Topic: Cayman United Lionfish League
CULL lionfish tournament next month
Lionfish cullers will be back underwater to hunt the invasive species in a tournament on Saturday and Sunday, 9 and 10 Nov.
DoE: Lionfish on the rise as longer gaps between culls
An apparent increase in sightings of lionfish on Grand Cayman's reefs could be attributed to fewer organised culling tournaments on the island.
Lionfish tournament planned for this weekend
Cayman United Lionfish League, known as CULL, will hold its 35th tournament this weekend, 1 and 2 Oct.
Lessons from Atlantic lionfish invasion shared with Mediterranean
Scientists who have studied efforts to combat the lionfish invasion in the Western Atlantic, including in Cayman, are sharing their findings with people batting an influx of the fish to the Mediterranean.
Lionfish cull planned
The latest Cayman United Lionfish League (CULL) tournament will be held on the weekend of 25-26 Sept.
Cullers remove more than 300 lionfish from reefs
The 33rd lionfish culling tournament, held over the weekend, saw divers armed with spears removing 311 lionfish from local reefs.
Cullers nab 861 lionfish in weekend tournament
Lionfish cullers took 861 of the invasive fish off local reefs over the weekend.
Cullers remove 464 lionfish from reefs
Four teams took part in the latest lionfish culling tournament and caught more than 460 of the invasive species.
Cullers put a dent in lionfish invasion
More than 500 lionfish were removed from reefs around Grand Cayman in the latest Cayman United Lionfish League tournament to target the invasive predators.
Divers cull 224 lionfish in 2-day tournament
Lionfish cullers donned fins and masks and grabbed their spears over the weekend for the latest lionfish tournament. The cullers removed a total of 224 lionfish from Cayman waters over the two-day challenge.
Lionfish cull this weekend
The 24th Cayman United Lionfish League (CULL) tournament will be held this weekend as part of Ocean Conservation Month.
Cull competitors bring in 591 lionfish
Culling lionfish is sometimes compared to pulling weeds. As soon as you clear one patch, new specimens spring up elsewhere. “We don’t ever expect to eradicate them completely,” said Mark Orr.
Lionfish culling tournament this weekend
A two-day lionfish culling tournament that was postponed earlier this month because of Hurricane Irma gets under way Saturday.
Lionfish culling tournament nets 503 fish
The sustained effort to eradicate lionfish from Cayman reefs continued over the weekend, when the Cayman United Lionfish League held its 22nd culling tournament of the invasive species.
Cullers call for lionfish import ban
Some lionfish cullers are calling for a ban on the import of the invasive fish to force restaurants in the Cayman Islands to buy local.
