Lionfish marker making question

mindehankins · Post by **mindehankins** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 6:01 pm

I had Blaine bring home the surveyor's tape and washers for the lionfish markers today, and he brought home washers that are heavier than the wine corks will support.
That brought up the question: Are the corks supposed to float over the lionfish, or is the washer supposed to sink to the bottom? My directions said 4' of surveyor's tape, and I'm guessing these'll usually be in more than 4' of water.
Thanks in advance!

strat62 · Post by **strat62** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 8:45 pm

mindehankins wrote:I had Blaine bring home the surveyor's tape and washers for the lionfish markers today, and he brought home washers that are heavier than the wine corks will support.
That brought up the question: Are the corks supposed to float over the lionfish, or is the washer supposed to sink to the bottom? My directions said 4' of surveyor's tape, and I'm guessing these'll usually be in more than 4' of water.
Thanks in advance!

washer is supposed to sink to the bottom with the tape/cork floating 4-5' above to mark the spot. we have seen just about everything but a lionfish which is good i guess....

mindehankins · Post by **mindehankins** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:38 am

OK thanks. That makes sense.

efrank · Post by **efrank** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 8:21 pm

I'm sure this is a very stupid question, but, what are you marking it for? For others in your group to come see without you having to go searching for it again? Are lionfish homebodys, tending to stay in the same place for longer periods of time?

GidgetPicklebrain · Post by **GidgetPicklebrain** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 8:39 pm

Lionfish are an invasive non-native species with a voracious appetite and are therefore very destructive. They are territorial so stay to their own little area. You mark where you've seen one so they can be disposed of.

Lindy · Post by **Lindy** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 9:45 pm

efrank - one important step is to notify the National Park people after you place the marker. They are the ones who will try to remove the lion fish, but they need to know where to look.

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:15 pm

On my blog I have some underwater photos of Lionfish markers I came across. Plus alot of other St John trip pictures.

http://sunshinelobster.blogspot.com

enjoy

dan

Teresa_Rae · Post by **Teresa_Rae** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 12:40 am

Lionfish tend to stay in one area so by marking them they can be found again and killed.

More info here: http://nolionfish.com/

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