The Lionfish Challenge rewards lionfish harvesters with prizes for their lionfish removals. The participant who harvests the most lionfish will be crowned the Recreational Lionfish King/Queen and the Commercial Champion. […]
A total of 19,167 of the spiny invasive predators were removed from Gulf and Atlantic waters as part of the Emerald Coast Open, which coincided with the fifth annual Lionfish Removal and Awareness Festival at AJ’s Seafood & Oyster Bar and HarborWalk Village in Destin May 18 and 19. That’s a lot of lionfish. […]
Interested in removing lionfish? There’s still plenty of time to compete in this year’s Lionfish Challenge, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) statewide removal incentive program.? […]
Residents and visitors across Florida enjoyed another weekend of learning about and helping remove lionfish as they participated in events during the third annual Lionfish Removal and Awareness Day, May 20 (first Saturday after Mother’s Day). […]
Join the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) in celebrating the third annual Lionfish Removal and Awareness Day by attending a festival, a tournament or by participating in the 2017 Lionfish Challenge removal incentive program. […]
FWC staff Meaghan Faletti talks about how to fillet a lion fish. […]
A total of 9,216 lionfish have been removed from Florida waters so far thanks to participants in the Lionfish Challenge and Panhandle Pilot Program. […]
Learn how to remove a lionfish via spearfishing without causing further damage to the natural habitat. Meaghan Faletti and Alex Fogg show you how it is done. […]
Since the Lionfish Challenge began in May, Garrett has removed 684 lionfish and is number one in the running. […]
Interested in removing lionfish from Florida waters? Participate in the 2016 Lionfish Challenge or the Panhandle Pilot Program reward programs. […]
The second annual Lionfish Removal and Awareness Day Festival removed 11,032 lionfish from Florida’s coasts May 14 and 15. […]
The lionfish is invading Florida’s coastal waters, harming native wildlife and habitat. […]
