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lionfish presentation at central high school, st croix

11/25/2015

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C.O.R.E. volunteers took some time to present some history of the lionfish in the Caribbean to a high school class at Central High School in St Croix.  We also were able to bring some de-spined lionfish for a dissection.  We would like to thank the teacher, Ms Nora Santana for giving us this opportunity to instruct the students.  We would also like to thank the students that participated. Jonathan Joseph, Kaylah Browne, Eryk Simon and Joshua Santiago.  It was a great experience for us at C.O.R.E. as well as the students. 

Thanks to C.O.R.E. members Michelle Griffith for assisting and Michael Funk for supplying the dissection tools.
We also took some time at the end of the class for one student who wanted to see how to filet a lionfish!
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CORE Culling Dive!

8/21/2014

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Join CORE for our next culling dive on September 6th at Aqua Action Dive Center! Divers must be certified CORE responders to get the great rate of $25, so if you don't have your card please contact Kitty to confirm your training and get your card! 

Please note that you MUST sign up through Aqua Action so call them now and say you want to remove the lionfish!
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Located inside Secret Harbour Beach, Nazareth, United States - (340) 775-6285 - http://www.aadivers.com/
Contact your STT Dive Coordinator Rick - [email protected]
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Earth Day!

5/1/2014

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We hope everyone had a wonderful and productive Earth Day! 

On St. John Leslie Charpentier (STJ Dive Coordinator), John Westgard, Barb Crites, Jason Quetel (Chief of Field Ops), and Frank Cummings (STJ E&O Coordinator) all contributed to making this a successful and educational booth at the Earth Day Fair.
On St. Croix volunteers from CORE and CRABBS as well as local cleaners cleaned two segments, bottom of The Beast to CB and CB to Rust Op Twist. Total count was 62 bags of trash and 7 bags of cans between the 15 people who participated!
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Senior Week!

4/5/2014

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Ever wondered what it's like to work with a non-profit foundation for a week? Local high school seniors Natasha and Louis were given the chance to find out just how much fun we have at CORE during their Senior Service Project! Huge thanks to Sts. Peter and Paul School for providing us with these awesome kids, and Aqua Action Dive Center for providing the use of their classroom!
During our senior service project week I worked with the CORE Foundation. Throughout the week I learned about web design and organization. We got to interact with dive professionals at different dive shops around the island, receiving feedback, positive and some negative from the lionfish project. This week at CORE I learned how to help and encourage others to help keep the ocean clean. -Natasha

Do you or your students want to volunteer with CORE? Just email us for more info!

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Another successful cleanup!

3/16/2014

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The CORE Foundation joined forces with crew of Explorer of the Seas this weekend to clean up French Town!

Thanks to support from The Explorer of the Seas, Forever Flowers, Hook Line & Sinker, and VIWMA French Town got a deep clean Saturday morning with over 20 volunteers collecting trash from the roadside, parking lots, and water's edge. If you missed out stay tuned, Earth Day is just next month!
Our brave boys in rubber boots collecting trash!
Volunteers work together to get trash out of the "canal".
The iconic French Town view with a dash of VI Pride!

During the cleanup passers-by stopped to congratulate us on our efforts and asked how to help. 
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The answer is simple, volunteer at our next cleanup or click above and DONATE NOW!

You what else is great about cleanups, the after parties! Huge thanks to Bolongo!

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2013 Lionfish Removed

2/9/2014

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Check out the data on all the lionfish CORE divers removed from our waters during 2013!

Feel like there should be entries where there aren't? Maybe you're not submitting data! Visit THIS PAGE to submit your lionfish removals so we can get an even better view of what's going on!
Help support CORE and all of our efforts, lionfish related and not, by visiting our support page and deciding whether you want to use PayPal to send a donation, or purchase a few bricks on our supporter wall!
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CORE Responder Training

1/25/2014

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Get Trained, Hunt Lionfish, Be AWESOME!

If you haven't officially become a certified responder please join us on Saturday, February 1st, 6PM at Aqua Action Dive Center in Secret Harbor for our first responder training of the new year! As a certified Responder you can take advantage of all the benefits of CORE such as free tank fills at participating dive shops, discounts on gear, and access to top secret forbidden dive sites! Responder applicants must be at least Open Water certified. Please email us with any questions and to RSVP!

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Public Forum

10/21/2013

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Join us at one of the public forums hosted by The Nature Conservancy this week.

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Fortuna Coastal Cleanup!

10/2/2013

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Join us at the cleanup! Email to get a spot on the boat!

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September Responder Training

8/27/2013

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Get Trained! Training Sessions for Caribbean Lionfish Response Program!
Benefits include: Free dives, access to restricted beaches, CORE events, and feeling good about helping the reefs!

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Learn about proper handling of lion fish.
If you have been waiting for the next opportunity to become an official CORE Response Diver now is your chance! We will be holding two training sessions in September to accommodate everyone's schedules.
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Help do your part and remove invasive fish from our ecosystem.

Monday, September 2nd - 6:30PM @ Hull Bay Hideaway
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Thursday, September 5th - 6:30 @ Island Time Pizza
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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.