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SAFESPEAR, LLC
PRODUCT LAUNCH
 BNT Rand Centre
  April 14, 2010

 Gregg T. Waugh, President
 Lisa A. Waugh, Vice-President
 SafeSpear, LLC
OUTLINE
• COST OF INVASIVE SPECIES
• DESCRIBE THE INVASION
• WHAT’S BEING DONE
• THE PERFECT INVADER (BIOLOGY)
• COMMERCIAL & RECREATIONAL
  HARVEST
• SAFESPEAR’S SOLUTION
COST
• Invasive species cost
  US $137B annually
• Over past century,
  >68 marine sp.
  introduced in FL,
  Carib. & Gulf of Mex.
• Flats fishing
  generates $141M
  annually in Bahamas
COST
• Irreversible domination of
  community structure (50-
  90% of fish biomass)
• Alteration of food web
• Corals
• Commercial fishing (2%-
  3% of GDP)
• Recreational fishing
• TOURISM
INVASION
• Red Lionfish (Pterois volitan) – 97%
• Devil lionfish (Pterois miles)
• 1st. Reported 1980s along SE FL
  – Commercial fisherman – 1985 Dania Beach, FL
  – Several indiv. fish observed by divers off Palm Beach
    & Boca and another by angler from Lake Worth Pier,
    Palm Beach
• 1992 Hurricane Andrew – 6 escaped from
  aquarium on Biscayne Bay
INVASION
• 2000 & 2001 NOAA researchers report
  multiple lionfish off NC, SC, GA, FL &
  Bermuda
• 2004 1st. found Bahamas by rec. divers
• May 2006 found in Freeport Canals (Mike
  Stafford)
INVASION


• Recent status
• USGS web site


•   Source (James Morris)
INVASION
• Future
  Distribution –
  Limited by Water
  Temp.
• Minimum temp. =
  10 degrees C or
  50 degrees F


•   Source (James Morris)
What’s Being Done?
• 2007 REEF worked with local dive
  operators & College of the Bahamas
  – lionfish surveys
• August 2007 COB Marine &
  Environmental Studies Institute in
  collaboration with Department of
  Marine Resources established online
  reporting:
• http://www.bahamas.gov.bs/baham
  asweb2/home.nsf/vContentW/GOV--
  Other--Marine+Resources+-
  +Lionfish+Survey!Opendocument
Bahamas
 Government
• Ministry of Agriculture &
  Fisheries
• Department of Marine
  Resources
• COB-Marine & Environmental
  Studies Institute
• NGOs (BNT, BREEF, The
  Nature Conservancy)
• Private Sector
Government, NGOs & Private
National Lionfish Response Plan
• COB-Marine & Environmental Studies
  Institute/Department Marine Resources
  (2009)
• High Priority Mgmt. Strategies (1-2 yrs)
• Amend Regulations
   – Allow spearfishing w/SCUBA for tournaments
     & organized dive groups
   – Unlimited bag limit of lionfish
   – Allow spearing of lionfish around islands
• Encourage Commercial Fishery
• Expand & Improve Protection of
  National Parks & Marine Reserves
The Perfect Invader - Reproduction
• Mature in year 1             • Eggs encased in
• Males – 4”                     gelatinous mucous –
• Females – 7”                   hollow & traps sperm
• Eggs evolve & grow on        • 26 day larval duration
  stalks; each egg has         • Spawn year round – every
  somewhat of an umbilical       4 days
  cord                         • 25,000 eggs/batch
• Complex courtship – female   • >2 MILLION eggs per
  releases 2 egg masses          female per year
The Perfect Invader
       Feeding
• Eat > 40 species
• Stomach expands
  30X in volume              •Exuma work: reduce
• Eat fish ½-3/4 size        native fish by 80%
• Observed eating 20         •LF consuming more
  small fish in 30 min.      biomass in some of
• Nassau groupers &          higher densities that
  yellow tail snappers       recruiting to site
              Picture from Morris
The Perfect Invader - Predators
• Natural predators –       • Exuma Feeding Trials
  large groupers, coronet     – Nassau grouper, red
  fish? Octopus mimics          hind, grasby, nurse
                                shark & octopus
• Native predators don’t
                              – 5-39 days=no LF eaten
  recognize LF as prey
                            • NMFS Beaufort, NC
• Found in Nassau
                              – Similar results with
  groupers, greater AJ,
                                black sea bass, gag
  sharks
The Perfect Invader - Density
• Why?
  –   Niche empty
  –   Lack of predators
  –   Lots of food
  –   Warm temperature
  –   Grow larger (18”+
      Bahamas versus 15”
      native range)

 Source: James Morris
VENOMOUS NOT POISONOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!
               • D, V & A Spines
               • Severe pain, swelling, rash
               • 2 Glandular Groves
               • Release venom when tissue is
                 disturbed
               • Venom is in the spines NOT in
                 the flesh/meat
               • Remove spines = Remove
                 venom = Safe to eat!!!!!!!

               Source: James Morris
SafeSpear, LLC
• Formed in 2009 to
  market new polespear
  system (Patent Pending)
• Company
   – Gregg Waugh, Pres.
   – Lisa Waugh, VP; day-
     day & product
     research
   – Andrew Cogswell –
     prototype design/sales
   – Margaret Cogswell –
     web & drawings
SafeSpear, LLC
The Lionfish Kit includes:
• Polespear (Patent Pending)
• Bag - Deep Water Lionfish Bag
    (shown) or Shallow Water Lionfish
    Bucket Float (Patent Pending)
• Lionfish Gloves
• Lionfish Grippers
• Lionfish Clippers
• Knife
• First Aid Kit/Info - heat pack
    shown; denatures venom
• Recipes
• Retail price for the Lionfish Kit is
    $350 (plus duty &
    shipping/handling).
Why SafeSpear, LLC?
• Lionfish not a part of my diving experience growing up around
  West End
• 30 years experience in fishery management limiting mortality,
  now encourage fishing; help rebuild other species
• Concerned about protecting environment and will be donating
  10% profit to 4 Groups:
   –   Bahamas National Trust (BNT)
   –   Bahamas Reef Environment Education Foundation (BREEF)
   –   Friends of the Environment (FRIENDS)
   –   Gulf & Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI)
THANKS
• BNT – Cecilia Bodie, Karin        •   Sonny & Alice Waugh
  Sanchez & Eric Carey              •   Lisa Waugh
• UNEXSO – Linda Osborne,           •   Andrew & Margaret Cogswell
  Cristina Zenato & Nikki Waugh     •   Chris Waugh/Billy
• DMR – Michael Braynen             •   Brian Waugh
• VIP Services Ltd. -Janet Albury   •   Godfrey Waugh
  & Liz Cheong
                                    •   Lee Waugh Malone
                                    •   Michael & Megan Malone
                                    •   Michael Stafford & Dean
                                        Bethel (1st. LF dive)

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New kit makes spearing lionfish safer

  • 1. SAFESPEAR, LLC PRODUCT LAUNCH BNT Rand Centre April 14, 2010 Gregg T. Waugh, President Lisa A. Waugh, Vice-President SafeSpear, LLC
  • 2. OUTLINE • COST OF INVASIVE SPECIES • DESCRIBE THE INVASION • WHAT’S BEING DONE • THE PERFECT INVADER (BIOLOGY) • COMMERCIAL & RECREATIONAL HARVEST • SAFESPEAR’S SOLUTION
  • 3. COST • Invasive species cost US $137B annually • Over past century, >68 marine sp. introduced in FL, Carib. & Gulf of Mex. • Flats fishing generates $141M annually in Bahamas
  • 4. COST • Irreversible domination of community structure (50- 90% of fish biomass) • Alteration of food web • Corals • Commercial fishing (2%- 3% of GDP) • Recreational fishing • TOURISM
  • 5. INVASION • Red Lionfish (Pterois volitan) – 97% • Devil lionfish (Pterois miles) • 1st. Reported 1980s along SE FL – Commercial fisherman – 1985 Dania Beach, FL – Several indiv. fish observed by divers off Palm Beach & Boca and another by angler from Lake Worth Pier, Palm Beach • 1992 Hurricane Andrew – 6 escaped from aquarium on Biscayne Bay
  • 6. INVASION • 2000 & 2001 NOAA researchers report multiple lionfish off NC, SC, GA, FL & Bermuda • 2004 1st. found Bahamas by rec. divers • May 2006 found in Freeport Canals (Mike Stafford)
  • 7. INVASION • Recent status • USGS web site • Source (James Morris)
  • 8. INVASION • Future Distribution – Limited by Water Temp. • Minimum temp. = 10 degrees C or 50 degrees F • Source (James Morris)
  • 9. What’s Being Done? • 2007 REEF worked with local dive operators & College of the Bahamas – lionfish surveys • August 2007 COB Marine & Environmental Studies Institute in collaboration with Department of Marine Resources established online reporting: • http://www.bahamas.gov.bs/baham asweb2/home.nsf/vContentW/GOV-- Other--Marine+Resources+- +Lionfish+Survey!Opendocument
  • 10. Bahamas Government • Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries • Department of Marine Resources • COB-Marine & Environmental Studies Institute • NGOs (BNT, BREEF, The Nature Conservancy) • Private Sector
  • 12. National Lionfish Response Plan • COB-Marine & Environmental Studies Institute/Department Marine Resources (2009) • High Priority Mgmt. Strategies (1-2 yrs) • Amend Regulations – Allow spearfishing w/SCUBA for tournaments & organized dive groups – Unlimited bag limit of lionfish – Allow spearing of lionfish around islands • Encourage Commercial Fishery • Expand & Improve Protection of National Parks & Marine Reserves
  • 13. The Perfect Invader - Reproduction • Mature in year 1 • Eggs encased in • Males – 4” gelatinous mucous – • Females – 7” hollow & traps sperm • Eggs evolve & grow on • 26 day larval duration stalks; each egg has • Spawn year round – every somewhat of an umbilical 4 days cord • 25,000 eggs/batch • Complex courtship – female • >2 MILLION eggs per releases 2 egg masses female per year
  • 14. The Perfect Invader Feeding • Eat > 40 species • Stomach expands 30X in volume •Exuma work: reduce • Eat fish ½-3/4 size native fish by 80% • Observed eating 20 •LF consuming more small fish in 30 min. biomass in some of • Nassau groupers & higher densities that yellow tail snappers recruiting to site Picture from Morris
  • 15. The Perfect Invader - Predators • Natural predators – • Exuma Feeding Trials large groupers, coronet – Nassau grouper, red fish? Octopus mimics hind, grasby, nurse shark & octopus • Native predators don’t – 5-39 days=no LF eaten recognize LF as prey • NMFS Beaufort, NC • Found in Nassau – Similar results with groupers, greater AJ, black sea bass, gag sharks
  • 16. The Perfect Invader - Density • Why? – Niche empty – Lack of predators – Lots of food – Warm temperature – Grow larger (18”+ Bahamas versus 15” native range) Source: James Morris
  • 17. VENOMOUS NOT POISONOUS!!!!!!!!!!!! • D, V & A Spines • Severe pain, swelling, rash • 2 Glandular Groves • Release venom when tissue is disturbed • Venom is in the spines NOT in the flesh/meat • Remove spines = Remove venom = Safe to eat!!!!!!! Source: James Morris
  • 18. SafeSpear, LLC • Formed in 2009 to market new polespear system (Patent Pending) • Company – Gregg Waugh, Pres. – Lisa Waugh, VP; day- day & product research – Andrew Cogswell – prototype design/sales – Margaret Cogswell – web & drawings
  • 19. SafeSpear, LLC The Lionfish Kit includes: • Polespear (Patent Pending) • Bag - Deep Water Lionfish Bag (shown) or Shallow Water Lionfish Bucket Float (Patent Pending) • Lionfish Gloves • Lionfish Grippers • Lionfish Clippers • Knife • First Aid Kit/Info - heat pack shown; denatures venom • Recipes • Retail price for the Lionfish Kit is $350 (plus duty & shipping/handling).
  • 20. Why SafeSpear, LLC? • Lionfish not a part of my diving experience growing up around West End • 30 years experience in fishery management limiting mortality, now encourage fishing; help rebuild other species • Concerned about protecting environment and will be donating 10% profit to 4 Groups: – Bahamas National Trust (BNT) – Bahamas Reef Environment Education Foundation (BREEF) – Friends of the Environment (FRIENDS) – Gulf & Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI)
  • 21. THANKS • BNT – Cecilia Bodie, Karin • Sonny & Alice Waugh Sanchez & Eric Carey • Lisa Waugh • UNEXSO – Linda Osborne, • Andrew & Margaret Cogswell Cristina Zenato & Nikki Waugh • Chris Waugh/Billy • DMR – Michael Braynen • Brian Waugh • VIP Services Ltd. -Janet Albury • Godfrey Waugh & Liz Cheong • Lee Waugh Malone • Michael & Megan Malone • Michael Stafford & Dean Bethel (1st. LF dive)