Reef Environmental Education Foundation

@reef_org

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Conserving marine environments worldwide by actively engaging the public through citizen science and education. Explore. Discover. Make a Difference.

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Photo by Reef Environmental Education Foundation on September 22, 2026.Pinned 5 items, carousel

Meet the REEF Fest speakers 🎙️ Free seminars at the REEF Ocean Exploration Center, Key Largo, Oct. 16 and…

Photo by Reef Environmental Education Foundation on September 21, 2026. May be an image of lionfish, seahorse and text that says 'Dis Discover the Sea PHOTO CONTEST 2026 VOTING IS OPEN!'.Pinned

Voting is open. 🗳️ The 2026 Discover the Sea Photo Contest is in your hands. Five categories, each with a…

Photo by Reef Environmental Education Foundation on August 24, 2026.Pinned 8 items, carousel

Bring your group to the REEF Ocean Exploration Center in Key Largo. 🐠 Discovery Programs are hands-on…

Video by Reef Environmental Education Foundation on September 25, 2026. May be an image of fish and text.Video

What is your fish spirit? 🐠 Tap to stop the reel and meet yours. Then tell us in the comments, because some…

Photo by Reef Environmental Education Foundation on September 24, 2026. 4 items, carousel

Got a car, boat or trailer you don't use? 🚗 It could fund fish surveys instead of sitting on your driveway.…

Photo by Reef Environmental Education Foundation on September 20, 2026. May be an image of camera, magazine, poster and text that says 'LAST DAY TO SUBMIT! à αλοεη THE ΘΝΣΟΥETΜΕΑ E 564 PHOTO CONTEST Disçover the verthesea Sea PHOTO CONTEST 2026 5 Categories Up to 3 Photos each REEF Members Only (it's free!) SUBMIT SCUBAPRO NOON EDT TODAY'.

⏰ Last day. Submissions close at NOON EDT today. Discover the Sea Photo Contest 2026. If your shots are…

Video by Reef Environmental Education Foundation on September 18, 2026. May be an image of swimming, lionfish, snorkel, camcorder, wetsuit, camera and text that says 'We can actually use NecanactuallyuseA UseA AI to identify the head and'.Video

Knowing which fish are on a reef is one thing. Knowing how big they are is a whole other, and it's one of…

Photo by Reef Environmental Education Foundation on September 17, 2026. 5 items, carousel

Congratulations Callie Mack 🐠 Newest member of the Golden Hamlet Club, with over 1,000 REEF surveys. It…

Photo by Reef Environmental Education Foundation on September 16, 2026. 4 items, carousel

Where should I stay for REEF Fest? 🛏️ Two Hospitality Partners with special rates for Oct. 15 to 18. 🌊…

Photo by Reef Environmental Education Foundation on September 15, 2026. 7 items, carousel

Field Report: Fiji 🇫🇯 Fifteen volunteer surveyors spent April 18 to 28 diving Bligh Water and the Namena…

Video by Reef Environmental Education Foundation on September 14, 2026. May be an image of fish and text.Video

Every Goliath Grouper has a pattern that can be recognized. 👁️ Look at the markings on this huge Goliath.…

Photo by Reef Environmental Education Foundation on September 13, 2026. 4 items, carousel

Introducing the REEF Surveyor Rankings 🏆 Every month, a different region and its top three surveyors from…

Video by Family Activities in South Florida on September 11, 2026. May be an image of lionfish, eel and text that says 'lorida FloridaKeys eys &KeyWest &ey Vest West 0.O" Come ពយព្លរ" ds SyBU are FREE Ocean OceanExplorationCenter Exploration Center'.Video

Free family fun in the Florida Keys 🌊 The REEF Ocean Exploration Center in Key Largo is free to visit, and…

Photo by Reef Environmental Education Foundation on September 10, 2026. 3 items, carousel

REEF Fest would not happen without them. 💙 Thank you to everyone backing REEF Fest 2026, Oct. 15 to 18 at…

Video by Reef Environmental Education Foundation on September 07, 2026. May be an image of lionfish and text that says 'Native to the Indo- Pacific,'.Video

"Us humans. We, of course, are the cause of this." 🦁🐟 Mead Krówka, REEF Education Coordinator, on how…

Video by Reef Environmental Education Foundation on September 05, 2026. May be an image of acquatic animal, wetsuit, snorkel and text that says 'Kл The upside? Reliving Theupside?Relivingthe the day, which is a contagious excitement.'.Video

"Two people can be on one dive and see entirely different things." 🐠 Hilary Penner, REEF's Volunteer Fish…

Photo by Reef Environmental Education Foundation on September 04, 2026. May be an image of lionfish, seahorse, poster and text that says 'REEF SCIENCE SATURDAYS eefErsironnestal Education RadfErsteresiulEiluedienFandrien cusdation: P1E9THIaEh FlgridaKeys aKeys West, കലേ്ക് ้าก SEPTEMBER 2026 Join us every Saturday at 11am at the Ocean Exploration Center for fun ocean-themed program! 98380 Overseas Highway, Ky Largo, Florida 33037 Sept. 5 Citizen Science Fish ID Sept. 12 Marine MarineEcology Ecology TIxA Sept. 19 Invasive InvasiveSpecies: Species: Lionfish Sept. 26 Endangered Species: Grouper Moon'.

Saturday mornings, sorted. 🐠 Science Saturdays at the Ocean Exploration Center in Key Largo, 11 a.m. every…

Video by Reef Environmental Education Foundation on September 03, 2026. May be an image of fish, wetsuit and text that says 'REEF RE Thousands of divers over the years that have generated this information, Ceen'.Video

"A centralized database provides really good estimates of central tendencies." 🎙️ Dr. Brice Semmens on what…

Photo by Reef Environmental Education Foundation on September 03, 2026. May be an image of poster and text that says 'FROM REEF TO RESILIENCE October 6, 2026 9:15 A FREE REEF's Fish Identification Class. Reserve your class spot! Space is limited. 1:00 PM Dive or snorkel with α REEF survey expert to gain hands on experience! Space is limited. 6:00 PM Ocean After Hours: From REEF to Resilience Panel No registration needed. Visit the link for more information www. .REEF.org fo/aerereileie .org/ REEF Ocean Exploration Center, Key Largo, FL OLO OUNDATION FLORIDA CLIMATEWEEK CLIMATE WEEK'.

REEF is joining Florida Climate Week. 🌊 Tuesday, Oct. 6 at the Ocean Exploration Center in Key Largo, we…

Photo by Reef Environmental Education Foundation on September 02, 2026. 6 items, carousel

New faces at the Ocean Exploration Center. 🐠 Welcome to our fall interns Ava Tidball, Erin Fraser, Sofia…

Photo by Reef Environmental Education Foundation on September 02, 2026. May be an image of fish, poster, magazine and text.

Some of us were born with a fish ID book in hand. 🐠 Tag a diver who came out already counting.…

Photo by Reef Environmental Education Foundation on September 01, 2026. May be an image of turtle, seahorse, poster and text that says 'REEF OCEAN AFTER HOURS Mirormensal mental Educaticn Foundation neHTииe Floride FloridaKeys Neys &Kev SEPTEMBER 2026 Join us every Tuesday evening at 6pm the Ocean Exploration Center for fun ocean-themed program! 98380 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, Florida 33037 Sept. 1 Educator Open House ዳ Sept. 8 Fish and Friends Aquatic AquaticPreserves Preserves PACT Sept. 15 Intern Mixer Sept. 22 Lionfish Jewelry Workshop BAB A4 Sept. 29 Turtle Talk w/ Goshen College'.

September Tuesdays belong to the ocean. 🐢 Ocean After Hours, 6 p.m. every Tuesday at the Ocean Exploration…

Photo by Reef Environmental Education Foundation on September 01, 2026. 9 items, carousel

Submissions are open. 📸 Discover the Sea Photo Contest 2026. You have until Sept. 20. Swipe for last year's…

Photo by Reef Environmental Education Foundation on August 31, 2026. 4 items, carousel

Today is International Whale Shark Day. 🦈 The largest fish on Earth, and it eats plankton. The hard part…