Who are we?

The Palm Beach County Reef Research Team is a group of volunteer divers committed to the future of Palm Beach County's underwater resources. The more we learn about our reefs, the better we can manage them. We accomplish this by monitoring the county's reefs and educating the public about them.

How do we do it?

We gather data from Palm Beach County's artificial reefs for the use of the Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management and from our natural reefs for Reef Check. We have also been involved with the Reefball project, the construction of artificial structures in the Intercoastal Waterway for the enhancement of snook and grouper populations, data collections during algal blooms, mangrove planting, reef assessment in Curacao, and Operation Reef Clean. In addition to scientific diving, we participate in community education via enviromental festivals, and public speaking functions.

When and Where are our activities?

Our monthly general meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month and are open to all, both members and non members. Reef survey dives occur at least once a month, usually on a weekend morning. Periodic research diver classes are held to learn fish, coral, and invertebrate ID, as well as underwater measurements and logging skills.

All general meetings and classroom training sessions are held in building 509 of the Environmental Resource Management complex, on 5th Street across from the Palm Beach Airport. Exit I-95 west on Belvedere, and 5th street is the first right beyond Congress.

Cassandra Weith takes fish count
at the bridge house on Royal Palm reef.