Controlling Lion Fish Invasion in the Caribbean

Controlling Lion Fish Population in the Caribbean February – April 2013 Progress Report During February and April, total donations received were $130, we thank donors for their support, and ask more people to contribute to what is being a real solution to the invasion of Lion Fish, results to date show a drastic...

Progress Report   Reef Check trained volunteers and the Barracudas volunteer team have continued to conduct regular control dives in search for lionfish in La Caleta Marine Park. Also, La Caleta Fishermen Cooperative is regularly catching and selling lion fish to local restaurants to support the national strategy to...

Reef Check DR continues to undertake monthly Lion Fish control dives at the Submarine National Park, using trained volunteers and using the equipment purchased with the funds provided through Global Giving.     With combined efforts with the DR Ministry of Environment, and The Nature Conservancy, and the...

Reef Check Dominican Republic is pushing the “Comete un leon” ( Eat a Lion) campaign, which has been very popular among different social media outlets, educating more the Dominican Republic on this topic. i.e. www.revista SER.com (Third Edition) page 50 http://www.santodomingotimes.com/content/ (Escapades 2012...

The Controlling Lion Fish Initiative has been in place with funds for about 6 months now. Currently, we are seeking for further funds in order to continue our efforts.  At La Caleta Nacional Submarine Park,  co-managed by Reef Check Dominican Republic as previously mentioned, a total of 145 Lion Fish in the last 6...

At La Caleta Nacional Submarine Park, co-managed by Reef Check Dominican Republic, at least 69 Lion Fish in the last 3 months have been removed from this highly marine protected area. The Lion Fish were captured using Hawaiian slings (park permitted spear guns), heavy-duty underwater gloves, scissors and collection bags,...

Since Reef Check Dominican Republic (RCDR) reached the global challenge goal in august, it has been enthusiastically working on a campaign to control the lion fish invasion in Dominican waters. Enough funding was secured through Global Giving to purchase “park-certified” spear guns, heavy duty underwater gloves,...