Reef Check Foundation

Reef Check Foundation Reef Check leads citizen scientists to promote stewardship of sustainable reef communities worldwide
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It's the last day to make triple the impact for ❗️We're fighting to keep this program up and running. A couple of our b...
08/31/2026

It's the last day to make triple the impact for ❗️

We're fighting to keep this program up and running. A couple of our board members are tripling donations until September 1st. Reef Check Baja has connected divers in Baja and California to encourage collaboration in a world divided by arbitrary borders.

Want to see this program survive so we can continue collecting important reef data in Mexico? Donate any amount and see it make triple the impact.

https://www.reefcheck.org/donate/

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08/29/2026

Urchin culling is part of the effort to reestablish kelp forests along the West Coast of the United States. In total for 2026, Reef Check volunteers completed 6,214 minutes of culling. In that time underwater, scuba divers culled 87,140 purple urchins and 5,147 red urchins. ⁠

This effort is bringing balance to the ecosystem once found in these waters, all while entertaining the local rockfish community. With more manageable numbers of urchins in the area, kelp will be able to thrive once again.

This work was supported by under the grant.

Help us recover funding for We're running a 3x donation campaign to cover the loss of funding for this incredibly import...
08/26/2026

Help us recover funding for

We're running a 3x donation campaign to cover the loss of funding for this incredibly important effort. That means whatever you donate will be tripled by board members proposing this campaign.

Reef Check Baja is a three-year-old binational effort designed to increase data collection capacity along the West Coast of North America. People from the United States and Mexico have come together since its inception to learn the techniques required to collect important long-term scientific data.

Support the science and conservation efforts in Mexico at our 🔗

There are parts of coral restoration that only divers can do, but saving our reefs is the job of every person on this pl...
08/24/2026

There are parts of coral restoration that only divers can do, but saving our reefs is the job of every person on this planet.

We talk a lot about collecting data and conserving the health of reefs still alive around the globe, but restoration is where divers can jump in and build reefs that have been lost. These kinds of coral trees can be seen in tropical places all over the world, and when you travel as a diver, you may be able to get involved.

The science shows our oceans can't handle the continued warming we are experiencing on this planet. That means, while our divers are out in the water doing damage control, the rest of us have the opportunity to speak up for the environment to change regulations and policies in support of conservation.

We were featured in an excellent article about Rebuilding a Reef over on The Underwater Atlas. Read the full article: https://underwateratlas.com/blog/coral-restoration/

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08/22/2026

Between survey dives, we get to see all kinds of cool critters on the reef.

This is a momma giant Pacific octopus protecting her eggs in Washington.

Notice the color of her body? When GPO moms are protecting and caring for their eggs, they never leave to feed. Their bodies survive on fat reserves until the eggs hatch, and they die soon after. In this process, they lose their bright, vibrant colors. Although it's sad to think about her passing, her eggs will hatch, and a few of the thousands of eggs will survive to join the next generation of octopuses developing around the Puget Sound.

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Save by tripling your impact, now until September 1st! Within three years, Reef Check Baja has connected people from th...
08/19/2026

Save by tripling your impact, now until September 1st!

Within three years, Reef Check Baja has connected people from the United States and Mexico in a collaborative effort to collect reef data in Baja California.

Unfortunately, funding recently disappeared, but we are determined to save this program.

Right now, your donation of any amount will be tripled by two of our board members, which means $5 becomes $15, $25 becomes $75, $200 becomes $600, and so on.

We need to keep long-term programs like reef surveying active and healthy to have accurate data. Donate what you can and share this with your networks.

Donate at our link.

There's still one spot available for coral monitoring training in Indonesia!This is a special opportunity to learn about...
08/17/2026

There's still one spot available for coral monitoring training in Indonesia!

This is a special opportunity to learn about the stunning reefs of the famous Coral Triangle with Reef Check training on Bangka Island, Indonesia, from September 12-20, 2026.

Reef Check Italia and Coral Eye are collaborating to bring volunteer divers from around the world to teach coral identification and disease monitoring. This effort will contribute to data collection and coral conservation in North Sulawesi.

Check out trip prerequisites and details: https://www.reefcheckmed.org/italiano/reef-check-tropical/bangka-2026



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08/15/2026

What would you do if an octopus reached out to touch your face?

Our volunteers were surveying Cape Foulweather in Depoe Bay at the end of June. As they finished up and prepared to reel in the transect line, this giant pacific octopus came out to say hello. Needless to say, our divers made a new friend that day.

This was a brand-new Reef Check site, and what an introduction this was! We’ll be tracking the health of this reef with support from under grant.

It’s impossible to achieve benchmarks like 30 years of reef monitoring without engaging youth. Scientific and conservati...
08/12/2026

It’s impossible to achieve benchmarks like 30 years of reef monitoring without engaging youth. Scientific and conservation work rely on intergenerational collaboration to be at their most effective. The older generation may have more working knowledge and experience. But the younger generation brings new perspectives and a fearless approach.

This is why we do community outreach events and invest time/money into programs like Dive Into Science. It’s all about nurturing kids and young adults into active climate activists who are just as ready to jump in the water as they are to speak up in town halls.

Learn about the latest events by following our page/watching our stories, and you can support this work by donating today.

Connecting with communities and building hope are key factors in ramping up climate efforts. Over 50 people turned out f...
08/10/2026

Connecting with communities and building hope are key factors in ramping up climate efforts.

Over 50 people turned out for the Ocean Hoptimism event at Faction Brewing in California last month on the topic of kelp forests. The speakers were Natasha Benjamin and David Helvarg from Blue Frontier, an ocean policy nonprofit.

Reef Check also participated in the event! Our team shared how scuba divers can help kelp forests by collecting scientific data. Long-term data, in turn, reveals the health status of local reef systems over time.

We're always sharing about upcoming events on our stories. Add as one of your favorites so you don't miss the next one!

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