Dive Shops and Locations to Hunt Lionfish
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
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
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