RELIONMED partners remove lionfish from the Dasoudi MPA

On the 1st of December 2020, the “Marine and Environmental Research (MER) Lab” and the “University of Plymouth” implemented a lionfish removal event that took place at the Dasoudi “Marine Protected Area (MPA)” of Cyprus. More specifically, the removal was executed at the wreck of “Lady Thetis” and in artificial structures that were placed to enhance biodiversity and encourage eco-tourism. A total of 20 fish were removed by the divers (12 lionfish were caught at the structures and 8 lionfish were removed from the wreck).