How to Help

If you have an iPhone or a Windows Phone download the application called Commit2Act By TakingITGlobal and any time you consume lionfish take a picture and upload it through this application as evidence that you carried out an action and gain points for your efforts.

Special thanks to Michael Furdyk who introduced us to this application and included eating lionfish as one of the actions.

Our adventure to Banco Léon

To spread awareness about our cause, last Friday two of our Sea Savers, María Jose Fernandez and María Laura Leon, stole fifteen minutes from the monthly Executive Staff meeting at Banco León. They were gratefully asked to put forward a presentation at their lunch meeting, which served our infamous lionfish, in order to inform the busy execs about the exotic predatory species. In their presentation, besides updating the group about the origin of the fish and the uprising market being created for them in the Dominican Republic, the girls enlightened them as to where they could purchase or consume the fish.

The places where lionfish are currently being sold and consumed in Santo Domingo include:

Super Mercado Nacional

El Barrio Chino

Restaurante El Vesuvio

Parque Nacional Aquatico La Caleta  

COPRESCA y Centro Aquatico El Carey   (829) 278-4874

Article by: María Laura León

Our New Fishy Friends

Sharkie and Spike have been living in their tank by themselves for a while now, but not anymore! Ruben Torres contacted Maria Jose and donated two new lionfish to our school. One of the lionfish has transfered to Sharkie and Spike's tank in the high school guidance office, and another has found its new home in Mrs. Gamache's 5th grade classroom. Their names have no yet been decided, but hopefully they will continue to educate the people of CMS about our cause in helping to eradicate their growing populations. Would this be considered ironic because they seem to be invading our school as well? Maybe! But in the end, these measures have been taken in order to spread the knowledge further and more thoroughly.

Article by: Laura Losmozos

The Great Barrier Reef

Isn't the ocean magnificent?

Our Fishy Fieldtrip

Our fishy friends are going on a trip! Sharkie and Spike have been invited to be honorary guests at the Comete Un León fundraising dinner event at Vesuvio. Reef Check Dominicana has requested that we let them take our pets for one night and keep them in a tank on display within the restaurant's event. The dinner guests would surely enjoy seeing the beautiful animal swim around while learning more about why their population is growing too fast and harming our ecosystem. While it might be a bit sad to see their own species being served on a platter, they surely realize that this is a really big step in reef conservation through the use of invasive control. If you personally wish to attend this event, look at our previous blog post regarding the Comete Un Leon dinner sponsored by our friends at Reef Check!

Article by: Laura Losmozos

Coral Reef Facts

Coral reefs are vital to our world. Even though they cover about .001% of its surface, they are home to about a quarter of all known marine life. Coral reefs grow less than three centimeters each year and the pollution being put into the ocean doesn't help their growth. The amount of reefs is rapidly declining, making this a serious issue. 

Article by Andrea Vega