Reef Check EcoDiver

Reef Check’s Vision: Thriving reefs, cared for by communities sustained for generations to come stewardship of sustainable reef communities worldwide.

Reef Check performs three vital tasks necessary to promote stewardship of sustainable

reef communities worldwide:

• Train and organize teams of local volunteer citizen scientist divers. They collect data on reef health and assess climate change impacts on their reefs. Their work produces reliable information used by marine resource managers, scientists, and policymakers to make science-based ocean management and conservation decisions.

• Promote public education about reefs and the ocean. Our goal is to develop a team of ocean ambassadors with the skills and knowledge to make a tangible and meaningful difference for marine conservation in their local communities.

• Develop ecologically sound and economically sustainable solutions for reef conservation and restoration.

Reef Check EcoDiver Program

EcoDivers are volunteers who help Reef Check to deliver its citizen science program and collect data necessary for coral reef management and conservation.

This course is designed to teach you everything you need to know to conduct full-scale Reef Check surveys and collect high-quality data for our global database. In this program, you will learn about marine conservation issues, the role of citizen science, as well as how to identify key indicator fish, invertebrates, and substrates selected by Reef Check for assessing coral reef health.

Upon completion of this course, you will join the Reef Check monitoring team and assist in underwater surveys around the world. This 2-3 day course includes both classroom and fieldwork.