Person of the Week

Zaracunde Dive Team is a dedicated group of divers has embarked on a mission to protect the local waters from the invasive lionfish.

Andres is a dive instructor for NAUI at Lionfish Scuba in Santa Marta, Magdalena. He has put lionfish hunting on the map in Columbia educating other dive shops about the harm they do to the Caribbean coast reefs.

Marie-Anne hunts and slays as many lionfish as she can to help preserve the Caribbean marine life and feed her Jamaican friends and their families.

Jesus/Coco is co-owner of Aruba Bob Snorkeling & Scuba in Aruba and is helping educate & spread awareness of the beautiful marine life in Aruba.

Baye is currently working on his dreamboat, a Parker pilothouse, to reoutfit as a dive boat. Continuing to work to introduce divers to the importance of controlling lionfish populations in the Northeast Florida area.

Justin was Divemaster in Aruba and helped Roger track and kill lionfish. He was a spotter and photographer on the dives as well.

Jamie Doeren's latest obsession is scuba and lionfish hunting. He got his divemaster at 53 years of age and is working on his Captains license.

Alfredo is part of a spearfishing group in Panama promoting and teaching the eradication and consumption of lionfish.

Lauren is learning to dive and becoming a Master Diver in her 50s and she also loves hunting lionfish.

Wessley is dedicated to the conservation and enhancement of marine fisheries and ocean habitats and the coastal communities they support.

Carly is a passionate scuba diver who continues to be amazed by our beautiful reefs. She started lionfish hunting about 3 years ago and has made it a mission to help engage and educate more divers about the growing problem.

Ryan enjoys teaching the community lionfish awareness and how to support their efforts to protect our reefs and fisheries from the lionfish invasion.