Blue Ventures on BBC’s People Fixing The World for BBC World Service about how the lionfish projects we support in Belize are protecting the local reefs and boosting the local economy.

Uncontrolled, invasive lionfish populations disrupt marine food webs, negatively impacting coral reef health and fisheries productivity, thereby undermining the resilience of coral reefs and reef-associated systems to global change.

Celso Sho, Field Manager – Blue Ventures Belize, talks about how encouraging fishers and restaurants to catch and serve up these pervasive creatures has helped control their numbers and ensured the well-being of coastal communities.

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