WHO AM I AND WHAT AM I TRYING TO ACHIEVE?

My name is Sophie Stewart aged 12 from Cambridge, England. Having visited Barbados since the age of 2, I started diving aged 10 and passed my PADI diving qualification with Barbados Blue. In October this year, I became the Caribbean's youngest Junior Master Diver and one of the youngest in the world. I am raising awareness about the serious Lionfish issue in the Caribbean with the goal being to combat lionfish and put them on the menu in hotels and restaurants in Barbados and the Caribbean.

I support Sophie Stewart’s campaign to combat lionfish in the Caribbean, the sea we all love the most! Ken Follett – International Best Selling Author.

YOUNGEST JMD IN CARRIBBEAN

Sophie Stewart has become the youngest Junior Master Diver in the Caribbean and one of the youngest in the world.

Becoming a PADI Junior Master Scuba Diver is the ultimate achievement awarded to a Junior Diver.

STOP THE CORAL REEF DAMAGE

The presence of the lionfish in Barbados so far has had a dramatic impact on the island’s coral reefs.

There are now lionfish that eat up to 30 times its body weight in other fish and creatures and shrimp and whatever it can find every single day.

UNWAVERING SUPPORT

Throughout Sophie's diving, she has had unwavering support from...

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