Weapons of Lion fish destruction!

[fishi]

people where going to get hurt and they have.

Remember when you sat down on one! Their dangerous even out of the water. Ive never seen someone get up so fast.:mooner:

 

[Hondaid]

Look at this www.reefprotectioninc.com
Also the padi specialty lionfish hunter
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[macado]

Look at this
Also the padi specialty lionfish hunter

Wow, I don't really know what to think about this.. Is PADI really offering a lionfish specialty certification? That is absolutely hilarious.

How many people would sign up just to say "I'm a certified lionfish hunter."

 

[ccannon707]

Diving there this past July I got mixed messages on the lion fish. I get there is a consensus that they will not be eradicated but (hopefully) controlled. Our DM, Victor Brito, had a little net, caught a couple and handed them over to a Marine Park rep. Another diver going with a different shop told me they were enjoying finding them and then leaving them be. They are beautiful, elusive and a thrill to spot. I know we have to try and eradicate them. Wonder if they are really any good to eat?

 

[craracer]

One shot, one meal for an eel My first Lionfish kill.

 

[SC_Hoaty]

Diving there this past July I got mixed messages on the lion fish. I get there is a consensus that they will not be eradicated but (hopefully) controlled. Our DM, Victor Brito, had a little net, caught a couple and handed them over to a Marine Park rep. Another diver going with a different shop told me they were enjoying finding them and then leaving them be. They are beautiful, elusive and a thrill to spot. I know we have to try and eradicate them. Wonder if they are really any good to eat?

If you get lionfish large enough to eat, you will enjoy the meal. (Many are small and not worth the effort to clean) They are on the menu at restaurants in Myrtle Beach, SC and in the Bahamas.

As far as letting them be, as long as you don't care about biodiversity on your dives, that is a good policy. With their high reproduction rate and no natural predators, they consume the other species, and take over.

Here is a video to help -

 

[firstdive2005]

Remember when you sat down on one! Their dangerous even out of the water. Ive never seen someone get up so fast.:mooner:

Dude what happens on the boat stays on the boat......
hurt my ego more than anything. lol.

 

[Pelagicsal]

They are beautiful, elusive and a thrill to spot. I know we have to try and eradicate them. Wonder if they are really any good to eat?

Beautiful - yes, but not in my backyard.

Elusive? : tending to elude: as
a : tending to evade grasp or pursuit <elusive prey>
b : hard to comprehend or define
c : hard to isolate or identify
Ummm... No.

A thrill to KILL.

Good to eat? Most definitely, when of sufficient size.

 

[PiranhaChris]

That is absolutely hilarious.."

How is that hilarious? The Lionfish invasion is a Huge Problem. Atleast PADI is being Pro-active. You're comparing a specialty that addresses a Huge Issue to Ice Diving, which PADI markets as a novelty

"imagine the look on your Divemaster’s face on your next Caribbean trip when you flash your PADI Ice Diver certification"
-From PADI.com

 

[craracer]

I read something the other day, which I can't find the reference for, that said the Lionfish produce thousands of eggs at a time, and can do this every 4 weeks or so. Sorry, I don't recall the exact numbers, but I was shocked when I read it.