If you’re reading this, you’ve probably bought itno the idea that one part of your body is connected to another – the basic tenant of holistic healing.  We know this is true because if you get a cut or your leg like I did last week, and it gets a bit infected like mine did for a moment, you must carefully attend to it like I did so that the infection doesn’t spread throughout your body.  That’s a great demonstration of the holistic aspect of the body.  And it works in reverse, too: if your body is filled with inflammation then you’re going to have a hard time healing an individual part of it because it’s got an uphill battle.  That’s the basis of holistic medicine, and it’s why you get good people show up if you search, “Holistic Doctor Near Me!”

 

It makes sense then to extrapolate that system outside of ourselves.  If one member of a family is struggling, the whole family will struggle.  We all experienced this during business: if the toilet paper industry is hit hard, we’re all hit hard!  If the Ukraine is suffering, we are all suffering. If one town experiences an epidemic, we may all experience an epidemic.

 

And if one part of the ocean is being taken advantage of, eventually, we will all be taken advantage of.. The latest Avatar movie, Way of the Water, beautifully portrays how the Water Tribes are effected with the Forest Tribes are in danger.  Even more so, Avatar emphasized how important each person’s contribution is, and what a difference we can each make.

 

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This is urgent and important, and will take less than 2 minutes to read (videos are extra!).
Have you ever watched a kid smash another’s lego house? It’s so cruddy to see one person’s time, energy, and effort get destroyed in one fell swoop. Now let’s take it one step further. Please imagine instead of this being a child’s game, that it’s a REAL house – it’s YOUR house.
I was absolutely shocked when I learned what I’m about to tell you, and in all honesty the issue immobilized me out of fear and overwhelm. But then I learned that something CAN be done, IS being done, and NEEDS our help.
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Here’s the situation:
-An invasive fish species has a super high breeding rate: 1 adult female lays 30,000 – 50,000 eggs every TWO – THREE days. This is the lionfish. They have no natural predators.
-Lionfish eat anything they just about every species. They will NOT bite a hook, so you can’t fish for them. They have to be speared, one at a time. There is an upside, though – because of that they have one of the lowest heavy metal toxicities of game fish. This makes them safe to eat, and they also have a light whitefish flavor – YUMMY!  And, they’re kind of like zombies – they move slow and they’re not that smart.
-Lionfish eating the babies of the other species is killing the other fishes’ populations. Those other species are the ones that PROTECT the coral reefs, so the reefs are DYING. At current trajectories, by 2030, 90% of coral reefs will be endangered.
-Like the lego analogy, the oceans are literally in danger of being fundamentally changed. Simply put, the rate of lionfish reproduction is not sustainable and makes healthy oceans impossible. Lionfish are currently invasive in four of the seven seas: the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, and Mediterranean Sea.
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Here what Special Operations Army Combat Diver & Medic, Poacher Hunter, and Squid Documentarian Scott Cassell has to say about this situation – click the link to the video to hear a personal interview with him.  If you’re on your computer, this is in the top right hand corner.

But here is the amazing, almost unbelievable, and FANTASTIC news!
It IS reversible!

There are people working on this all over the world by suiting up and hunting lionfish. They need financial assistance to complete their mission, and Lionfish Central is the best organization to donate to because they are dedicated to centralizing and organizing all the other efforts.
Their mission is to help all Lionfish organizations and individuals by providing a think-tank to help other Lionfish innovators launch ideas, like innovating new catching technology, and cultivating Citizen Scientists through a submarine piloting school!
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They have done all these amazing things already!
  • Sponsor Lionfish tournaments, which have resulted in thousands of caught lionfish!
  • Developed an app to help track lionfish removal on a global scale
  • A video game to educate and inspire young people
  • A comic book to highlight all of the real-life superheroes protecting the reefs around the world (You can get your copy in-office for a $10 donation to LFC!)
  • A podcast from national and international locations on what’s being done to control lionfish populations, and to inspire other divers to get involved
  • Expeditions for eco-tourism to connect divers with lionfish hunting enthusiasts
  • Deep water lionfish exploration with a submersible, owned and operated by the aforementioned Scott Cassell
  • Submersible piloting school to inspire Citizen Scientists
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  • A LIONFISH edu-tainment cruise visiting the sites of what’s being done in Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao
  • Providing educational power points to educational institutes
  • Educational info-workshops

Lionfish Central is an efficient organization dedicated to creative and effective solutions.

 

Here’s how you can help:
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Please help me help Lionfish Central continue their amazing work to eradicate Lionfish by donating to my Ironman fundraiser for Lionfish Central! Watch interviews with the founder and celebrity spokesperson, too! https://lionfishcentral.org/dr-cynthia-clark-ironman…/ AND if you donate at least $100 you get one of those awesome shirts I’m wearing. (UPF 50, super soft, short sleeved or long with a hoodie – it’s super comfy)
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You can also like the founder Scott Gonnello on Facebook and see what LFC is up to on a near-daily basis!
Thank you GREATLY for your time and attention to this. By reading this, you have helped fulfill our mission to INCREASE AWARENESS.