NASSAU, Bahamas --- What do you do when there's an invasive species dwelling in your waters and that species can be very delicious? You catch and eat them of course!
The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) capitalised on that by hosting the Lionfish Roundup with their partners The Green Parrot restaurant, East Bay Street, Nassau. The event was created to help remove this invasive species and show Bahamians various way to prepare this fish for consumption. This year was the fourth year of the Lionfish Roundup, and eleven teams participated, catching over 350 fish from the waters around the New Providence seas.
"The Lionfish Roundup is a great event for raising awareness about invasive lionfish and the need to continue to remove them from the main environment," said Lynn Gape, BNT Deputy Executive Director. "The BNT and Department of Marine Resources are very grateful to the Green Parrot and the great sponsors for their continued support of this event."
In addition to the Green Parrot, who sponsored and organised the event, other sponsors included Harbourside Marine, Tropic Seafood, Bahamian Brewery and Beverage, John Watlings, Thompson Trading, Lion King, Digi Print, Bahamas Art & Handicraft and Bay Street Marina.

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