LIONFISH USES

JEWELLERY & ART

A smart gift from the ocean… for a good cause!

Local market niches, i.e. jewellery and artwork industries, may be offered a new income source by making use of the discarded non-venomous fins to make new products, while at the same time benefit the environment. It seems that it is not expected that natural predation of lionfish will be capable to buffer its invasion. Experience in the Caribbean has shown that the success and long-term sustainability of the removal response system is significantly enhanced by the availability of a market to utilise removed lionfish (Chapman et al., 2016).

Use of lionfish in cooking and jewellery making
This video on lionfish uses was created through the RELIONMED-Life project. It explains that lionfish can be consumed when the venomous spines are removed and describes how you can create lionfish jewellery from the soft fins of the fish. It also mentions how to remove the spines of the fish safely and gives information on first aid in case of an accidental sting.

A delicious fish, with incredible possibilities to turn it into a work of art

Purchase lionfish jewelleries

The jewelleries created through the project, by the “Neldi Art Gallery”, are being sold by the gallery itself but also in the diving centers: “Scuba Tech Diving Centre” in Protaras, “Cyprus Diving Centre” in Protaras, “Viking Divers” in Larnaca, “Ninos Sports” in Limassol and “Blue Instinct Under Water Act Ltd” in Limassol. Contact them and purchase your lionfish jewelleries now! Help the seas of Cyprus!