by CORAL Magazine | Jan 29, 2025 | Marine, News & Notes
Advanced scuba divers who are Nitrox certified and meet other requirements can apply to join this ongoing effort, which includes lionfish removal, lionfish capture, and support of ongoing scientific research in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary off the...
by CORAL Magazine | Jun 4, 2020 | Marine, News & Notes
via Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Compete in the 2020 Lionfish Challenge Now is the time to register for the 2020 Lionfish Challenge! The Lionfish Challenge is an incentive program that rewards harvesters for their lionfish removals. With a...
by CORAL Magazine | May 24, 2019 | Marine, News & Notes
via Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission A total of 19,167 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...
by CORAL Magazine | Sep 27, 2018 | Marine, News & Notes
via Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission At its September meeting in Tallahassee, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced the winners of the 2018 Lionfish Challenge. A total of 28,260 lionfish were removed from Florida waters...
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...