Don't Feed Sharks Campaign

Don't Feed Sharks

Throughout the United States and its territories, strict laws are enforced on feeding wildlife.

Feeding sharks is NOT PERMISSABLE in the U.S.A.
or U.S. territories

In some areas of the caribbean, sharks and groupers are offered dead or wounded lionfish.
Feeding sharks can create negative behaviors between sharks and divers.

In some cases, sharks have shown aggressive behaviors unexpectedly towards divers when extracting lionfish.

This is unlike natural behaviors that are observed between sharks and divers.

It is important to avoid interacting with the natural behaviors of sharks.

Shark Feeding Awareness was provided in partnership with Caribbean Lionfish Safari's, CRABBS and Jolly Rogers Tees.

The Caribbean Oceanic Restoration and Education Foundation would like to thank Red Hook Dive Center for their extensive support of CORE and the STT/STJ Lionfish Derby. This event would not be possible without their contributions. If you are in need of a dive shop, please consider patronizing RHDC for an amazing diving experience. Additionally we would like to thank our Silver Sponsors, Town and Country Marine Services, as well as Aqua Action Dive Center. Both have contributed substantially and we appreciate their support in our efforts to promote and grow lionfish hunting in the Virgin Islands. Finally, we would like to thank our Bronze Sponsors. Through their collective efforts, our Bronze Sponsors have bolstered the prize pool, allowing us to offer attractive winnings to our most successful lionfish hunters. VIPCA, Zookeeper, VI Chiropractic Health Center, The VI Cat, Neptune Adventures, and Empire Boat Charters have all helped make this event possible, and we thank them for helping us continue our mission. Please consider your future purchases, as us here at CORE would greatly appreciate your support of our sponsors.

The Caribbean Oceanic Restoration and Education Foundation is a nonprofit, tax exempt charitable organization (tax identification number 66-0764897) under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.