Source of Lionfish Invasion

Hurricane Andrew to blame??? Well maybe or maybe not. Walter Courtenay, fisheries biologist and Professor Emeritus at Florida Atlantic University, published an account (in 1995) of 6-8 lionfish being spotted in Biscayne Bay after a bay-side aquarium broke during Hurricane Andrew in 1992. However, there have been earlier reports: The late Richard Nielsen, golden crab… Continue reading

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Your one-stop lionfish shop!

We have searched world-wide to bring you the best of the best products to attack the lionfish invasion in as safe a manner as possible.  Remember, spearfishing is dangerous and spearing lionfish is even more dangerous.  Please read all the instructions that come with our products and please use all of our equipment so that… Continue reading

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SafeSpear Product Launch

The Bahamas National Trust hosted a program to introduce SafeSpear on Wednesday, April 14, 2010. The program began at 6:30 pm at the Rand Nature Centre. Plans for the evening included: A welcome table with information and a display of our products. Lisa Waugh (Vice-President, SafeSpear, LLC) answered questions, distributed printed materials, and took orders… Continue reading

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