Comments on: Impact of Lionfish on Wreck Diving http://shanepinder.com/blog/2009/09/28/impact-of-lionfish-on-wreck-diving/ A blog about photography and scuba diving in The Bahamas. Thu, 15 Apr 2010 01:49:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Shane Pinder http://shanepinder.com/blog/2009/09/28/impact-of-lionfish-on-wreck-diving/comment-page-1/#comment-1497 Shane Pinder Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:19:11 +0000 http://shanepinder.com/blog/?p=835#comment-1497 Hi Jim, Unfortunately, the lionfish are taking over. They are all over the wrecks you dove on. I recently dove on the Anthony Bell wreck (which was only recently sunk) and only spotted one inside the wheelhouse. It was great to be able to go inside the wreck but soon that won't be possible. Efforts are underway to control them - right now though it seems the battle is being lost. Hopefully, this will change. Hi Jim,

Unfortunately, the lionfish are taking over. They are all over the wrecks you dove on. I recently dove on the Anthony Bell wreck (which was only recently sunk) and only spotted one inside the wheelhouse. It was great to be able to go inside the wreck but soon that won’t be possible. Efforts are underway to control them – right now though it seems the battle is being lost. Hopefully, this will change.

]]> By: Jim Fulmer http://shanepinder.com/blog/2009/09/28/impact-of-lionfish-on-wreck-diving/comment-page-1/#comment-1496 Jim Fulmer Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:16:23 +0000 http://shanepinder.com/blog/?p=835#comment-1496 I jsut got back a couple of days ago from the Bahamas and dove the Port Nelson, James Bond Wrecks, and the Sea Viking with Stuart Cove's (great outfit). We were not allowed to penetrate the wrecks for this very reason, which is a shame. It's my understanding that Lionfish are an invasive species, and efforts are ongoing to control their populations. I hope so, because just peeking in, I saw several lionfish inside several of the wrecks. While wall diving, there were also some in the open. I jsut got back a couple of days ago from the Bahamas and dove the Port Nelson, James Bond Wrecks, and the Sea Viking with Stuart Cove’s (great outfit). We were not allowed to penetrate the wrecks for this very reason, which is a shame. It’s my understanding that Lionfish are an invasive species, and efforts are ongoing to control their populations. I hope so, because just peeking in, I saw several lionfish inside several of the wrecks. While wall diving, there were also some in the open.

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