On Saturday December 10th, the “Fundación Dominicana de Estudios Marinos” (Dominican Foundation for Marine Research), otherwise known as Fundemar, in conjunction with the La Romana – Bayahibe Tourism Cluster and the La Romana – Bayahibe Hotels Association, will celebrate the 5th annual Lionfish Tournament. With the aim of organizing a massive Lionfish capture, it promotes its consumption […]
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Lionfish Galore at Bayahibe’s Annual Tournament!
On Saturday December 12th, the 4th Annual Lionfish Tournament was held with the aim of encouraging the capture and consumption of this invasive species that threatens the Dominican Republic’s marine ecosystems.
4th Annual Lionfish Tournament
FUNDEMAR, an organization dedicated to the promotion of the sustainable use of marine resources and ecosystems, is inviting fishermen around the area to the 4th Annual Lionfish Tournament, which will take place on Saturday, December 12th in the fishing town of Bayahibe.
3rd annual lionfish fishing tournament
On Saturday December 13th, the third annual lionfish fishing tournament took place, an event organized by the Fundación Dominicana de Estudios Marinos (FUNDEMAR) with the support of numerous sponsors, the Bayahibe community, the Hotels Association and the La Romana -Bayahibe Tourism Cluster. Like the previous tournaments, the event focussed on the capture of lionfish, an […]
Save the date: 3rd Annual Lionfish Tournament
Save the date! Support Fundemar’s 3rd Annual Lionfish Tournament on the 13th of December, and stop the spread of this invasive species of fish!
Successful Lionfish hunt at Bayahibe!
Last Sunday the 20th of October, the 2nd edition of the Lionfish Tournament, once again gathered together the La Romana – Bayahibe community for an intense day of fishing with a single aim: capture the most amount of Lionfish as possible. By the end of the afternoon a total of 387 lionfish were eradicated from our beautiful […]
A Lionfish feast in Bayahibe!
This Sunday the 20th of October is the 2nd annual Lionfish tournament in Bayahibe, an activity organized to reduce the number of Lionfish in the waters of the La Romana – Bayahibe area, while also raising awareness of the danger this species represents to marine life. And as part of this event, a Lionfish feast […]
2nd Lionfish Tournament in Bayahibe – Oct. 20th
On Sunday the 20th of October, the “Fundación Dominicana de Estudios Marinos” (Dominican Foundation for Marine Research), otherwise known as Fundemar, in conjunction with the La Romana – Bayahibe Tourism Cluster and the La Romana – Bayahibe Hotels Association, will celebrate the 2nd annual Lionfish Tournament, with the aim of organising a massive Lionfish capture, […]
Save the Date: 1st Lionfish Tournament in Bayahibe – Sunday Dec 2nd!
On Sunday the 2nd of December 2012, the “Fundación Dominicana de Estudios Marinos” (Dominican Foundation for Marine Research), otherwise known as Fundemar, in conjunction with the La Romana – Bayahibe Tourism Cluster and the La Romana – Bayahibe Hotels Association, will celebrate the 1st Lionfish Tournament, with the aim of organising a massive Lionfish capture, […]
