Person of the Week

Armando is helping promote and share the importance of taking care of the environment and being guardians of our seas.

Chef Miller led the charge to eradicate invasive lionfish from Pensacola waters, by acquiring a wholesale saltwater license to purchase the fish whole from 'diver to door' and processing in house, serving the fish whenever weather permits and divers take the plunge.

Andres is working on a mission to control the lionfish invasion in Costa Rica while improving the coral reef conditions.

José Ugalde is heading a mission to control the lionfish invasion in Costa Rica while improving the living conditions of fishermen and protecting the Caribbean reef system and giving species a chance to recover.

Sara started the website lionfishpredators.com in 2021 to help educate and spread awareness about this invasive species. She also makes jewelry and accessories out of the lionfish fins.

Michaela Allenby caught the first and biggest lionfish when diving with the Columbian Navy team. She also works at keeping the beaches clean in San Andreas Island, Columbia.

Charles Painter is a Divemaster and Poseidon Rebreather Diver and works at the Shark Quest Dive Shop in Gulf Breeze Florida.

James Alicea is working with fishing cooperatives in other countries to establish a commercial lionfish industry, as well as helping equip divers in remote locations in South America and the Caribbean.

Laura Sudarsky is free diving in the Bahamas to remove as many lionfish as possible. She is also teaching the reef sharks to eat the lionfish.

Perry Megens is a PADI Dive Master for Aruba Fly n' Dive. He helps customers getting ready to dive and takes them on tours underwater. He is an excellent lionfish hunter and always has his spear with him on dives, ready to spear any lionfish he sees.

Christine SCUBA dives off Palm Beach or Martin counties hunting for lionfish maxing out at probably 100 ft with her Stuart SCUBA buddies or in the intracoastal waterway near inlets or under docks freediving with her small pole spear and lion-inn (where the lionfish check in but they don’t check out). She also creates lionfish jewelry.

Ron Bell is a lionfish hunter in Aruba and helping to eradicate this highly invasive species from our beautiful coral reefs. Kill 'em and Eat 'em!