What is the Great Annual Fish Count?
The Great Annual Fish Count (GAFC) is an annual REEF event to celebrate volunteer fish monitoring and provides an introduction to REEF’s Fish Survey Project for divers and snorkelers. Leading up to the event, which takes place each July, local partners organize free fish ID seminars. The NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Program provides support for the GAFC and event activities focus on Sanctuary sites including: Channel Islands NMS, Florida Keys NMS, Flower Garden Banks NMS, Gray’s Reef NMS, Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale NMS, Monterey Bay NMS, Olympic Coast NMS, Stellwagen Bank NMS. For more information on the GAFC and to see a list of seminars and other activities, visit the Website at www.fishcount.org. This event was formally known as the Great American Fish Count.
