Person of the Week

Andy Lowe has been teaching new hunters how to safely hunt lionfish through his non-profit Ennds. He also has been manufacturing a polespear that he designed, the Foldspear, since 2003 and has been providing divers with the best available lionfish hunting equipment through LionfishHunting.com since 2011.

Captain Buck Beasley and his wife Amy put on the First Annual Roatan International Lionfish Tournament benefiting local charities and Marine Park programs. Their efforts helped raise the awareness locally and helped to nearly double the market price of Lionfish in Roatan.

President of Lionfish Central, Inc., a technology company. They have built Lionfish Patrol, an app for divers to log their lionfish dives and Lionfish Reef Patrol, a lionfish hunting video game.

We here at Niuhi Dive Charters are dedicated to serving the dive community with custom dive trips for all levels of experience. We specialize in Lionfish hunting and mitigation as well as reef surveys. We focus on ecotourism to educate divers on the importance of Lionfish control and the effects they have on the Gulf of Mexico fisheries. With our efforts he hope to make an impact on divers and the way they dive the Gulf of Mexico.

PADI MSDT, Lionfish Hunter and owner of Lionfintastic, jewelry and accessories made on the island of Aruba.

I wrote a PADI Distinctive Specialty for Lionfish Removal and love teaching divers how to safely capture and remove these fish while minimizing the diver's impact on local marine structures and organisms.

Ronald J Holzman (Ron) Owner / Operator of DIVERJH Scuba/Watersports/Instruction & Consultants Association, Company, Affiliations: [...]

I'm working with a variety of people to develop a viable lionfish trap that captures lionfish almost exclusively, doesn't ghost-fish if it is lost, doesn't damage the bottom, and minimizes the risk of entanglement of other wildlife like turtles and marine mammals.

Taylor Muller helps our underwater environments and dive community by removing lionfish from environments they do not belong. My quest is to aid in the effort to eradicate lionfish from our waters while also assisting in ocean clean up, coral reef education, and conservation.

Pioneer of Lionator Reef Protectors and a Reef Conservation Partner, Abigail is working in Aruba towards the conservation of our sea and sea creatures. She is also working in the early stages of Lionfish Patraol.

Phil Karp is an independent Citizen Scientist and Ocean Advocate, formerly with the World Bank.  He focuses on the interface between marine ecosystem conservation and the livelihoods of coastal communities.