Reef Relief has been invited to the NMEA Annual Conference to be held 6-28-11-7/3/11 in Boston, MA. Rudy Bonn, Reef Relief’s Director of Marine Projects, & Amanda Gambill, will be presenting “Coral Camp for Kids” to an international audience of marine educators on 7/1/11. This invitation recognizes Coral Camp for Kids as one of the […]
By NATALIE ANGIER . The New York Times. Published: June 6, 2011 BALTIMORE — Until I met Doug Allen, the wiry, ponytailed senior aquarist who guided me through the extremely popular jellyfish exhibit at the National Aquarium, my personal experience with jellyfish consisted mainly of using them as yet another excuse not to go swimming: […]
ScienceDaily (June 5, 2011) — A team of 21 researchers from 11 nations, including professor Robert “JJ” Orth of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, has completed the first-ever study of the risk of extinction for individual seagrass species around the world. The 4-year study, requested by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature […]
Coral reef in Maui. photo: Eduardo Castro. World Oceans Day This June 8th marked the 19th year that people across the globe have celebrated World Oceans Day. This year’s focus is “Youth: the Next Wave for Change”. Reef Relief has been working hard to reach our future ocean caretakers to spread the message of ocean […]