Reef Relief 25th Anniversary Design Debuts
(Key West, FL) – Key West based nonprofit, Reef Relief received a special birthday present this year from noted wildlife artist, Durwood Coffey. Mr. Coffey donated a stunning new design to celebrate Reef Relief’s silver anniversary. This design will appear on new Reef Relief t-shirts and other organization materials to help raise funds to support […]
The San Francisco International Ocean Film Festival : 2nd Annual Student Film Competition
Call for Entry The student film competition is designed to give students the opportunity to showcase their creativity and knowledge of the ocean through their filmmaking skills to an elite jury of professional filmmakers, ocean conservationists and educators. Winners will receive a prize (1st, 2nd and 3rd place) and experience their films on the big screen during a special screening […]
Scientists discover pillar corals spawning off Key Largo
Published On: Aug 08 2012 06:27:40 PM EDT. http://www.local10.com/ KEY LARGO, Fla. – For the first time ever, scientists from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission have documented male and female pillar corals spawning. Saturday, researchers diving off Key Largo witnessed male pillar coral colonies releasing clouds of milky sperm, followed by females a few […]
West Marine Community Day
Come out Wednesday, August 8th to West Marine’s Community Day. From 8am -7pm West Marine at 725 Caroline Street in Key West will be donating 5% of sales to Reef Relief’s coral conservation programs. Show your support for our coral reefs by stopping by West Marine in Key West.
25th Annual Coral Reef Celebration
Thanks to all the Reef Relief members who came out to our 25th Annual Meeting last night. We had great presentations by the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary’s Sean Morton and TNC’s Caitlin Lustic. The delicious spread was generously provided by Key West’s local restaurants; La Trattoria, Conch Republic, Franco’s Hero & Deli, Alonzo’s Oyster […]
August 2012 Reef Relief News
A Coral Camp Summer Reef Relief's Coral Camp 2012 proved to be more popular than ever. Over the nine weeks of camp sessions 217 kids from across the country took part in the awesome field trips and learned about marine science from corals to tides to fish anatomy. This summer Reef Relief was joined […]
Scientists Discover New Threats to Corals
By Stephen Leahy. INTER PRESS SERVICE. July 31, 2012 CAIRNS, Australia, Jul 24 2012 (IPS) – Most corals thrive only in shallow waters, where there is enough light for them to grow. But the rapid rise in sea level, due to the melting of polar ice, is making these conditions increasingly scarce. Measurements from tropical […]
World’s northernmost coral reef discovered off Japan
By Crystal Gammon OurAmazingPlanet. 07/31/12 When you think of coral reefs, you probably picture scuba divers gliding through warm, crystal-clear waters. And for the most part, you’d be right: more than 90 percent of the world’s coral reefs are located in the tropics. Now researchers in Japan have found what is — so far — […]