Learn to hunt invasive lionfish. safe technique, proper tools, and the conservation context that makes this more than an activity.
Lionfish are not native to the Caribbean.
They breed fast, consume juvenile reef fish, and have no natural predators in the Atlantic. Active management through controlled hunting is one of the few effective responses, and Bonaire runs one of the most organized programs in the region. The Lionfish Hunting and Invasive Species Management specialty covers safe handling (the spines are venomous), ELF spear technique, and the science behind why removal programs matter. One confined dive and two open water dives. Your certification qualifies you for real removal dives on the reef.
Most people who get certified at home spend their first real dive trip adjusting. Different visibility, colder water, unfamiliar conditions. On Bonaire, your training dives happen on the same reef you'll dive independently afterward. You get certified and comfortable in one trip. Nothing to re-learn the next time you come back.
Step by step training designed to build real confidence underwater.
Questions about your specific kit? Mention it when you fill in the dive plan form.
Wanderlust is run by Stephan and Linda. Not a franchise, not a large operation with rotating staff. The person who greets you on day one takes you into the water. Same face, start to finish.
Groups cap at four. Often smaller. Sometimes it is just you and an instructor. Your certification is processed the same day you complete your final training dive.
Wanderlust is the only SSI Instructor Training Center on Bonaire. We train instructors. That same bar applies to every course we teach.
No prior experience needed. Here's what applies.
Open Water certified divers interested in active reef conservation. No prior lionfish background needed. The course teaches technique from scratch.
Tell us where you are in your diving and what you want to do on Bonaire. We'll help you pick the right starting point.
Request Your Dive PlanYes, venomous. Safe handling is the first thing you learn.
An ELF spear, provided during training.
One confined and two open water dives.
Sometimes they're used for food.
Yes, as a specialty credit.
Yes. Bonaire has an active lionfish management program and your certification qualifies you to participate in removal dives on the reef.
Personal advice from our dive team. No obligation. Response within 12 hours.
Share your trip details and we'll build your dive plan within hours.
