David Garrett, Leader In the Lionfish Challenge Removes 684 Lionfish Since May

By  //  July 11, 2016

Remove 50 To Enter The Competition

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Since the Lionfish Challenge began in May, David Garrett has removed 684 lionfish and is number one in the running. (FWC Image)

Do you have what it takes to become Florida’s lionfish King or Queen? David Garrett does.

Since the Lionfish Challenge began in May, he has removed 684 lionfish and is number one in the running.

Do you have what it takes to take the spiny throne?

For every 50 entered into the program, get an entry into the Lionfish Challenge raffle and get great prizes like Brad Riles, who won a Neretic pole spear.

Competition

Remove 50 or more lionfish between Lionfish Removal and Awareness Day beginning on May 14 and the end of September to enter the Lionfish Challenge.

Rewards include a commemorative coin to mark membership, an event T-shirt, Lionfish Hall of Fame recognition on the MyFWC.com website and you are entered in drawings to win prizes including fishing licenses, lionfish harvesting equipment, fuel cards and dive tank refills.

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Remove 50 or more lionfish between Lionfish Removal and Awareness Day beginning on May 14 and the end of September to enter the Lionfish Challenge.

If you’re qualified before the relevant harvest season starts, you will have the opportunity to take an additional spiny lobster per day during the 2016 mini-season (July 27-28).

The person who “checks in” the most lionfish will be crowned Florida’s Lionfish King or Queen and will receive a lifetime saltwater fishing license, have his or her photograph featured on the cover of the FWC’s January 2017 Saltwater Regulations publication, be prominently featured on MyFWC.com’s Lionfish Hall of Fame, and be recognized at the November 2016 FWC Commission meeting.

How to Enter

Email photos of your first 50 qualifying lionfish to Lionfish@MyFWC.com and include the name of the harvester, the date harvested and your signature in the photo (written on a piece of paper next to the fish for example) and your mailing address in the email.

You can also submit your first 50 at an FWC approved checkpoint.

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All tails in excess of the initial 50 must be brought to an FWC approved checkpoint (see list at MyFWC.com/Lionfish by CLICKING HERE.

In Brevard County you can check in at Hatts Diving Headquarters located at 2006 Front Street, in Melbourne.