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Lionfish Podcasts
by The Lionfish Community
It’s About Education! In order to find real solutions to deal with the invasive Lionfish we need to continually educate the public. We are Lionfish Central, a 501(c)3 charitable organization dedicated to providing tools for all sectors of the Lionfish Community.We will use this platform as a way to educate about everything lionfish, We will also utilize this to make updates on the many projects we have going on throughout the 4 regions hit the hardest – The Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic, the Caribbean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Episodes
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E76 Elsie Gringley a Young Artist
Elsie Gringley is a young artist living in the Cayman Islands or Bermuda from time to time. She is a talented artist and daughter of a well-known marine scientist so her knowledge of lionfish and the ocean is a big part of her art.
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E75 Dr Gretchen Goodbody-Gringley CCMI
Dr Goodbody-Gringley is CCMI's Director of Research, heading up CCMI’s Vision 2025 Reef Resilience and Restoration Research team. Previously, Dr Goodbody-Gringley was an Assistant Scientist at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) where she led the Reef Ecology and Evolution Laboratory.…
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E74 Rob Renfrow
Avid Lionfish Hunter! YouTuber. Fishing fanatic. Experienced Operations Superintendent in the Defense & Space industry. Skilled in Emergency Management, Personnel Management, Team Building, Weapons Training, Government, Law Enforcement, Operational Planning, and Accident Investigation.
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E73 Laura Tu of Florida Sea Grant
Dr. Tiu is a Marine Science Extension Agent with the University of Florida Sea Grant. Her areas of expertise include aquaculture, technology transfer, industry development and environmental education. Signature projects include leadership of a state-wide aquaponics program and sustainable...
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E72 Tim Shivers and Heath Powell of Deep Water Mafia
DeepWater Mafia was founded by a group of Christian Mississippi Divers who enjoy Spearfishing, Underwater Photography, or just going Offshore on the Gulf of Mexico. The club is governed by the DWM-9 Board of Directors and has over 100 members spread across the northern Gulf of Mexico. Tim Shivers...
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E71 Captain Andy Ross
Captain Andy Ross was raised in a military family and was fortunate enough to have lived in some pretty amazing places like the Philippines, Guam, and Hawaii. Captain Andy earned his first dive certification in Guam, and has since found his way under the waters of Honduras, Belize, Palau, Mexico,...
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E70 Scott Cassell Submersible Pilot Part Two
Part Two of our continued conversation with Ocean Explorer and Submersible Pilot Scott Cassell.
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E69 Scott Cassell Submersible Pilot - Part One
Scott Cassell has had an incredible life in the ocean and continues to fight for making it a better healthier place. Learn about his submersible that we will be using to hunt lionfish at depths where diver's can't go.
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E68 13 Year Old Tony on Caye Caulker Belize
13 Year Old Tony lives on Caye Caulker, Belize and helps his mom Dianny run their Lionfish Souvenirs & Adventures shop on the island. He is a remarkable young man for his age!
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E67 Sunrise Scuba Caye Caulker Belize
Sunrise Scuba is your best bet for a great scuba diving experience when visiting Caye Caulker, Belize. They are the only dive shop on the island that offers Nitrox. With their many different dive packages you are sure to find the best one while on the island.
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E66 Gerald and Sons Snorkeling Caye Caulker Belize
Gerald & Sons Snorkeling is a great way to snorkel and spearfish in the waters off Caye Caulker, Belize. You won't find a better group of guides on the island because they grew up since childhood doing this.
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E65 Dianny of Caye Caulker Belize
Dianny is a marine conservationist in her home island of Caye Caulker Belize. She works hard to help keep their reefs safe and healthy by focusing on the removal of lionfish.
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E64 Lionfish Hunting with 10 Year Old Thomas
Lionfish Hunting with 10 Year Old Thomas in Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao! Not many kids get to hunt lionfish, not to mention do it in such exotic places! Thomas went on our Lionfish Expedition to the ABC's off of Venezuela. He got to dive with the best divers on Aruba and Curacao and he did great!…
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E63 Peter From Tobacco Caye Paradise Belize
Peter From Tobacco Caye Paradise Belize. If you're on Tobacco Caye and your scuba diving you're probably going to be working with Peter. He runs the diving on the island and also participated in the Tobacco Caye Lionfish Tournament. He is outgoing and has the energy to make sure every dive is a...
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E62 Intern Shamika At Tobacco Caye Marine Station Belize
Shamika is a local Belizean who came to Tobacco Caye Marine Station to intern. She helped with the islands largest lionfish tournament ever! She helped measure, gather data, dissect lionfish and a lot more. She filled me in on some of the local cultures and ways of life in Belize and was great to...
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E61 Mark and Maaika From Holland via Belize
Mark and Maaika are from Holland and we met while we were helping with a lionfish tournament on Tobacco Caye Belize. They had quite the travel adventure and were finishing it up when we met. They are a great example of someone visiting Tobacco Caye and getting involved with the Marine Station and...
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E60 Taylor From Tobacco Caye Marine Station Belize
Taylor Worked at Tobacco Caye Marine Station in Belize for the summer. We got to work with her for the last few days of her term there. She is one of the few who make the Marine Station such a success. Her enthusiasm and dedication shows in everything she does!
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E59 Celso of Blue Ventures Conservation in Belize
Celso is with Blue Ventures Conservation in Belize. We work with Celso to help bring tools to better control the lionfish populations throughout belize. Belize’s marine environment encompasses some of the most diverse marine ecosystems in the Caribbean Sea, including vast coral reefs, mangrove...
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E58 Polly Wood From Blue Reef Island Belize
Polly Wood From Blue Reef Island Belize. Polly Wood has been in the lionfish community for a long time and many of that time has been in Belize. Polly runs this newly developed luxury private Caribbean island, off the coast of Belize. Get off the beaten track and experience the untouched beauty…
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E57 Intern Theresa At Tobacco Caye Marine Station Belize
Intern Theresa At Tobacco Caye Marine Station in Belize. Theresa is the perfect example of someone who comes to Tobacco Caye Marine Station to help make a difference in the world. Her work is not in the marine science space but she took this working vacation to help make a difference on the reefs...
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E56 Intern Leah At Tobacco Caye Marine Station Belize
Intern Leah At Tobacco Caye Marine Station Belize. We had the opportunity to spend a few days at the marine station and work with Leah. She was part of a huge project of documenting over 600 lionfish and here's what she had to say about that.
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E55 Andy From Tobacco Caye Paradise Belize
Andy is from Tobacco Caye Paradise in Belize - a great place to relax, snorkel, dive and watch sunsets! His background is a life of adventures and that makes him perfect for what he does at Tobacco Caye Paradise!
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E54 Intern Erin At Tobacco Caye Marine Station Belize
Erin is an intern at Tobacco Caye Marine Station in Belize. She is a college student expanding her passion for the ocean. We got to catch up with Erin and talk about her journey and the lionfish work she did there.
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E53 James From Tobacco Caye Marine Station Belize
James From Tobacco Caye Marine Station in Belize ran one of the coolest and most incredible marine science internship opportunities. Students of all ages from all over the world have studied there. Tobacco Caye is a beautiful small island with the population of about 30 residents. Going there to...
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E52 SeaWorld Orlando Senior Aquarist Dan
SeaWorld Orlando Senior Aquarist Dan has what most ocean lovers would call a dream job! His work keeping all the aquarium fish and invertebrates healthy is a never ending passion for him. We sat down with Dan on location and talked about the work it takes to keep everything running at the best...
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E51 Robert Renfrow with Eric Larson from Shark Quest
Robert Renfrow is an avid lionfish hunter and is our guest host on the Lionfish Podcast. He does a lot for the lionfish community to help spread the message about lionfish.
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E50 Private Divers Bonaire with Boukje
Boukje is the co-owner of Private Divers Bonaire and is one of the best companies to go lionfish hunting with! She is an instructor and offers all kinds of diving certifications and training. They are one of our Lionfish Expeditions if you want to hunt lionfish around the world....
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E49 Dr Steve Gittings with NOAA
Dr Steve Gittings is a scientist with NOAA and is very involved in the Lionfish Community. His work is well known throughout the marine conservation community.
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E48 Six Year Old Ocean Explorer Ian
Ian is a 6 year old Ocean Explorer and my best buddy in the Keys! He's full of energy and just the coolest kid around. He is also John Mirabella son so when we all hang out it's usually Ian and I getting into time outs! He had been wanting to go in the sub since we started this project and we...
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E47 John Mirabella of Castaway Waterfront Restaurant and Sushi Bar
John Mirabella of Castaway Waterfront Restaurant and Sushi Bar sat down with us at Seacamp where we were holding a Submersible Training course. Castaway is located in Marathon and is one of the only restaurants that has lionfish on the menu full time! The Castaway was originally built in 1951 and...
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E46 Tiffany Duong - Ocean Explorer
Tiffany Duong is an Ocean Explorer who gets stories about her adventures to hungry readers around the world. She heard about our submersible project and stopped by for a couple of days to learn more. Her mission is to involve and inspire others to see our world in an entirely different way – and…
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E45 Submersible Operations Students Amy, Lisa and Christine
Submersible Operations Students Amy, Lisa and Christine at Seacamp. Another group of students tell us their experience with the Submersible Operations course. A special thank you to Seacamp for letting us host this course at their beautiful location in Big Pine Key Florida. Submarine Reality…
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E44 The Incredible Seacamp with Camp Director Judy
The Incredible Seacamp with Camp Director Judy. Seacamp hosted our Submersible Operations course on property. It was the perfect setting for a course like this. If you ever get the chance to experience Seacamp - take it! It will create a memory of a lifetime! Seacamp is just 30 miles from Key…
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E43 From Qatar to Seacamp with Dowla
Dowla came from Qatar to Seacamp so she could take our Lionfish Hunting Submersible Operations course. Dowla is no stranger to Lionfish Central. She interned with us on our submersible project in the Florida Keys last summer. Meet Dowla F Al-Suwaidi She is a postgraduate from the University of…
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E42 Submersible Operations Students Blaine, Salty Locs, Rachael and Dennis
Submersible Operations at Seacamp with students Blaine, Salty Locs, Rachael and Dennis. We had a great conversation about the training and operations of the Lionfish Patrol Submersible. A special thank you to Seacamp for letting us host this course at their beautiful location in Big Pine Key...
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E41 Nate Lionfish Extermination Corp
Nate started a nonprofit when he learned about the invasive lionfish. He works hard to help keep his reefs as free of lionfish as possible. That's a huge task considering our large the ocean is even in his area. He is an incredible tattoo artist and between the 2 he stays very busy. We met a few...
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E40 Christine the Lionfish Huntress
Christine is another character in the comic book Lionfish Reef Heroes. She is a scientist, a conservationist and an entrepreneur. Christine has also been a friend of Lionfish Central and does her part to help rid our waters of the invasive lionfish!
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E39 Angi the Conservationist and Character
Meet Angi. She is one of the coolest characters when it come to marine conservation. Her entire life has been around and in the ocean. Even her work keeps her living her passion and dream when it comes to being one with the ocean. She is also a character in the comic book Lionfish Reef Heroes.
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E38 Julie Philbert aka SaltyLocs
If you follow any of the lionfish community posts on social media or YouTube you've probably seen Julie's posts. She goes by the name SaltyLocs. She is passionate about hunting lionfish and protecting the reefs both in Florida and in St Thomas. She is also a character in the Lionfish Reef Heroes...
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E37 Steven Our Gracious Antigua Open Host
The Antigua Open Lionfish Tournament and Festival took place in November of 2022. It was 3 years in the making due to Covid lockdowns and restriction. The event had a great turnout and the islanders came together to help make this the biggest one to date. From children to the elderly, everyone…
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E36 Jim and Stacy from Lionfish University
If you've ever looked into the lionfish community you will have heard of Lionfish University. They are the gold standard for specific lionfish work throughout the world. We sat down with Jim and Stacy, 2 of the founders of lionfish University and had a great conversation. This is by far the…
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E35 Kaj From Belize in Antigua
If you've ever bought lionfish jewelry from Belize you've probably heard of Kaj. She is the founder of Kaj Expressions and she specializes in lionfish jewelry. We sat down in Antigua where she was teaching some lionfish jewelry classes for the locals. This was on the weekend of the Antigua Open -...
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E34 Lisa from the History of Diving Museum
Lisa is the Executive Director of the History of Diving Museum in Islamorada in the beautiful Florida Keys. She is an avid scuba diver and a great friend of the Lionfish Community. She has even helped us with our submarine project and was instrumental for helping us get our first dives up and...
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E33 Ivana from Curacao at DEMA
Well it's that time of year again were I get to catch up with Ivana from sunny Curacao! Ivana is the owner of Pro Dive Vibes and she gives us an update on what's happened in the past year - and wow has she been busy!
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E32 - Job from Bonaire at DEMA
During DEMA in Orlando I got a chance to sit down with Job from AB Dive in Bonaire. We talked about the challenges of lionfish hunting due to the rules on the island.
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E31 - Patrick Smith in the Florida Keys
Meet Patrick Smith! He’s a lionfish hunter in Key Largo in the beautiful Florida Keys. Patrick is retired from the Army after 25 yrs of service as an Infantryman. He currently works for the Department of Environmental Protection for the State of Florida. He’s been teaching Scuba Diving for 12…
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E30 Arnold Postell - South Carolina Aquarium JuLionfish Derby
Meet Arnold Postell from the South Carolina Aquarium and their first ever JuLionfish Derby! They recently finished their lionfish derby and festival and it was a great success. We sat down for a great conversation about lionfish in South Carolina and the efforts the Aquarium is trying to achieve.
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E29 Lisette and Dunja Curacao Lionfish Derby Recap
Lisette and Dunja sit down to recap the trip and Curacao Lionfish Derby. It was an incredible trip and spending time with these 2 lionfish hunters was amazing.
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E28 Dunja with Central Dive Curacao
Dunja and Marcel are the owners of Central Dive Curaçao and I spent a couple of dats diving with her and Lisette. Dunja is probably the best lionfish hunter on Curacao. Unique, very relaxed and just wonderful, these are our first diving feelings on Curaçao. They dive more than 65 dive sites...
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E27 Farra and Joline Freediving Lionfish Hunters in Curacao
I met Farra and Joline who are a couple of Freediving Lionfish Hunters in Curacao. They are doing their part to save the reefs from the invasive lionfish. While most of the lionfish hunters use SCUBA they do not. Freediving is a lot harder to do and you usually catch less. Theur story is…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
It’s About Education! In order to find real solutions to deal with the invasive Lionfish we need to continually educate the public. We are Lionfish Central, a 501(c)3 charitable organization dedicated to providing tools for all sectors of the Lionfish Community.We will use this platform as a way to educate about everything lionfish, We will also utilize this to make updates on the many projects we have going on throughout the 4 regions hit the hardest – The Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic, the Caribbean and the Mediterranean Sea.
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