Florida's Coral Reef Webinar Series
Every year during Earth Month, the Coral Reef Conservation Program invites you to participate in educational webinars about the wonders of our underwater national treasure: Florida's Coral Reef.
This April, we are looking forward to another wonderful series of talks! Please sign up using the links below.
2023 Florida's Coral Reef Webinar Series | |
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Tuesday April 4th: Introducing Florida's Coral Reef + SEAFAN An introduction to our reef: What are corals, why are they important, what threats do they face, and what can we do to protect them? The Southeast Florida Action Network (SEAFAN) is a citizen reporting and response system designed to improve the protection and management of southeast Florida's offshore coral reefs - learn more about SEAFAN and how to get involved! | Thursday April 6th: Learn how to identify the spectacular stony corals found on Florida's Coral Reef! |
Tuesday April 11th: Marine Invertebrate Identification (Part One of Two) Learn how to identify the incredible invertebrates (excluding stony corals) found on Florida's Coral Reef. | Thursday April 13th: Learn how to identify the fantastic fish found on Florida's Coral Reef. |
Tuesday April 18th: Marine Invertebrate Identification (Part Two of Two) Learn how to identify the incredible invertebrates (excluding stony corals) found on Florida's Coral Reef. (Continued from Part One) | Thursday April 20th: Learn how to identify the fantastic fish found on Florida's Coral Reef. (Continued from Part One) |
Tuesday April 25th: Recreational, commercial and scientific divers are encouraged to become part of the BleachWatch Observer Network by participating in a training session. This class includes a short lesson on coral biology, an overview of coral bleaching and disease, a description of the BleachWatch Early Warning Program, and how to properly assess coral condition, record observations and submit reports. | Thursday April 27th: Learn how to identify the spectacular stony corals found on Florida's Coral Reef! |
After watching the webinars, test your identification skills with these species identification videos and keys from the Nova Southeastern University GIS and Spatial Ecology Lab.
Video 1
Coral species
Image
Mountainous star coral (Orbicella faveolata)
Great star coral (Montastrea cavernosa)
Fish Species
0:00 - Red grouper (Epinelphelus morio)
0:00 and 0:10 - Porkfish (Anisotremus virginicus)
0:14 - Sergeant major (Abudefduf saxatilis) and bluehead wrasse (Thalassoma bifasciatum)
Video 2
Coral species
Mountainous star coral (Orbicella faveolata)
Fish Species
0:00, 0:10 and 0:50 - Porkfish (Anisotremus virginicus)
0:00 and 0:50 - Mangrove/gray snapper (Lutjanus griseus)
0:36 and 0:45 - Bermuda chubs (Kyphosis sectatrix)
1:09 - Bluestriped grunt (Haemulon sciurus)
Video 3
Coral species
Mountainous star coral (Orbicella faveolata)
Fish Species
0:00, 0:50, 1:45, and 2:15 - Porkfish (Anisotremus virginicus)
0:03, 0:40 and 2:00 - Gray angelfish (Pomacanthus arcuatus)
0:30 - Mixed grunts and snappers
0:52 - Sergeant major (Abudefduf saxatilis)
1:35 - Bicolor damselfish (Stegastes partitus)
1:40 - Juvenile wrasse
1:43 - Bluehead wrasse (Thalassoma bifasciatum)
2:15 - Bluestriped grunts (Haemulon sciurus)
2:15 - French grunts (Haemulon flavolineatum)
2:18 - Mangrove/gray snapper (Lutjanus griseus)
2:57 - French angelfish (Pomocanthus paru)
3:45 and 4:08 - Spiny lobsters
3:53 - Harlequin bass (Serranus tigrinis)
4:45 - Long spined urchin (Diadema antillarum)
Watch recordings from the 2021 Coral Reef Webinar Week
- Marine Invertebrate Identification: Part One (with Florida Sea Grant).
- Marine Invertebrate Identification: Part Two.
- REEF Fish Identification: Part One (with Florida Sea Grant).
- REEF Fish Identification: Part Two (with Florida Sea Grant).
- BleachWatch Observer Training.
- Protecting Florida's Coral Reef and SEAFAN.
- Coral Reef Story Time.
- Stony Coral Identification.
Watch recordings from the 2020 Coral Reef Webinar Week
- Florida's Coral Reef Fish Identification.
- Stony Coral Identification (the first seven minutes were not recorded).
- SEAFAN BleachWatch.
- Marine Invertebrate Identification: Part Two.