Help eradicate invasive Lionfish during a two-tank dive with an experienced Lionfish hunter (and instructor). This trip includes an overview of the ecological damage caused by this species, best practices aimed at preventing environmental and personal harm during the hunt, provision of hunting gear, and two guided boat dives off shore among areas Lionfish are most often found.

Required Certifications

• Open water scuba certification

Sample Itinerary

**Itinerary may change due to tides, experience level, and customer preference

• 7:15 AM Meet with Guide
• 7:30 AM Overview of day, dive, strategies, and safety talk
• 8:00 AM depart for dive spot 1
• 8:30 AM arrive at dive spot 1 and begin Lion fish hunt
• 9:30 AM drive to dive spot 2, talk about learnings from dive 1
• 10:30 AM arrive at dive spot 2, being Lion fish hunt
• 11:30 AM depart dive spot 2
• 12:30 PM arrive back at marina, depart for day

Includes

• Guide
• All required scuba equipment.
• Regulator, alternative air source, cylinder, mask/snorkel, weights, BCD
• boat access, captain, fuel fee's
• Lion fish hunting gear (spear, lion cage, dive knife)

Why hunt lionfish?

To help maintain balance in Florida's marine ecosystems. From the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission:

"Lionfish are a predatory reef fish. They eat native fish, which can reduce native populations and have negative effects on the overall reef habitat and health as they can eliminate species that serve important ecological roles such as fish that keep algae in check on the reefs. Lionfish also compete for food with native predatory fish such as grouper and snapper."