San Pedro Lionfish Tournament 2011 (2nd all day round-up)

Saturday, March 26 at 3:00pm at Wahoo's Lounge

Application for teams available at the SPTGA office or the Hol Chan Office. Tournament Rules: • Deadline for registration of teams is March 24th should be done at the Hol Chan office. • Teams consist of no more than six divers or six snorkelers and must be accompanyied by a tournament official to oversee all culling activities. • All other submissions will be placed on the Individual Category. • Lionfish is the only species targeted during the entire duration of this tournament. NO OTHER FISH is to be caught. • Scuba divers must use culling devices approved and registered by the Fisheries Department. 3-prong Tridents are the only devices accepted for the tournament. • Lionfish must be fresh catch and landed whole. All fish submitted for the tournament will be used for cooking and demonstrations. • Submission station opens at 3pm for inspection by tournament officials. Deadline is at 5pm. • Participants must select their largest and smallest lionfish to submit for those prize categories. • Participation by tourists must require the direct supervision by a licensed tour guide. • Failure to comply with the rules of the tournament will result in disqualifications

1st Place Team – Most Lionfish / 2nd Place Team – Most Lionfish/ 3rd Place Team – Most Lionfish/ 1st Place Individual – Most Lionfish/ 2nd Place Individual– Most Lionfish/ 3rd Place Individual– Most Lionfish/ 1st Place – Largest Lionfish /1st Place– Smallest Lionfish

Consolation prizes will be awarded!

Excellent. Glad to see that these are continuing!

We will come out for lion fish dinner,hear it is good!Have to support the TEAM

Rats, that's the day we're leaving!

If possible please let all your divers and fisherman know of this event!
Anyone is welcome to sign up!!!

We need all the help we can get to eradicate the lionfish out of our waters.
It would be great if you could also print and post the flyers.

This is a fun event for TOURISTS to learn about the issue, to help spread the word...and also have an opportunity to TASTE LIONFISH.

We are still collecting prize donations for the fisherman if you would like to be a part of this ongoing event. Please just repond to this email!!!!

Thanks everyone!

We plan to to the every other month!

Cool Prizes coming in
$250 fuel voucher - FOOLS
$50 bar tab - Road Kill Bar
$50 Bar tab - Wahoo's
Bottle or wine - WIne de Vine
3-course lunch ($100) - Mathieus Delicatessen
Full set of Boat Cushions from Sew What!!!
Restaurants: Caliente ($50.00) and Rojo Lounge ($200.00) Yum Yum!!!
Maya Flights to a dinner in Placencia....
Kayak excursions from Discovery Expeditions!

more coming in - sign up at Wahoo's Lounge all week.....so exciting!

Amigos del Mar Brings In the Most Lion Fish

It was another great Lion Fish Tournament held this past Saturday, March 26, 2011, following the successful first tournament that took place in January of this year. Once again the Coral Reef Alliance and the Hol Chan Marine Reserve (in collaboration with Wahoo’s Lounge and the San Pedro Tour Guide Association) organized a great tournament as a means to control the invasive Lion Fish population in Belizean waters.

Fishermen, tour guides, divers and the public were once again invited to participate in the tournament. All the activity and weighing station was centered at the beachfront at Wahoo’s Lounge at the Spindrift Hotel. Official weighing commenced at 3:00 p.m. and ended at 5:00 p.m. The fish were counted, measured and fishing devices such as spears and fishnets were checked for approval.

On the beach, tourists flocked to the demonstration table set up to show how to properly handle, clean, fillet and ready the lionfish for cooking. The grilling of the Lion Fish fillet started after the 5p.m. deadline and there was plenty of free fish for everybody who was interested in sampling. There was a total of 791 Lion Fish caught this time around.

Catching the smallest Lion Fish this year was 13-year-old Tino Campos who caught the 5 cm fish with two plastic cups. He was anxious all throughout the tournament hoping that no one else would come with a smaller fish. In the end he was a very happy camper. The largest Lion Fish was caught by Humberto Torres of the Amigos del Mar team. Congratulations to all the winners.

Below are the results and prizes of the second Lion Fish Tournament.

1. First Place Team (Most Fish) – Amigos del Mar (264 Lion Fish)
$1,500 Boat Cushions (Sew What)
$250 Fuel Voucher (Fools)
$50 Bar Tab (Wahoo’s Lounge)
$50 Dinner (Caliente)

Second Place – FOOLS Fraternal Order of Lionfish Slayers (233)
$200 Gift (Rojo Lounge)
2 Seatrek Trip (Discovery Expeditions)
2 Dinner (Caroline’s Fine Cooking)
2 Wednesday Buffet at Jambel (Steve Bowen)

Third Place – Hol Chan Alliance (153)
Two round trip (Tropic Air)

2. First Place Individual (Most Fish) – Gil Nuñez (62)
Flight to Placencia (Maya Island Air)
Trip to Laughing Bird (Sea Horse D.S.)
Three Course lunch – Mathieu’s Delicatessen

Second Place Individual – Island Divers (50)
2 Kayak Exp. (Discovery Expeditions)
$50 Bar Tab (Road Kill Bar)

Third Place Individual – Tino Campos (16)
Bottle of Wine (Wine de Vine)

3. First Place Largest – Amigos del Mar (42cm)
$200 (Don Listwin)
4. First Place Smallest – Tino Campos (5cm)
$200 (Don Listwin)

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Wahoo Lounge holds 2nd Lionfish tournament

On Saturday March 26th, Wahoo Lounge hosted its second Lionfish Tournament. With participants heading to sea as early at 6:00am; weighing started at 5:00pm. At about 6:30pm the results were in. The total number of lionfish collected was 791. Categories for the competition included: Teams; first, second and third place. Individual: first, second and third place. There were also prizes for the largest and smallest lionfish.

Starting off the award ceremony was for the smallest lionfish measuring 5cm; 13 year-old Tino Campos took home $200 courtesy of Canary Cove and explained that he caught the small lionfish at a local dock. Accepting a $200 cash prize courtesy of Canary Cove for the largest lionfish was Humberto Torres on behalf of Amigos del Mar. Their lionfish measured an impressive 42cm.

In the individual leg of the competition; 13 year old Tino Campos was back on stage, collecting a bottle of wine, courtesy of Wine de Vine for third place; capturing 16 lionfish. Second place went to Island Divers; which received a kayak expedition for two courtesy of Discovery Expeditions and a $50 bar tab at Road Kill for their capture of 50 lionfish. In first place was Gill Nuñez who caught 62 lionfish. Nuñez received a roundtrip ticket to Placencia via Maya Island Air, a day trip to Laughing Bird Caye, courtesy of Seahorse Dive Shop; and a three-course lunch courtesy of Mathieu's Deli.

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