Meet our Ambassadors & Advocates
One thing connects our ambassadors and advocates, and that is a love of keeping our oceans and reefs beautiful. Whether hunting pros, avid scuba divers or literal free-diving mermaids (and mermen) - we introduce you to our diverse team of brand supporters.
Our Ambassadors
Find Them Representing Aquatic Hunt in Their Local Regions or at Lionfish Hunting Events
Avid Fisherman and Diver
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Andrew Wilson
Born and raised in Jacksonville, FL - Andrew has been an avid fisherman and diver his whole life. Certified at 13, he has honed his skills as an “aquatic hunter” but is also keen on preserving our reefs and minimizing our negative impact on the ocean. In his words, “Removing lionfish is the best of both worlds!”
2023 & 2024 FWC Lionfish Challenge Recreational Champion
Baye Beauford
With dives logged all over the world over the last 7 years, Baye's passion for preservation has led him to take a stance on protecting our reefs through regular lionfish removal and by taking top spots in the competitive lionfish culling circuit.​​​​
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Scuba Diver, Free Diver, and Safety Stop Bubble-Ring Blowing Queen​
Camilla Pavan
Born into a family dive business, Camilla has saltwater running through her veins. Camilla has been an avid diver since being certified at ten years old and loves to hunt for lobster and lionfish. Conservation is important to her, and she loves being an ambassador to share how to help protect our reefs.
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2023 & 2024 FWC Lionfish Challenge Recreational Runner-Up
Dale Wolber
Always on the hunt as a lifelong fisherman and diver of 14 years with over 25 years in the Florida Keys and Jacksonville, FL, Dale has more recently taken his passion for hunting to holding leading positions in lionfish challenges.​​​​​​
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2023 FWC Lionfish Challenge Commercial Champion
Owner, Knot Tied Down Fishing Charters
Jerry Butler
As a partner in a family-run fishing charter, Knot Tied Down, Jerry has been fishing off the Northeast Florida Coast for decades and extending that passion to removing lionfish from our reefs while scuba diving.
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Scuba Diver, Hunter and Reef-Protector
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Laura Poli
Laura has been an avid underwater hunter for 2 years now pushing herself and dive buddies in the Stuart and West Palm Beach, FL area to help remove Lionfish and enjoy sustainable spearfishing practices. A natural, Laura has quickly become a force to reckon with underwater.
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2024 Operation Lionfish - 1st Place Largest & Smallest Lionfish and 3rd Place Overall Count
Mario Romay
Mario enjoys the peace and clarity that diving has brought to his mind & life as well as the memories and friends he’s made through the dive community - people he can always rely on both in diving and in life.
Mario is known from his strong skill in spotting lionfish and lobster!
2024 Operation Lionfish - 1st Place Largest & Smallest Lionfish and 3rd Place Overall Count
Matt Jarmon
Matt started diving at 15 and has dove all over the world from the rough waters off of North Carolina's coast to the crystal-clear waters of Fiji. He enjoys the peace that the underwater world brings and has found a passion in helping to protect local reefs from invasive lionfish.
Scuba Diver, Ocean Lover, Reef-Protector & Hunter
Morgan Bentley
Born and raised in Key West, Morgan has been surrounded by water her entire life. With both parents as dive masters, water activities became second nature. Between Florida and the Bahamas, the hours spent underwater are countless, with lobster and lionfish being a staple in our kitchen.
Master Diver & Trainer, Shark-Whisperer and Bahamas Native
Sam Bastian
A Bahamas-native, Sam is a Padi Master Scuba Diver Trainer and has been diving for over 16 years. He is passionate about teaching new divers about both shark conservation as well as reef preservation.
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Our Advocates
Passion for Preservation Drive these Divers
Wildlife Photographer, Conservationist, Author
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Brent Anderson
Growing up in the forests, streams and swamps of the Allegheny Mountains in northwestern Pennsylvania ignited Brent’s passion for protecting the natural environment. Brent picked up his first film 35mm camera as a freshman in high school and spent the next 8 years studying black & white photography. Now, for over a decade Brent has worked as a scientist, studying and photographing throughout the Everglades ecosystem as well as the south Florida coastline and the Islands of the Bahamas and the Caribbean.
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Free-Diver, Sailor, Scuba Instructor
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Robby MacKichan
A veteran and Florida Native, Robby is now based in Roatan, Honduras pursuing his passion for Freediving and Scuba. Robby is an advocate for the Roatan Marine Park Lionfish hunting program and coral restoration programs.​
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Free Diver, Scuba Diver, Underwater Photographer
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Mary Ann Apolonio
Forever an island girl, always seeking to be in any body of water. Mary Ann loves sharing her passion for the water with others, as she is a part of a community of free divers that advocate for the awareness of safe diving practices and never diving alone.
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Dive Master, Reef-Protector and Hunter
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Vicki Crane
An accomplished diver and newly certified Dive Master, Vicki loves to bring people together to share dive tips & tricks, events and to share pictures as well as meet new dive buddies and arrange dive trips together.​​
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