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Bubbles from the Naturalist Jerry's tank - by Jerry Ligon

June 2005: Bari Reef's Century Club Update.

Welcome to Bari Reef. It is the number one dive site for total number of fish species from over 70,000 fish surveys throughout the Caribbean that have been conducted through R.E.E.F. Fish Identification Classes here at Bonaire Dive and Adventure are taught by staff naturalist, Jerry Ligon.

THE FOLLOWING ARE MEMBERS OF BARI REEF'S CENTURY CLUB, COMPOSED OF THOSE FISH IDENTIFIERS WHO ARE ABLE TO IDENTIFY AT LEAST 100 SPECIES OF FISH ON A SINGLE DIVE HERE AT BARI REEF.

Bold indicates staff member at the time of survey.
· JERRY LIGON (SANDDOLLAR NATURALIST- 1/98)
· DITTE PREKER (SANDDOLLAR NATURALIST, 53 CUBIC TANK- 4/98)
· JOHN LANIER (SANDDOLLAR NATURALIST- 4/98)
· DARREL SINGH (FIRST GUEST, ENGLAND-4/98)
· KAREN STILES (IOWA- 6/98 ON HER VERY FIRST ATTEMPT)
· BROOKS MARTIN (CALIFORNIA- 6/98)
· DEENA WELLS FEELEY ( DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, REEF, FLORIDA, 6/98)
· LADDIE AKINS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, REEF, FLORIDA-6/98)
· LESLIE WHAYLEN (MARINE BIOLOGIST, TEXAS, REEF MEMBER-6/98)
· CINDY HELM (REEF MEMBER- 6/98)
· KEN DEAVER (REEF MEMBER, MONTANA-6/98)
· DOUG ROREX (140 species)- 6/98
· KATHRYN D. HART (UTAH, 111 SPECIES-3/99)
· IRENE DA CUNDA ( SANDDOLLAR STAFF 4/99)
· SIPKE STAPERT (STAFF, 119 SPECIES, 4/99)
· Christy Semmens (REEF Science Coordinator), California, 1st Attempt, 6/99
· Brice Semmens (REEF Member), Caifornia, 1st Attempt, 6/99
· Linda Schillinger, NY, (120 species), 6/99
· Will, Doug Rankin (REEF members), North Carolina, 6/99
· Robert, Barbara Levine, Connecticut, 6/99
· Lynn Simons, 6/99
· Nick Simons, 6/99
· Shari Jacobson, 10/99, New York
· Art, Anna Kleiner, Colorado, 6/00
· Caren Echrich, Sea & Discover, 6/00
· Mike/Liz Finlay, England (South Africa), 8/00
· Candace Platz, Maine, 7/01 (177 species during vacation)
· Jon Grotz, Oregon, 7/01 (165 species during vacation)
· Ed/Lenor Johnson New Jersey, 7/19/2002( got frogie)
· Gwen WilDeboer, Holland, 7/2002 (first member from Holland)
· Neil Ericsson & Karen Florini (REEF Board Member) 4/03
· Marie (Vanden Bosche) Kellet, Cathy Vanden Bosche from Pa. 9/03
· Donald Evans, California, July 2004
· Jim and Mary Jane Bellay, Maryland, 102 on the 4th dive in the Fish Watching Course, August, 2004
· Suzanne Zebedee; -California December, 2004-106 on count and 142 for entire vacation
· Linda S Johnson, Green River Wyoming, Feb., 2005- 103 species.
· Deborah H Johnson, Green River Wyoming, Feb., 2005
· Roland Noordermeer, second member from Netherlands, Feb., 2005

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