Lion slayer

Allie ElHage knows what it's like to be stung on his hand by a lionfish while scuba diving.

“The pain is immediate and immediately excruciating,” says the Sarasota entrepreneur. “It felt like someone was pushing a red hot iron up my right arm.”

ElHage is the creator of the ZooKeeper, now a must-have accessory for any spear fisherman hunting the lionfish, an invasive species that is tasty to eat (the fish is not poisonous, but its spines are venomous).