@ReefCheck

A non-profit organization dedicated to empowering people to save our reefs and oceans worldwide. Join us!

 Oceans of the World
reefcheck.org
Joined February 2009
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The worry is that even as the kelp starts coming back naturally, the urchin will find a way to devour it. trib.al/BfyWLgt

Northern California kelp forest shows signs of recovery after sea urchin removal

The kelp forest has begun to return to the Sonoma and Mendocino coast, partly because environmental conditions have improved. And efforts to remove the voracious purple urchin that eats it are...

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A kelp restoration effort is underway along the Oregon Coast. Oregon Sea Grant is supporting this initiative led by the @oregonkelp (ORKA). Dan Abbott of @ReefCheck & Tom Calvanese of ORKA discuss kelp restoration projects in CA & OR: bit.ly/3wzs68X
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Coral mortality after bleaching is associated w/ heatwaves AND local conditions, including macroalgae, suggesting action at all levels is necessary for coral survival, see our new study in @ScienceMagazine using a global dataset collected by @ReefCheck science.sciencemag.org/conte…
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Around the world, research by citizen scientists is coming into its own: hakaimagazine.com/features/c… #oceanacidification #CoralSea #citizenscience @ReefLifeSurvey @IMASUTAS @HandfishProject @REEF_org @cedarcrestcolle @ReefCheck
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Reef Check retweeted
Kate Vylet@KateVylet25 Jan 2019
Our marine science art show opens tonight! There will be a variety of marine art and even an epic walk-through kelp forest! Plus partial proceeds from purchased artwork go to @ReefCheck to help protect our beloved reefs. Come check it out if you're around Oakland!
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This is your chance to join a unique citizen science SCUBA diving coral reef conservation expedition. biosphere-expeditions.org/co… . @mcsuk @ReefCheck #biosphereexpeditions #mcsuk #ReefCheck #reef #coral #coralreef #marine #ocean #scuba #scubadiving #diving
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Competition time 👏👏👏 Join us to survey the #coral #reefs and whale sharks of Oman and the Maldives 🦈🐋🐙🐡🐠 @biosphereexped @ReefCheck #FridayFeeling mcsuk.org/news/biosphere-com…
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DYK: @ReefCheck trains citizen scientist divers to survey the health of #coralreefs around the world, and rocky reef ecosystems along the entire coast of California. Interested in joining? Visit buff.ly/2Pm7D6n #travel #conservation #dive #stream2seacares #scuba
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It has been an honor and a pleasure to serve as Expedition Leader for @TeamUSX very first #scuba #research #expedition! My team underwent training with @ReefCheck to collect data on #CoralReefs along the coast of #Florida for monitoring and #conservation efforts. #scubadiving
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Dive deep at 4pm today with @ReefCheck, at the Marina Del Rey film festival in Los Angeles. Hope you can make it!
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So excited to join @ReefCheck @GB_RISE @PADI at the 1st Intl Scuba Diving Sustainability Workshop, 19-21 Oct 2018 🇮🇹 - Danna Moore, Project AWARE Global Operations Director is there to discuss marine #CitizenScience #DiveAgainstDebris #NextMillion2020 and more! 🌊 – at Bristol, England
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Win a place on one of our diving expeditions! biosphere-expeditions.org/co… Thanks to our partners the @mcsuk and @ReefCheck ​, you can now win a free place on one of our diving expeditions. Apply now! #maldives #oman #musandam #reef #coral #coralreef #marine #ocean #scuba #diving
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#Groupers are a #key indicator species that we #study on as part of @ReefCheck #ecodiver programs as they are potentially threatened by #overfishing buff.ly/2IvpxiM
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🧜🏼‍♀️🧜🏼‍♂️ First Annual SWIM ‘N SIP MONOFIN RACE!!!! 🧜🏼‍♀️🧜🏼‍♂️ Age 18+ Men and Women are invited to @divensurf in Redondo Beach, CA on Saturday, September 22nd 💦 Get a crash course on… instagram.com/p/Bncpcf3n_rr/… – at Redondo Beach, CA
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OPC and @CaliforniaDFW welcomed the CA Expert Assessment Group for the @IUCN Green List today in Sacramento! This group will evaluate CA's #MPA Network against globally significant criteria to see if it should be added to the Green List. More info here: bit.ly/2w8KhER
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Families are helping clean up Nelly Bay Beach. @ReefCheck @TangaroaBlue
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Reef Check retweeted
Estoy@jedz2dmax24 Apr 2018
A reminder from @ReefCheck
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We're happy to have helped train 3 Omanis to undertake their own @ReefCheck surveys 🙌 They've now established an independent charity called Reef Check Oman - aiming to protect the country's fabulous reefs. Find out more about them>>>reefcheckoman.org #Oman #corals
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In his own words: John John Florence explains how he came to be one of the world's top surfers and what he's learned from the ocean. ow.ly/LalE30iHn5z
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We've lost one iconic group of animals & we're are losing the other. What's your favourite? #overfishing #sharks #extinction
16%Dinosaurs
84%Sharks
158 votes • Final results
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