Reef Response

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Reef Response is a citizen science program in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) centered on coral restoration. To donate, please visit our website.

09/09/2026

First Friday was a huge success for Reef Response! 🖤❤️We really appreciate all the love and support from the community and had so much fun.🪸Major thank you to Taphus for hosting us and thank you to Winston J Smith for these stellar pictures!

31/08/2026

We’ll see you soon!❤️🖤🎟️

03/08/2026

It’s the first day without our summer interns in 10 weeks and we are not well🥹

Thank you SO MUCH Kendrick, Jhamori, Kanesha and Andrea for all your hard work this summer🫶🏼We had so much fun with you on land and underwater🪸Big thanks to all of our special guests: Dan Mele, Alexandra Stevenson, Cindy Grace-McCaskey, Rory McKenna, Kelsey Worth and Sabrina Severin!

Here are some of our favorite pictures from this summer!

XoXo, Reef Response ❤️🤍🖤

18/06/2026

🌊🚨New Summer Program Alert!🚨 🪸

Are you 11-18 years old and interested in how life on land is connected to life in the sea in the Virgin Islands?🐄We’re so excited to be partnering with South Sea Rising Youth Nonprofit for two days on St. Thomas and one day on St. John! 🇻🇮Sign up for this action packed experience with the QR code🥥 See you there!

22/05/2026

Happy Fellow Friday! Help us welcome our two new Navigating Home Fellows Jan-Alexis and Alannica!🪸

16/05/2026

During the evenings of this week’s predicted coral spawning window, residents near Peterborg and Hull Bay on St. Thomas may observe intermittent flashes emanating from specialized camera equipment positioned along the shoreline. These devices are apart of a targeted research initiative by VI Reef Response, a coral restoration program based at the University of the Virgin Islands. Read now: https://stthomassource.com/content/2026/05/15/time-lapse-cameras-deployed-to-monitor-coral-spawning-on-st-thomas-north-shore/

11/05/2026

PUBLIC NOTICE:

We have deployed special cameras at Peterborg and Hull Bay to record timelapses of coral spawning. This is vital data for us to understand the health of our reefs around St. Thomas and if they are reproducing on their own. If you live in area you may see the flash going off in the evenings this week. We ask the public to please not disturb the equipment.

Thanks!
Reef Response

13/04/2026

Everyone meet our two newest Reef Responders!🪸

Avery Coble (2022 MMES Cohort) and Gillian Coleman (2024 MMES Cohort) just completed their first day of work. ❤️

Good luck on your adventures ladies!🖤

09/04/2026

Come join us for our third (!) Be a Marine Biologist for a Day! Thank you to everyone to who joined us for the past two events and we’re excited to see new faces this month 🪸

18/02/2026

“The BIMS Immersion Program (BIP Week) is a place-based coastal resilience and workforce development experience that integrates SCUBA training, marine and estuarine research, and community-focused conservation. In 2026, BIP Week heads to St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, May 14–18, where 12 scholars will earn PADI Open Water and Advanced Open Water certifications with Crucian Adventure Divers and engage in hands-on marine science centered on local ecosystems, sustainability, and community resilience.”

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2 John Brewers Bay
Frederiksted
00802

Website

http://www.reefresponse.org/

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