by CORAL Magazine | May 16, 2018 | Marine, News & Notes
The 2018 Lionfish Removal and Awareness Festival is Saturday and Sunday, May 19 and 20, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Celebrate Lionfish Removal and Awareness Day (May 19) with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and partners. This year’s fourth...
by CORAL Magazine | Nov 21, 2016 | Marine, News & Notes
via Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission FWC crowns Lionfish King; celebrates removal of more than 111,000 lionfish Shortly after announcing the removal of more than 100,000 lionfish from Florida waters, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...
by CORAL Magazine | May 17, 2016 | Marine
Festival Results from Pensacola: 5,978 lionfish removed for a total of 14,067 statewide (up almost 5-fold over last year’s total) Pit the human race against a predator or pest, and Homo sapiens can be a lethal species to be reckoned with. Determined to erase the...
by CORAL Magazine | Apr 14, 2016 | Marine, News & Notes
Perks galore, including Spiny Lobster bonuses, to serious Pterois Hunters In ramping up efforts to remove invasive Pterois sp. lionfishes from state waters, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is upping the ante for the coming warm months when...
by CORAL Magazine | Dec 21, 2015 | CORAL Excerpt, Marine, News & Notes
New Regulations lower harvest limits for Hippocampus zosterae in Florida waters By Tami Weiss Special to CORAL Magazine Once the target of rapacious curio trade collectors, the Dwarf Seahorse of Florida’s coastal shallow waters (Hippocampus zosterae) has experienced...
