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  • A spear fisherman peers over a coral ledge looking for fish to hunt. Image made off Alor, Indonesia.
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  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado takes a triggerfish off his spear near Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico068.jpg
  • A spear fisherman in the Philippines swimming with his octopus catch.
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  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado takes a hogfish off his spear near Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico081.jpg
  • An invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans) on the end of a spear. In order to keep their numbers low, scuba divers and snorkelers are encouraged to spear as many as possible.
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  • An invasive lionfish on the end of a spear. In order to keep their numbers low, scuba divers and snorkelers are encouraged to spear as many as possible.
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  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado rises to the surface with a bag of lionfish after spearing several of the invasive species off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Lionfish eat native fish and contribute to fish declines. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico071.jpg
  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado hunts for more lionfish after spearing several of the invasive species off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Lionfish eat native fish and contribute to fish declines, compounding the problem. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico070.jpg
  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado cuts the venomous spines off a lionfish after spearing the invasive species off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Lionfish eat native fish and contribute to fish declines. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico069.jpg
  • A scuba diver spears and invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans) off Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas. Spearing on scuba is illegal in The Bahamas, however, a special exemption was made for lionfish.
    2016_06_19Freeport577.jpg
  • A spear fisherman looks for approaching predators. While sharks pose almost no threat to scuba divers having a dying, bloody fish on the end of a spear changes the game. Lionfish cullers must be aware of their surroundings.
    2016_06_17Freeport002.jpg
  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado, with a hogfish in his bag, hunts lobsters and fish off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business.
    Gross_PuertoRico080.jpg
  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado hunts lobsters and fish off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico079.jpg
  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado rises to the surface with a bag of lobsters and fish after a dive off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico078.jpg
  • An invasive Lionfish (Pterois volitans) is speared as part of an effort to help coral reefs adapt to this new predator. Image made off Abaco, Bahamas.
    2016_06_25GTCLionfishDerby514.jpg
  • The best way to cull lionfish today is to spear them one by one.
    Cull
  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado goes on the hunt for lobster, conch, and various fish species off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico072.jpg
  • A spear fisherman in the Philippines swimming with his octopus catch.
    20181020-500_0748.jpg
  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado goes on the hunt for lobster, conch, and various fish species off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico073.jpg
  • A subsistence spear fisherman in Indonesia peers over the coral wall for potential prey.
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  • The invasion is so intense a single dive can yield dozens of lionfish even with a small spear. In the Bahamas spearing while on SCUBA is prohibited, but a special exemption was made for lionfish.
    2016_06_18Freeport054.jpg
  • Invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans) have taken over and are wiping out native fish in the Atlantic ocean. The highest densities are in the northern gulf of Mexico. A team of lionfish hunters are spearing them to help the local ecosystem.This image was made off Destin, Florida.
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  • One team caught 466 lionfish in a single day during the Green Turtle Cay, Bahamas lionfish Derby in June of 2016. Lionfish (Pterois volitans) are an invasive species in the Atlantic ocean and spear fishing tournaments like this help the reefs and raise awareness about the issue.
    2016_06_25GTCLionfishDerby047.jpg
  • An invasive Lionfish (Pterois volitans) is speared as part of an effort to help coral reefs adapt to this new predator. Image made off Abaco, Bahamas.
    2016_06_25GTCLionfishDerby552.jpg
  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado cuts the venomous spines off a lionfish after spearing the invasive species off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Lionfish eat native fish and contribute to fish declines. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico069.jpg
  • A scuba diver feeds an invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans) to a Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) off Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas. It was once thought that if the sharks learned that lionfish taste good they would actively hunt live lionfish. So far, that has not been the case.
    2016_06_19Freeport697.jpg
  • A scuba diver spears and invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans) off Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas. Spearing on scuba is illegal in The Bahamas, however, a special exemption was made for lionfish.
    2016_06_17Freeport002.jpg
  • An invasive lionfish is speared during the annual Green Turtle Cay Lionfish derby. Lionfish are invasive and this is one attempt to help the local marine ecosystem.
    2016_06_25GTCLionfishDerby552.jpg
  • An invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans) is fed to a Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) off Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas. It was once thought sharks could be trained to feed on lionfish by feeding them speared lionfish which, so far, this has proved to be false.
    2016_06_18Freeport082.jpg
  • A lionfish is fed to a Caribbean reef shark, Carcharhinus perezii, off Grand Bahama Island in the Bahamas.
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  • Commercial lobster fisherman Stewart Pinder turns his attention to lionfish when lobster season is closed. There is big prize money on the line in lionfish derby's.
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  • Marine biologist and commercial lionfish hunter Alex Fogg is efficient at clearing out lionfish, but even he can’t go as deep as lionfish.
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  • A lionfish is brought to the surface by lionfish derby entrant Stewart Pinder.
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  • Lionfish are most easily found around shipwrecks or human-made debris. Here one is pulled out of a small shipwreck off Freeport, Grand Bahama.
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  • Fisherman are paid to catch invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans) in the Caribbean to help reduce their numbers and, in turn, help the reefs. Image made on Eleuthera, Bahamas.
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  • A scuba diver culls invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans) from a coral reef off Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas.
    2016_06_18Freeport054.jpg
  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado goes on the hunt for lobster, conch, and various fish species off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico072.jpg
  • During the Green Turtle Cay Lionfish Derby there is a prize for the smallest fish and it is sought after. These tiny fish, about the size of a quarter, are better caught in small hand-nets.
    2016_06_25GTCLionfishDerby900.jpg
  • An invasive Lionfish (Pterois volitans) is netted as part of an effort to help coral reefs adapt to this new predator. Image made off Abaco, Bahamas.
    2016_06_25GTCLionfishDerby900.jpg
  • Diver removes spines of a lionfish. Spearing on scuba is illegal in the Bahamas, but there is a special exemption for lionfish. In order to legally spear lionfish on scuba, however, you must go with a commercial dive operation. The measure is in place to help ensure spear fisherman do not catch other species.
    2016_06_18Freeport458.jpg
  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado searches for his first spot of the morning off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fishing after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico057.jpg
  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado catches a Caribbean spiny lobster off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico082.jpg
  • A Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) hides under a ledge on a coral reef off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico.
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  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado surfaces from his first dive of the morning off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico059.jpg
  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado prepares for his first dive of the morning off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico058.jpg
  • A scuba diver feeds an invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans) to a Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) off Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas. It was once thought that if the sharks learned that lionfish taste good they would actively hunt live lionfish. So far, that has not been the case.
    2016_06_19Freeport615.jpg
  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado shows off a juvenile queen conch (Lobatus gigas) off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. The conch was too small to keep so he set it back on the seabed after the image was made. Andres noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Queen conch, once his main catch, were completely wiped out at depths under 70 feet. In 2020, three years after the storms, he is starting to find the odd juvenile, but he must rely on other species to make a living. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico077.jpg
  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado catches a Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico075.jpg
  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado catches a Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico074.jpg
  • After a lionfish derby, volunteers are rewarded with lionfish fingers. Lionfish (Pterois volitans) are an invasive species in the Atlantic ocean and spear fishing tournaments like this help the reefs and raise awareness about the issue.
    2016_06_25GTCLionfishDerby220.jpg
  • It pays to pay attention to your surroundings any time you are in the ocean, but especially so if you have a bloody, writhing fish on the end of a spear.
    2016_06_19Freeport697.jpg
  • One team caught 466 lionfish in a single day during the Green Turtle Cay, Bahamas lionfish Derby in June of 2016. Lionfish (Pterois volitans) are an invasive species in the Atlantic ocean and spear fishing tournaments like this help the reefs and raise awareness about the issue.
    2016_06_25GTCLionfishDerby191.jpg
  • Even divers who do not like to spear are joining the fight against the invasive lionfish
    SpearedInvasiveLionfish
  • A captain and a spear fisherman check their gps at dawn. They are looking for scouted locations where lionfish dwell in the hopes of winning the derby. Lionfish derby's are taken very seriously as large amounts of prize money are on the line.
    2016_06_25GTCLionfishDerby003.jpg
  • A scuba diver feeds an invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans) to a Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) off Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas. It was once thought that if the sharks learned that lionfish taste good they would actively hunt live lionfish. So far, that has not been the case.
    2016_06_19Freeport616.jpg
  • A lionfish is passed into the boat at sunrise. It is one of 1100 speared or netted that day during the 8th annual Green Turtle Cay lionfish derby.
    2016_06_25GTCLionfishDerby015.jpg
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