Permit to Spear Lionfish on Curacao

[JHack112]

Anyone know how to go about getting a permit to spear lionfish on Curacao? I know they have the LET (Lionfish Engagement Team) near the seaquarium that you can hunt lions from but my buddy and I are trying to do our own out west and just don't know the permitting process or if tourists even can do it outside of a local operation.
We'll be there November1-11 if anyone wants to buddy up for a day.

 

[diversteve]

Public Prosecution allows Lionfish hunting - Curaçao Chronicle

These are the people (^ The Public Prosecution on Curacao ^) to contact: Kòrsou - Openbaar Ministerie-Curacao-Sint Maarten-BES Islands

 

[JHack112]

Great, thanks.

 

[JLREDFISH]

JHach112, please post an update if you get an answer from the Curaçao authorities. A year ago we tried to go thru several different dive shops and we're told that only their employees using goverment issued and numbered pole spears were allowed to shot lion fish. Tourist could come along as spotters, but couldn't shoot any. I am going there in January and would like to know if this has changed. Thanks.

 

[Bas Harts]

Nothing has changed (as far as i know)

It's still illegal to spearfish without a permit or registration, but sadly like many laws on Curacao its's not enforced in any way............