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LOCAL A15
Thursday 29 October 2015

Are you ready to try LIONFISH for the First time?

Increasing awareness about Aruba’s lionfish invasion

that gets in their path. ace, one by one. the Jolly Pirates Gift Shop.
Worse Lionfish have no If you’re ready to try Lion- The Eat them To Beat them
known ocean predators fish for the first time, request Lionfish Sponsors include
and repopulate quick- the tasty fish at your favor- the Aruba Marine Park
ly. Because the female ite Seafood Restaurants in Foundation, Volunteer Li-
Lionfish produces 2mil- Aruba. onfish Hunters, Romar Trad-
lion eggs each year, this Tickets for the Save the Reef ing, Jolly Pirates, Aruba
keeps Aruba’s volunteer Lionfish Tasting /Wine Tast- Wine and Dine, and D’Art.
Lionfish Hunters spearing ing Event on Sunday, Nov Please call 592 7858 for
each beautiful spiny men- 29 can be purchased at more Party Information.q

Hadicurari - Organized Li- than red snapper, grouper,
onfish Derbies will spear mahi mahi and wahoo, the
upto approximately 150 Lionfish is also very low in
kilos of the tasty fish for par- mercury and lead.
ty goers to sample at the Besides being healthy and
Save the Reef Party held tasty, there is a more im-
at Nos Clubhuis, upstairs portant reason for making
from Hadicurari Restaurant Lionfish your dinner spe-
on November 29th from 7 cial. There are just way too
to 10pm. many of them in our wa-
Hosted by the ARUBA MA- ters. Because our local fish
RINE PARK FOUNDATION do not recognize their dan-
(AMPF) and Aruba Wine ger, our fish swim towards
and Dine, the sunset hap- the pretty colorful Lionfish
py hour event promises to and get gobbled up. Lion-
feed its guests with an as- fish lure our Groupers and
sortment of Lionfish tastings Red Snapper, eat our Lob-
donated from Aruba’s vol- ster and deplete our reefs
unteer Lionfish Hunters. To by swallowing anything
create more excitement
for the event a lovely wine
tasting will be sponsored
courtesy of Romar Trading.
Learn more about the
predatory Lionfish from Ma-
rine Biologist Byron Boek-
houdt and volunteer Lion-
fish hunters, while sampling
creative ways to enjoy
Lionfish. Artistic chefs will
team up and share their
recipes to teach you to en-
joy this tasty, firm white fish.
With the highest concen-
tration of heart – healthy
Omega -3 fatty acids and
its health benefits healthier