An introduction to the Reef Watch program

Reef Watch is an environmental monitoring program run by the community and coordinated by the Conservation Council of South Australia.

To find out more information about the program, you can download the brochure (550 KB), and/or read this and the other pages in this section. If you are keen to know more, why not contact us?

Monitoring our oceans as part of an ecologically sustainable future!

Reef Watch is a unique and exciting program where recreational divers gather data about the health of the oceans. Diver involvement develops community awareness about the state of marine ecosystems and triggers action for their protection.

Reef Watch aims to gather and disseminate quality information on the status of our marine environment. We do this with the input of many of South Australia's top marine scientists and educators along with the help of hundreds of volunteers.

The Reef Watch training program provides recreational scuba divers with the necessary skills to gather valuable information about the marine environment, which contributes to a growing body of information being used for the better management of human impacts.

This information is used by Reef Watch to increase community awareness of marine environmental issues and is also available to government bodies, research institutions and schools.

'Through sound ecological knowledge comes sound management and a sustainable future'