Roatan Marine Park
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CASH PRIZES for:
Entry is only $25 per team of two per day. However, it is not necessary to enter both days as catch totals are per day.
Hours are from Saturday February 12th from 8 am until 5 pm and Sunday February 13th from 7:30 am until 4:30 pm. Contestants must be at either of the Marine Park offices, West End or Barefoot Cay, for the start. Contestants checking in on the south side must be back into dock a half hour early and bring all qualifying fish to the West End checkpoint for 5pm on Saturday and 4.30pm on Sunday.
Prizes will be awarded for the most lionfish caught in a single day, the largest lionfish by length, the smallest lionfish by weight, and any other categories as decided by Marine Park officials. All fish must be presented in whole condition.
Teams will be limited to 2 persons. To qualify for prizes, participants must be registered. All participants must sign a Legal Waiver and registration form and pay entry fee to be considered registered in the Derby.
Only lionfish may be taken during the derby. No other fish, conch or lobster may be present on the boat at any time during the derby.
Derby Registration
Registration: Teams must register by 5.30pm on Thursday February 10th at either of the Marine Park Office. Cost is $25 per team
Late registration: Last registration will be at the Captains meetings on Friday February 11th. Cost is $30 per team.
Captains meeting to be held Friday at 6pm at Blue Marlin for those competing in West End or at 5pm at our Barefoot Cay office for those from elsewhere around the island. At least one person from each team must be present. There will be a briefing on safe collection and handling procedures for lionfish. All liability forms (one per team member) must be submitted by the captains meeting.
Catching the Lionfish
Lionfish may be taken anywhere in Roatans waters as long as the collection occurs during Derby hours and the fish are present at the Scoring Station by 5:00 pm Saturday, or 4:30 pm Sunday. You may dive and/or snorkel while hunting. If diving, at least one diver must have a dive computer and stick to it.
Lionfish may be taken by pole-spear, Hawaiian sling, hand net, or plastic bag. No chemicals are to be used.
Participants are required to carry a thermos bottle on the boat containing hot water for first aid purposes.
Lionfish caught must be kept on iced salt water in a cooler to preserve the fish and also to neutralize the venom. It is up to the hunters to cut the poisinous dorsal spines off and count the lionfish before presenting to the judges.
All lionfish must be caught the day of the Derby. The Marine Park reserves the right to use some of the lionfish for in the cook off at the Awards Ceremony. In the event of a tie, the winning team will be determined by the earliest recording of its lionfish at the Scoring Station.
The Lionfish Derby is an honor system tournament; anyone found violating Derby Rules will be disqualified from receiving any prize money.
Lionfish Cook-Off
6:30PM, Sunday February 13th at the Blue Marlin.
Eat em to beat em! Show off your culinary skills or just eat fresh lionfish.
CASH PRIZES for winners!
$5 to enter, or just $10 to enjoy the meals. We will provide lionfish meat to contestants though we cannot guarantee the amount. For this reason, we recommend that anyone planning to enter the cook-off should find another source of meat, i.e. ask a dive shop or friend in the hunting competition
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE EMAIL US AT info@roatanmarinepark.net
- Most lionfish caught
- Smallest lionfish caught
- Largest lionfish caught (LONGEST)
Entry is only $25 per team of two per day. However, it is not necessary to enter both days as catch totals are per day.
Hours are from Saturday February 12th from 8 am until 5 pm and Sunday February 13th from 7:30 am until 4:30 pm. Contestants must be at either of the Marine Park offices, West End or Barefoot Cay, for the start. Contestants checking in on the south side must be back into dock a half hour early and bring all qualifying fish to the West End checkpoint for 5pm on Saturday and 4.30pm on Sunday.
Prizes will be awarded for the most lionfish caught in a single day, the largest lionfish by length, the smallest lionfish by weight, and any other categories as decided by Marine Park officials. All fish must be presented in whole condition.
Teams will be limited to 2 persons. To qualify for prizes, participants must be registered. All participants must sign a Legal Waiver and registration form and pay entry fee to be considered registered in the Derby.
Only lionfish may be taken during the derby. No other fish, conch or lobster may be present on the boat at any time during the derby.
Derby Registration
Registration: Teams must register by 5.30pm on Thursday February 10th at either of the Marine Park Office. Cost is $25 per team
Late registration: Last registration will be at the Captains meetings on Friday February 11th. Cost is $30 per team.
Captains meeting to be held Friday at 6pm at Blue Marlin for those competing in West End or at 5pm at our Barefoot Cay office for those from elsewhere around the island. At least one person from each team must be present. There will be a briefing on safe collection and handling procedures for lionfish. All liability forms (one per team member) must be submitted by the captains meeting.
Catching the Lionfish
Lionfish may be taken anywhere in Roatans waters as long as the collection occurs during Derby hours and the fish are present at the Scoring Station by 5:00 pm Saturday, or 4:30 pm Sunday. You may dive and/or snorkel while hunting. If diving, at least one diver must have a dive computer and stick to it.
Lionfish may be taken by pole-spear, Hawaiian sling, hand net, or plastic bag. No chemicals are to be used.
Participants are required to carry a thermos bottle on the boat containing hot water for first aid purposes.
Lionfish caught must be kept on iced salt water in a cooler to preserve the fish and also to neutralize the venom. It is up to the hunters to cut the poisinous dorsal spines off and count the lionfish before presenting to the judges.
All lionfish must be caught the day of the Derby. The Marine Park reserves the right to use some of the lionfish for in the cook off at the Awards Ceremony. In the event of a tie, the winning team will be determined by the earliest recording of its lionfish at the Scoring Station.
The Lionfish Derby is an honor system tournament; anyone found violating Derby Rules will be disqualified from receiving any prize money.
Lionfish Cook-Off
6:30PM, Sunday February 13th at the Blue Marlin.
Eat em to beat em! Show off your culinary skills or just eat fresh lionfish.
CASH PRIZES for winners!
$5 to enter, or just $10 to enjoy the meals. We will provide lionfish meat to contestants though we cannot guarantee the amount. For this reason, we recommend that anyone planning to enter the cook-off should find another source of meat, i.e. ask a dive shop or friend in the hunting competition
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE EMAIL US AT info@roatanmarinepark.net
