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A week has passed since my last day at REEF and I am home reflecting on all the fins I got to see during my three months in The Keys. Turtle Fins: I was able to help trained NOAA volunteers by going out on turtle walks. During the months of
A week has passed since my last day at REEF and I am home reflecting on all the fins I got to see during my three months in The Keys. Turtle Fins: I was able to help trained NOAA volunteers by going out on turtle walks. During the months of
Now that we are through with camps for the summer, my remaining weeks will be spent either at the office or at a lionfish derby. The lionfish derbies are part of REEF’s Invasive Lionfish Program. They consist of dive teams, freediving or scuba diving, which collect lionfish by spearfishing or
One of the programs here at REEF that I mentioned in my last post is the Explores Education Program. I am working specifically on the Ocean Explorers Camp. This is an environmental camp with an ocean focus for kids ages 7-12. Each day we are in or on the ocean
The Keys are not what you call a bustling metropolis. Most metropolitan dwellers come to the Keys to escape their everyday, busy city lives. For most people its just that, a vacation. But for me, and the other three interns for REEF’s 2018 summer semester, its our current home. I
Internship: REEF Marine Conservation Internship Ronnie’s first-hand experience of the underwater world came when she achieved her open water diving certification at age 14. Fueled by the desire to make the ocean relatable, even to her peers in Michigan, she set out to achieve a degree in marine biology. Studying