{"id":37554,"date":"2013-07-24T09:30:26","date_gmt":"2013-07-24T13:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/?p=37554"},"modified":"2013-07-24T09:30:26","modified_gmt":"2013-07-24T13:30:26","slug":"annual-lionfish-bash-in-bimini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/2013\/07\/annual-lionfish-bash-in-bimini","title":{"rendered":"Annual Lionfish Bash In Bimini"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-37555\" title=\"Photo \u00a9 Duncan Brake\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/lionfish-biminibay.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/lionfish-biminibay.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/lionfish-biminibay-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/lionfish-biminibay-250x187.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The coral reefs surrounding the tiny island chain in the northern Bahamas known as Bimini are no stranger to the devastating appetite of lionfish.<\/p>\n<p>These invasive fish are found on the reefs, wrecks and even in the marinas throughout the islands. Divers are encouraged to spear these delicate monsters and once a year, Bimini Sands Resort &amp; Marina plays host to an event which promotes the removal of as many lionfish as possible, all in the name of charity and conservation.<\/p>\n<p>James \u201c Woody\u201d Beckham grew up diving and fishing around Bimini and has not let a 2011 paralyzing rugby injury alter his love for these amazing, \u201dIslands in the Stream.\u201d The Woody Foundation was born out a need for better rehabilitation tools and supplies for people with spinal cord injuries. The 3rd Annual Lionfish Bash brings together Woody\u2019s love of Bimini, passion for helping people and the spirit of competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 3rd Annual Lionfish Bash combines charity, competition and conservation, bringing people together in Bimini<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_10223285771444175_51037792744":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[76,105,39],"class_list":["post-37554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-environment-2","tag-events-2","tag-fishing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37554"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37554\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}