The following questions concern your observations of invasive lionfish (Pterois spp., see image below) in the Western Atlantic Ocean/Caribbean region.
 
 
Please only add details of your own personal observations and hunting activity, not those of a group.
Please read the important participant information sheet before you begin.
 
Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey!

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1. How often do you hunt lionfish?

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2. What best describes your lionfish hunting activities?

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3. Which of the following activities best describes how you hunt lionfish?

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4. Where do you most often hunt lionfish? Please name the closest town/settlement within 10 km (6 miles) of where you go hunting. Please choose only ONE location. Please include the island name and/or country.
(Required.)

For the following questions, ONLY answer relating to hunting trips made at your hunting location selected in Question 4 in the past 5 years.

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5. How many other lionfish hunters also hunt in your location weekly?

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6. At what depths do you hunt lionfish? Select all which apply.

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7. At what depth are you most likely to find lionfish?

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8. On average, how many lionfish do you see on a hunting trip?

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9. On average, how many lionfish do you catch per hunting trip?

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10. What is the maximum number of lionfish you have caught on a hunting trip?

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11. Compared to before Covid-19 (January 2020), do you think numbers of lionfish have increased, decreased, or stayed the same in your hunting location?

Please answer Question 12 below ONLY IF you keep a written log of your hunting activity in your hunting location selected in Question 4 above.

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12. Please input your annual total catch, number of hunting trips and maximum catch numbers of lionfish for the past 5 years (if applicable).

  Total number of lionfish caught Total number of hunting trips Maximum catch of lionfish in a single trip
2021
2020
2019
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2017
The following questions relate to lionfish behavior you may have observed. Please ONLY answer for observations made in your hunting location selected in Question 4 above.

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13. When you see solitary lionfish (no other lionfish within 1 meter/3 feet), how often are they sheltering under structures, overhangs or in caves or holes?

 

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14. When you see solitary lionfish (no other lionfish within 1 meter/3 feet), how often are they out in the open over areas of reef or sand?

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15. When you see a lionfish, how often is it within 1 meter (3 feet) of another lionfish?

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16. When you see groups of lionfish (two or more lionfish within 1 meter/ 3 feet of each other), how often are they sheltering together under structures, overhangs or in caves or holes?

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17. When you see groups of lionfish (two or more lionfish within 1 meter/3 feet of each other), how often are they out in the open together over areas of reef or sand?

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18. What is the most common number of lionfish you see together in a group (two or more lionfish within 1 meter/3 feet of each other)?

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19. What is the maximum number of lionfish you have seen together in a group (two or more lionfish within 1 meter/3 feet of each other)?

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20. Have you ever seen another animal hunt a lionfish in the wild?

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21. Have you ever heard a lionfish vocalize/make a sound?

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22. If you have heard a lionfish making a sound, what was the context? Select all that apply.

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23. Do you give consent for your answers to be used for the purposes of this study? Please read through the full consent form.

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