Hello,
Many of you are SCUBA Divers and enjoy spending your Roatan time underwater, so I thought I should pass on some information that came to me from the Roatan Marine Park. In case you don’t know the Caribbean Sea is being invaded……. the invader is a tropical fish commonly called the Lion Fish. This beautiful fish is native to the Pacific and Indian oceans but not to the Caribbean. Scientists don’t yet understand their natural predator so it is up to the human predator to keep this fish under control.
The Roatan Marine Park has an Invasive Lionfish Control Program designed to keep the population from exploding. During the months of February and March the Marine Park received reports of 367 sightings. 
Additionally there were 287 kills reported. The dive shops participating in the program agree that the program is working is areas where divers frequent.
In Asia the Lionfish is on the menu in many restaurants and is a delicacy. Perhaps some restaurants here should learn to prepare the invader.
For more information on the Roatan Marine park and their programs you can visit their web site RoatanMarinePark.com
Enjoy Life, Philip