Documentary Explores the Eco-Destructive Lionfish Moultrie News
go to original November 30, 2013

Teaser: "Gynna: Lionfish Huntress" is a 30-minute documentary that will explore the issues that surround lionfish - possibly the worst marine invasion to date in the Western Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean. (Michael Gabriel Madden Kozelj)

Lydia Pontius and Pete Hennrikus have officially begun pre-production of the documentary, “Gynna: Lionfish Huntress.” The project, filmed in Akumal, Mexico, has to do with the lionfish invasion that is impacting the waters of the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea and which is decimating fish populations off the coast of South Carolina.

Pontius and an international crew have just returned from Akumal where they began filming. Akumal is about a 1.5 hour drive south of Cancun on the Caribbean Sea. Lionfish are an invasive species with no known predators which are having a destructive force on fish populations and the people who depend on them to survive. The documentary focuses on Gynna Sainz who put together a group of divers to hunt lionfish up and down the coast where she lives. She has a culinary degree and owns an eco-restaurant in Akumal where she serves lionfish in a variety of delicious ways.

The documentary will explore the issues that surround lionfish and inspire others to find sustainable ways to fight threats to the environment. “Gynna: Lionfish Huntress” will seek to educate the viewer by focusing on one community - Akumal, Mexico - and what Gynna and her band of lionfish hunters do to address the lionfish problem.

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