RLS Annual Report 2014

• 2014 saw 1022 RLS surveys completed across 5 different countries by 54 trained RLS volunteer divers
• RLS welcomed 20 newly trained divers, taking the total number of trained divers up to 232
• RLS now has over 7000 surveys from over 2400 sites in 48 different countries
• Over 4000 different species have been recorded on RLS surveys

Nature publication - Global conservation outcomes depend on marine protected areas with five key features.

Scientific Data publication - Systematic global assessment of reef fish communities by the Reef Life Survey program

Biological Conservation publication - Statistical solutions for error and bias in global citizen science datasets

Australian Museum Eureka Award: NSW Office of Environmental and Heritage Eureka Prize for Environmental Research.

New York Times (The Green Column) - Amid Efforts to Expand Marine Preserves, a Warning to Focus on Quality.

New York Times, The Opinion Pages - To Save Fish and Birds.

The Mercury - Researchers Map Life Under the Sea.