Lionfish Friendly Dive Shops
If you are interested in learning how to become a Certified Lionfish Hunter or just helping with this environmental cause by diving, snorkeling, spearing, netting, or any other way of removing Lionfish from the Ocean, please email me, Roger J. Muller, Jr., at roger@mullerinsurance.com. Below is my list of places to dive for Lionfish and become a Certified Lionfish Spearer-Hunter and includes my friends who are fellow instructors and/or dive shops in the different countries.
If you do not dive or snorkel and want to educate yourself about Lionfish when you are online or traveling to the following countries, here are my Lionfish educator contacts and friends.
Aruba
Aruba Lionfish Initiative Foundation
Aruba
JADS: PADI
Aruba
Pure Diving Aruba
Aruba
S.E. Aruba Fly 'n Dive
Atlantic & Caribbean
Lionfish University - Stacy Frank
Bahamas
Stuart Coves
Bonaire
GOOODIVE
Bonaire
Bonaire National Marine Park
Curacao
Ocean Encounters
Florida
Nuihi Charters: Gulf Lionfish Coalition Captain Andy Ross: PADI:
Florida
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Florida
Coast Watch Alliance - Brian Asher
Florida
Florida Keys Dive Shop: PADI: Platinum Course Director Steve Witmer
Florida
Islamorada Dive Center: PADI: Eric Billups
Florida
Reef Rangers
Florida
Off Duty Dive Charters Captain Dan Pylate
Grand Cayman
Ocean Frontiers
Grand Cayman
Divetech: PADI: Menno Verschuur
Honduras
Lone Star Dive & Fish
St. Croix
Sweet Bottom Divers - Marriott: PADI: Tim Linse
St. Croix – St. John
(CORE) - Caribbean Oceanic Restoration & Education Foundation - Wess Tester: Dive Coordinator
St. Thomas
Turtle Tail Charters
United States
NOAA - Dr. Steve Gittings
Lionfish Friendly Dive Shop Interviews and Reviews
Aruba Fly ‘n Dive Scuba Shop Review
This January into February I was in Aruba and dove with my friends at Aruba Fly ‘n Dive. As a Lionfish hunter it is important for me to find shops that allow me and other divers to hunt with our spears.
Battling the Lionfish Threat with Pure Diving Aruba
An interview with Marcel Van Wees & Steven Koedijk, owners of Pure Diving Aruba, whose eco-efforts cover coral restoration, mangrove preservation and battling the lionfish threat.
Interview with Aruba Fly ‘n Dive Scuba Shop
I had the honor of interviewing the owners of Aruba Fly & Dive, Irwin and Pauola. They are a lionfish hunting-friendly dive shop and mainly cater to regular scuba divers.
Lionfish Hunting and Diving with JADS Scuba Shop
As a Lionfish University Reporter and Lionfish hunter, I travel the world trying to help remove Lionfish and to help improve the underwater environment. In the middle of January 2021 I was able to dive on the JADS scuba shops boat.
Lionfish Hunting Equipment
Lionfish Hunting Charters
Become a certified Lionfish Hunter. Contact these Lionfish Hunting Instructors.
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