Just back from Coz a few days ago and have a suggestion for people who want to help with lionfish control efforts.
The Marine Park was handing out gloves to DMs to use when they catch them. However, a problem is that each DM only got 1 glove and didn't get a choice of which hand it would be for. Also, it is just a light gardening glove with some kind of latex/rubber coating. Easy for the spines to pierce. Jeremy from LU wears heavy kevlar type gloves. Anyone who has extra pairs of heavy-ish gloves would likely be welcome by DMs who are capturing/killing lionfish. Just a thought...
The Marine Park was handing out gloves to DMs to use when they catch them. However, a problem is that each DM only got 1 glove and didn't get a choice of which hand it would be for. Also, it is just a light gardening glove with some kind of latex/rubber coating. Easy for the spines to pierce. Jeremy from LU wears heavy kevlar type gloves. Anyone who has extra pairs of heavy-ish gloves would likely be welcome by DMs who are capturing/killing lionfish. Just a thought...