December 31, 2025

2025 By the Numbers

As the year comes to a close, let's put some numbers to this year's accomplishments.

1 U-bolt Installation 1 Coral Reef Monitoring Technical Report Published 1 Virtual Intern 2 Closed Circuit Rebreather (CCR) Divers 2 NCEI Coral Reef Monitoring Datasets Published

2 FGBNMS Summer Scholars 3 Seaside Chats 3 Exhibit Displays moved to FGBNMS office 4 Lionfish Invitationals 5 Lionfish Venom Samples Collected 6 Student Interviews 7 Permits Issued

8 Sanctuary Saturday Programs at Moody Gardens  8 Mooring Buoys Installed 9 Community Events Attended 12 Research Cruises Completed 13 Active NOAA Divers 45 Educational Programs

50 Sanctuary Ducks Hidden on Cruise Ships 148 Volunteers  303 Visitors at the Get Into Your Sanctuary Day Open House 473 Scuba Dives this season

1,700 Pounds of Debris Removed from Stetson Bank 2,000 Poster Stickers 3,036 New Social Media Followers 3,660 Citizen Science Volunteer Hours 44,497 Email List Subscribers 1,917,037 Social Media Impressions 3,100,000 Visitors at Exhibit Venues

We've probaly missed something, but you get the idea--we're feeling pretty good about all of the work we've put in this year.

Thank you for your continued support and interest in our efforts. See you again in the new year!!

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