed in partnership with Real Life Survey, the team collected data from Ogden Point, a popular site in Victoria with lots of bull kelp.⁠
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Sep 25

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CLIMATE ACTION FOR THE CALIFORNIA COAST - Join the MPA Collaborative Network for virtual climate and the coast events starting this fall! There will be 14 climate forums (one for each coastal county collaborative) and a kickoff webinar!⁠
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Mark your calendars!⁠
🫧 Kickoff webinar: September 28th, 2 pm-3 pm⁠
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🫧 Climate Forums: October-November ⁠
Opportunity to share input and influence decision-makers⁠
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Sep 22

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This week`s Reef Rendezvous features travels of the talented @ian.uhalt.images 📸 The backstories to all of these images paints a picture on the importance of protecting reefs and collecting reef health data.⁠
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1. Coral reef in Bora Bora⁠
This was a patch of new coral head near where I stayed in Bora Bora. It is one of the most protected lagoons I have ever seen. This shot was at sunrise while most of the reef fish were still tucked away in their holes.⁠
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2. Heteractis magnifica Moorea⁠
This is a patch of magnificent anemones near shore in Moorea. In the shallows we can find fields of these large and beautiful anemones. ⁠
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3. Catalina Island, Dominican Republic⁠
This was both an amazing and a sad dive. Due to the corruption in government and the impact of the drug trade, many areas of the reefs are unprotected. We saw numerous coral and sea fans knocked over. ⁠
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4. Costa Rica⁠
This was on a little sea mount off the coast of Playa Hermosa in Costa Rica. The reef was very distressed, but the fish life here was abundant, including this very friendly French Angelfish. ⁠
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5. Catalina Island, Dominican Republic⁠
Another amazing yet sad dive. We would see beautiful coral heads like this one, and twenty feet away was one torn up by a boat anchor.⁠
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Sep 11

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Cheers to the volunteers who made the Sonoma Coast Campout a great success! We surveyed 3.5 sites in 2 days!! Gerstle Cove, Salt Point, Pebble Beach and Stillwater.
North Coast strong 💪 🌊 🤿

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Jun 20

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Congrats to the newest group of divers to complete the Reef Check training in Fort Bragg! We look forward to surveys with all of you this season!

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Feb 27

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We need your help!

Reef Check just launched a huge campaign to support our Kelp Forest Restoration and Monitoring project, and we need your help to get the word out.

Share our campaign page with your friends, and if you’re able, donate a few dollars to the cause.

Our kelp forests appreciate you!

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