As a marine scientist, thanks for the work you're doing. Video suggestion: have a counter in the top corner tracking how many you're removing. Then at the end tie it into a metric of impact: how many fish/day won't be eaten by the fish in your haul, for example. How much area covered would be cool to hear, plus a running tally of other divers' efforts. Is there a bounty program, or any collective reporting? Would be awesome to hear your perception of how lionfish populations are growing/declining. There's a huge boom in YT content around environmental remediation - tie your efforts to the big picture wherever you can.
Thank you for all you do!!! I spent many years diving when I was younger and it is an amazing and beautiful world down there and very fragile! Keep up the great work!!!
I really love this content stay consistent and just keep doing what you’re doing. I can see this getting hundreds of thousands of views in a couple years.
Florida or the government should be giving grants to companies that do these invasive species removals. They already do it for python snakes and Iguanas that are invading south Florida. They should have grants for lion fish removal too. Nathan here should probably look into that. Maybe they can get one made specially for people like him and companies that do this.
OMG I LOVE your videos, I was in Florida for 28yrs but I couldn't finish my marine biology classes due to a death in my family so I had to move but I became a chef and I'm dying to try lion fish!! Can't wait to move back and hopefully help u in your mission!! Keep up the great work and gorgeous videos!❤❤
Love content....will forward to friends to support. Have you EVER thought about mounting a go pro on your head...SO, WE CAN SEE WHAT YOU SEE...SOMETIMES WE MISS THE SHOT OR CHASE .BECAUSE, YOUR TRYINGTO DO IT ALL.... KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!
BROOO.. I JUST WATCHED THE VIDEO AND HAVE A SUGGESTION: YOU SHOULD ALWAYS SHOW THE HAUL ON DRY LAND AFTER THE DIVE! EVERYBODY WOULD LIKE THAT (I SUSPECT)..
I’m curious if you sell the larger lion fish to restaurants or just give them to the restaurants. If you do sell them, how much money do you make to offset your expenses? Thanks for the great video!
If I’m not mistaken… and I may be… I believe the only attacks by Nurse Sharks were provoked and it was because someone grabbed their tail. I’m guessing you know that bc what you said.. lol
I remember a documentary that was about the lion fish invasion. One of the things they were doing was teaching groupers and sharks to eat them because the boney plates in their mouths protect from the spines. Not sure if it's true but they reported a huge decrease in lionfish population because they don't hide/run and kept getting eaten. Thanks for your work and super neat video❤
My buddy did this kind of clean ups. He came in with 168lbs of them in one trip. What was crazy is that when he went back to the spot a few days later, more lion fish had showed up and made it look like he had never been before.
What type of creature is this?!? Do you get them in South and East African waters perhaps if they are in Maldives. Also will be in Seychelles. Island too
@raven11156 They are extremely prolific depositing around 50 million eggs per month. They will never eliminate them, but they need to keep them in check.
Nice to see boynton is still flourishing. Havent been in those waters since i was a kid back in the early 2000s and with so many of the reefs around Tampa being killing off becuz of the paper plants and other chemicals. Makes me sick that our government doesnt care about any of it. And desantis sure isnt gonna stop the polluting companies since he gets funded by them. As someone who cares deeply about the Florida state and our ecosystems i wish more people would fight the way we do
I totally agree with you completely. That’s why we only touch the Lionfish. Nothing else gets removed unless it Has to be removed. We just want to help not to hinder the environment.😊
I totally understand why this needs to be done but it's such a shame because they are such a beautiful fish. We definitely live on a Beautiful planet 😊
hey nathaniel, is this something that visiting divers to Florida can do? I dove in the Keys in the 90's and never saw a single lionfish, frightening how many there are now.
Yes, you would have to find a place that rents the equipment. It is best to do it properly or not at all especially when you are first doing it because it’s the most dangerous at that point so you have to have a zookeeper and a proper spear I would watch my video on Instagram and TikTok about how to secure everything and make sure you don’t lose anything.
I understand the reason this has to be done but boy do I feel bad for them, you don't see aliens dropping by saying oh these humans are an invasive species and start stabbing 😂
Have any of y’all ever gotten stung by a lion fish? If so, what do you do when you get stung by a lion fish barb? Is there a type of procedure you do to get the venom out like when you get bit by a snake? I’ve always been curious what you’d have to do if you got poked by one of them buggers. I see allot of them when I go out to lobster for mini season or regular lobster season here in Florida. LOL. He answers some of my question right around here 9:10. Still would like to know what they have to do when they get stung. Just live with it I guess? Since the poison isn’t necrotic like a snakes. I guess maybe they just deal with it?
Would it be advisiable to have a smaller tube on the side of the catcher that can just blend up the undersized lionfish and shoot the debris out the back or will that just attract too many sharks?
Not sure why im enjoying watching this, but i 100% understand that they are invasive. Kinda weird question: so in hunting, we're taught to aim for quick kill shots (usually close to the heart, neck, lungs, etc.) I think i heard you say something in another video about putting them on oce because they are so hard to kill. Are their brains or hearts just too small to aim for? Is there no 'kill shot' for these guys?
I really appreciate this footage, because I STARTED watching your videos bc I’m an artist, and I am painting an underwater reef painting and I’m getting a lot of inspiration.. but also I am an ocean lover, and while I hate that you have to kill these fish, bc they are beautiful and I am so tenderhearted when it comes to any animal/fish/reptile/mammal/etc., I also understand this is the very least of evils.. somebody has to do it.. same thing with the snakeheads… now killing the pythons or is it boas? breaks my heart, but I get it.. I do! Humans are assholes sometimes.. they don’t think.. I think the reason for the invasion of the snakes is because they got free from pet stores during the bad hurricanes… I’m sure humans let some of them free too though..
Question, how many fit into that tube? Obviously if they're all large ones, then the number would be different than if it were a mix of small medium and large. I'm just curious about an average? Also I see in the comments that some people are saying they are good to eat. So why don't we inform the Chinese factory poaching ships that target foreign nations coast lines? They could clean it up for Florida. (sarcasm....sort of)
Is it possible to carry a powerful light down there? Because I am sure many of the fishes and other lifeforms down there are way more beautiful than they appear Because many of the colors don't reach that deep.
Selling the fish, doesn’t recover the cost of catching them, but we have been fortunate to get donations from people on social media, which helps to fund the rest of our operation.
Here's a crazy question I know when I say in a bathtub too long my hands get all wrinkly and Nicki like how do you prevent that like what do you do to help your skin
People who had them as pets releasing them into the ocean. Also heard that hurricane Andrew had destroyed an aquarium and some lionfish ended up escaping.
Occasionally, I will give them to eels, but only in places where other divers don’t go because they can become aggressive. Also giving them to sharks is very dangerous. They can become very aggressive. Normally they are super docile, but if they are offered food and it gets away sometimes day get feisty.
In the future it’s best not to upload to tiktok and then download your then altered video. Record raw footage and upload to TH-cam at a superior quality and horizontal orientation
We saw them to a restaurant, and then the smaller ones we clean as well in the really little ones we give to a lady who makes fish soup or something to that effect
This is a great Vidio so relaxing for New Year's. Did not grab the Bull my the horns. To go with late husband and friends to Keurboom on the Garden Route to do this kind of diving in the sea For Kingklip. Red Roman. Didn't. Really know what would me in store for me actually. Hubby's friend seemed. Rather. Irresponsible. In his manner. But him and his family seemed to manage. To live from the sea. Speardiving for fish to the end. Myself I am scared of the sea really dead scared as my late husband would say. PREFER. The waters off. East Africa
As a marine scientist, thanks for the work you're doing.
Video suggestion: have a counter in the top corner tracking how many you're removing.
Then at the end tie it into a metric of impact: how many fish/day won't be eaten by the fish in your haul, for example.
How much area covered would be cool to hear, plus a running tally of other divers' efforts. Is there a bounty program, or any collective reporting?
Would be awesome to hear your perception of how lionfish populations are growing/declining.
There's a huge boom in YT content around environmental remediation - tie your efforts to the big picture wherever you can.
"Boom!" is all I hear now. Thank you for being on TH-cam!
Once I watch one video I keep watching. Very entertaining
Great video. Appreciate the narration and original sound, and info about other fish / creatures. Great job!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for all you do!!! I spent many years diving when I was younger and it is an amazing and beautiful world down there and very fragile! Keep up the great work!!!
I really love this content stay consistent and just keep doing what you’re doing. I can see this getting hundreds of thousands of views in a couple years.
Thank you! Will do!
It's pretty but awful fish. Good work! Take care
👁️👁️🦈
Great video and keep up the good work removing those invasive lionfish!
Florida or the government should be giving grants to companies that do these invasive species removals. They already do it for python snakes and Iguanas that are invading south Florida. They should have grants for lion fish removal too. Nathan here should probably look into that. Maybe they can get one made specially for people like him and companies that do this.
Thank you so much for doing this longer video!❤
You are so welcome!
Thanks for all your work, it's an amazing thing you do.❤
I appreciate that!
This is great! Thank you for the great job you do and for sharing with us!!
I'll never go diving so it's awesome to 'go along' with you!!
😊❤
OMG I LOVE your videos, I was in Florida for 28yrs but I couldn't finish my marine biology classes due to a death in my family so I had to move but I became a chef and I'm dying to try lion fish!! Can't wait to move back and hopefully help u in your mission!! Keep up the great work and gorgeous videos!❤❤
That was awesome! Thanks so much for sharing and doing what you do!
Also, 💛 for the dachshund!
Thank you for this video, it's greatly appreciated!
You're very welcome!
Love your work and I totally agree longer videos❤
Love content....will forward to friends to support. Have you EVER thought about mounting a go pro on your head...SO, WE CAN SEE WHAT YOU SEE...SOMETIMES WE MISS THE SHOT OR CHASE .BECAUSE, YOUR TRYINGTO DO IT ALL....
KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!
I don’t know how I landed on this but I really enjoy this. Thank you for doing what you do.
I’m really glad you’re doing this, a wonderful endeavor. You need to know lion fish are kosher as well.
I have seen diver feed lionfish direct to the moray eel .
I like your longer videos
Excellent video, I love how fast you are on the trigger once lined up ;)
This was great! Really enjoyed it. More power to you and the channel! Hope to see some of those lionfish cooking videos soon too
Thanks! Will do!
Thank you, I enjoyed the dive vicariously through you. It has been years since I last went diving, miss it.
Bull sharks in Australia are aggressive.
I subbed to your channel. It's just relaxing to watch you hunt down these things and then the added bonus of seeing the fish. I love this channel!
Excellent video and presentation…Thank you
BROOO.. I JUST WATCHED THE VIDEO AND HAVE A SUGGESTION: YOU SHOULD ALWAYS SHOW THE HAUL ON DRY LAND AFTER THE DIVE!
EVERYBODY WOULD LIKE THAT (I SUSPECT)..
Thanks for doing this!
I really enjoyed this very much thank you
Amazing video. Love your work.
Keep up the good work !
I'm enjoying long video.
I really like these longer videos.
I love it they think they're invincible.
I’m curious if you sell the larger lion fish to restaurants or just give them to the restaurants. If you do sell them, how much money do you make to offset your expenses? Thanks for the great video!
Good job brother. You sell to any restaurants. I love lionfish. Delicious. I'd open a restaurant called "Lionfish" lol
I whish you will have a reward for your great work.
Beautiful water,
Thank You. Wonderful to watch. And it's doing some good. Thank You again. I heard they are good eating if you can get around the spines
Love the red grouper ❤
If I’m not mistaken… and I may be… I believe the only attacks by Nurse Sharks were provoked and it was because someone grabbed their tail. I’m guessing you know that bc what you said.. lol
I remember a documentary that was about the lion fish invasion. One of the things they were doing was teaching groupers and sharks to eat them because the boney plates in their mouths protect from the spines. Not sure if it's true but they reported a huge decrease in lionfish population because they don't hide/run and kept getting eaten. Thanks for your work and super neat video❤
is the spear you use launched by elastic trigger?
My buddy did this kind of clean ups. He came in with 168lbs of them in one trip. What was crazy is that when he went back to the spot a few days later, more lion fish had showed up and made it look like he had never been before.
What type of creature is this?!? Do you get them in South and East African waters perhaps if they are in Maldives. Also will be in Seychelles. Island too
@@yvonnelessick9880Red Lionfish. It's an invasive species in the Atlantic. They are native to the indo-pacific ocean.
@raven11156
They are extremely prolific depositing around 50 million eggs per month. They will never eliminate them, but they need to keep them in check.
This is awesome, i would love to come dive with you
You should do guided hunts then a post dive BBQ the catch, I hear they are good eating, I'd pay for that !
Maybe someday I can do that I need to get a couple certifications like Dive guide and what not
Great video, great cause. Love what you do!!!
Nice to see boynton is still flourishing. Havent been in those waters since i was a kid back in the early 2000s and with so many of the reefs around Tampa being killing off becuz of the paper plants and other chemicals. Makes me sick that our government doesnt care about any of it. And desantis sure isnt gonna stop the polluting companies since he gets funded by them. As someone who cares deeply about the Florida state and our ecosystems i wish more people would fight the way we do
I totally agree with you completely. That’s why we only touch the Lionfish. Nothing else gets removed unless it Has to be removed. We just want to help not to hinder the environment.😊
I totally understand why this needs to be done but it's such a shame because they are such a beautiful fish. We definitely live on a Beautiful planet 😊
So beautiful underwater!
Hear lion fish have a nice filet on them. Small but good tasting.
One got me in my home aquarium i herd there realy tasty fish but preparation is key
Cool video dude
Hi how fun, helpful and beautiful. What are the barrel shaped things? Is it a coral?
nice work, /waves from Lantana
great job.. this is fun to watch you get them suckers. #lionfishhunters
curious you don't wear gloves
hey nathaniel, is this something that visiting divers to Florida can do? I dove in the Keys in the 90's and never saw a single lionfish, frightening how many there are now.
Yes, you would have to find a place that rents the equipment. It is best to do it properly or not at all especially when you are first doing it because it’s the most dangerous at that point so you have to have a zookeeper and a proper spear I would watch my video on Instagram and TikTok about how to secure everything and make sure you don’t lose anything.
Tx for trying to keep Florida reefs from becoming a wasteland!
We are trying ha ha
I understand the reason this has to be done but boy do I feel bad for them, you don't see aliens dropping by saying oh these humans are an invasive species and start stabbing 😂
Have any of y’all ever gotten stung by a lion fish? If so, what do you do when you get stung by a lion fish barb? Is there a type of procedure you do to get the venom out like when you get bit by a snake? I’ve always been curious what you’d have to do if you got poked by one of them buggers. I see allot of them when I go out to lobster for mini season or regular lobster season here in Florida.
LOL. He answers some of my question right around here 9:10. Still would like to know what they have to do when they get stung. Just live with it I guess? Since the poison isn’t necrotic like a snakes. I guess maybe they just deal with it?
Would it be advisiable to have a smaller tube on the side of the catcher that can just blend up the undersized lionfish and shoot the debris out the back or will that just attract too many sharks?
What are the common black tailed fish that schooling along with the pork fish..I thought they were MANGROVES but maybe not 🤔
Sería genial si al principio del vídeo pones una miniatura con todo el botin de la pesca y cuánto fueron en total 💪♥️
So the Red Grouper is the tattletale of the sea? 😂
I just figured there was a dogfish around.....🤣😝🤣
Hey, great job!
I heard some are feeding them to groopers or sharks to train them for hunting them by their self.
Did you try?
Great video..!! Pork fish or Porgy...?
What is the name/brand of that tube you’re holding your catch in? My son spearfishes and I’d like to get him something like that
🐞How often do you hunt? Thanks.🐞
Parabéns pelo trabalho!! Pela ATIVIDADE boa 🧡📖🙌🏻✊🏽🤝
You should show how many you got at the end of the video.
What does the meat taste like? I’m really curious. Next time I’m in south Florida I want to find a restaurant that has them
Not sure why im enjoying watching this, but i 100% understand that they are invasive. Kinda weird question: so in hunting, we're taught to aim for quick kill shots (usually close to the heart, neck, lungs, etc.) I think i heard you say something in another video about putting them on oce because they are so hard to kill. Are their brains or hearts just too small to aim for? Is there no 'kill shot' for these guys?
Is it true lionfish taste like lobster ?
All things taste like chicken! Fish, snake, lizard, elephant and w•men taste like chicken!
If a lionfish is fighting back, that fish takes greater priority to be caught. Because its offsprings will likely have the same adaptation.
Have you noticed a difference in the number of lionfish you see/are able to catch, since you started doing this?
Would be nice to film in landscape to get a wider angle view
What is a natural predator of the lion fish?
You should catch coral fishes and then sell them to the home aquarium resellers 😮
2 questions please :what do you do with them after you have caught them? Do you clean then eat them? Thank you!
Eti tahmin edemiyeceginiz kadar lezzetli
Lol, "I think that kinda hurts my face too much"
I really appreciate this footage, because I STARTED watching your videos bc I’m an artist, and I am painting an underwater reef painting and I’m getting a lot of inspiration.. but also I am an ocean lover, and while I hate that you have to kill these fish, bc they are beautiful and I am so tenderhearted when it comes to any animal/fish/reptile/mammal/etc., I also understand this is the very least of evils.. somebody has to do it.. same thing with the snakeheads… now killing the pythons or is it boas? breaks my heart, but I get it.. I do! Humans are assholes sometimes.. they don’t think.. I think the reason for the invasion of the snakes is because they got free from pet stores during the bad hurricanes… I’m sure humans let some of them free too though..
BOOM!
Question, how many fit into that tube? Obviously if they're all large ones, then the number would be different than if it were a mix of small medium and large. I'm just curious about an average? Also I see in the comments that some people are saying they are good to eat. So why don't we inform the Chinese factory poaching ships that target foreign nations coast lines? They could clean it up for Florida. (sarcasm....sort of)
He said that 20 lbs fits into the receptacle. I really don’t believe that we want or need any more invasive Chinese in our homelands!
Is it possible to carry a powerful light down there? Because I am sure many of the fishes and other lifeforms down there are way more beautiful than they appear Because many of the colors don't reach that deep.
How much money do you make selling this many lionfish to restaurants?
Selling the fish, doesn’t recover the cost of catching them, but we have been fortunate to get donations from people on social media, which helps to fund the rest of our operation.
Here's a crazy question I know when I say in a bathtub too long my hands get all wrinkly and Nicki like how do you prevent that like what do you do to help your skin
Are you selling them to restaurants?
They sell the larger ones to restaurants. They have become quite the delicacy.
Have you ever given lionfish to the red grouper? Maybe they would learn to hunt them for food.
I have actually tried and they don’t seem to want it unless you cut it up into small pieces. They might take it at that point.
I’m sure you get asked this a lot but how did the lion fish end up over here?
People who had them as pets releasing them into the ocean. Also heard that hurricane Andrew had destroyed an aquarium and some lionfish ended up escaping.
Do you ever try feeding the dead lionfish to other fish or sharks?
Occasionally, I will give them to eels, but only in places where other divers don’t go because they can become aggressive. Also giving them to sharks is very dangerous. They can become very aggressive. Normally they are super docile, but if they are offered food and it gets away sometimes day get feisty.
How about you shoot in landscape mode instead of portrait??
In the future it’s best not to upload to tiktok and then download your then altered video. Record raw footage and upload to TH-cam at a superior quality and horizontal orientation
I could hear the barking of the Dog Fish
How do you dispose these lion fish
We saw them to a restaurant, and then the smaller ones we clean as well in the really little ones we give to a lady who makes fish soup or something to that effect
One of the biggest... FISHUES?
Gotta ask... is this making a dent in the lionfish population? I hope it is, but there seems to be a LOT of them.
👍
Porque solo esos pases
Son invasivos. No pertenecen a el oceano atlantico.
This is a great Vidio so relaxing for New Year's. Did not grab the Bull my the horns. To go with late husband and friends to Keurboom on the Garden Route to do this kind of diving in the sea For Kingklip. Red Roman. Didn't. Really know what would me in store for me actually. Hubby's friend seemed. Rather. Irresponsible. In his manner. But him and his family seemed to manage. To live from the sea. Speardiving for fish to the end. Myself I am scared of the sea really dead scared as my late husband would say. PREFER. The waters off. East Africa
It was a dog fish we heard barking in the background.
Are you talking about the one that was on the leash?