The Placencia Breeze
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August 2018
Next Chance to Round Up Predatory Lionfish Coming in September! on our Fragments of Hope facebook page with your theories, or call or text Harry fohoutreach@gmail.com Neal at 635-9262, especially if you want to join us in the Fragments of Hope held its next planned Round Up on first Lionfish Roundup here Friday, September 7, 2018. in Placencia on June 22, 2018, where participating Many thanks to Hatchboats ventured out to pre- et Caye/Wild Orchid, the planned destinations in a Placencia Village Councooperative hunt to eradicate cil, Placencia Tour Guide Association and Southern the invasive species. Environmental Association, After a full day at sea, each for providing support. We boat returned to have their also extend our gratitude to catch counted and weighed. all on-board volunteers (capA total of 90 lionfish were tains, divers), lionfish cleaners and community members caught. for their participation. We A successful start to what we are thrilled to announce that hope will become regularly all our same partners and scheduled culling events. If sponsors are committed to you are thinking to yourself, support the next round up in "That seems like a small September. By MONIQUE VERNON Outreach Officer Fragments of Hope (FoH)
amount of lionfish," we think Consider joining us! so, too! We have some thoughts on why that catch was low, but we would love Fragments of Hope conto hear yours! Message us tinues to work with coastal community members to im-
plement and support seascape protection and community outreach. If you love the work we do and would like to donate, please visit our website at fragmentsofhope.org.â–Ş
Monique Vernon is a new member of the FoH team. A native of Placencia Village, she holds a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resource Management from the University of Belize (2016). She carries extensive experience with youth and schools and worked with FoH in 2017 implementing the Sandwatch program. FoH is dedicated to employing local coastal community members.Reach Monique Vernon at fohoutreach@gmail.com.
Men clean the lionfish after the Lobsterfest Round Up event in June. Researcher 2 captained by Matthew "Tamba" Nicholas caught five lionfish weighing 2.5 pounds. Courageous 2 captained by Alex Small caught 31 lionfish weighing 17 pounds and Ambitious captained by Shaun Young speared 54 lionfish weighing a total of 29 pounds. Can you top that? Join the September Round Up! (Photo: SARAH ALY)
