Invasive
Lionfish are invasive which means they do not belong in The Caribbean. They are originally from the Indo-Pacific and Red Sea.
In the eighties Lionfish were already spotted in Florida, but since 2000 it became a problem. From there they spread out throughout whole the Caribbean.
Since 2016 you can find Lionfish in the Mediterranean.
There are different stories how they ended up in the Caribbean: the most heard is Aquarium trading, but also Ballast water from bigger ships and natural expanding of their territory could be a one of the reasons.
70% of the oxygen you breathe
comes from the ocean
Why bad?
Lionfish are bad for the reef because they do not have natural predators and eat a lot (everything and especially the little fish). And we need fish on the reefs to keep the corals healthy!
Lionfish Caribbean keeps control of the Lionfish population by catching them. We then serve these Lionfish at our very own food venture, Lionfish Caribbean, located in Kura Hulanda Village on Curacao. Our goal is to offer Lionfish to people, because when you enjoy Lionfish, you're not consuming snapper or grouper, which are essential fish for our reefs!