Sign up now for the 2018 Lionfish Challenge and you could win up to $5,000 while helping rid Florida’s waters of non-native lionfish. The competition starts this Saturday, May 19. The Florida Fish and Wildlife […]
NOAA Fisheries is accepting comments on an application for an exempted fishing permit (EFP) from Salty Bones Fisheries. The applicant proposes to test various spiny lobster traps and a fish aggregation device based, non-containment purse […]
The lionfish (scientific name Pterois volitans) is a popular saltwater aquarium fish with distinctive maroon (or brown) and white stripes, fleshy tentacles above the eyes and below the mouth, and an imposing fan of prickly […]
Volusia County resident David Garrett takes home Lionfish King award for removing 3,324 lionfish The invasive lionfish took a major hit this summer: a total of 16,609 lionfish were removed during the 4.5 month Lionfish […]
To get an idea, watch this video showing a diver removing dozens of these invasive fish from a single artificial reef off Pensacola. Want to get involved? Join #GuyHarvey for “Lionfish Removal and Awareness Day” […]
Be the Predator! Get in involved with lionfish removal by attending one of the following derbies or events! Host a workshop: The FWC Lionfish Team conducts demonstrations on lionfish handling and filleting at events around […]
Reported 1st by The Sun Heralds. A Saturday morning trip for amberjack, wahoo and tuna, has given Jason Jones of Biloxi a shot at the world record books. Jones’ 1-pound, 11.2-ounce lionfish, caught last Saturday […]
The Report Florida Lionfish app is now more interactive than ever. Not only can you continue reporting your lionfish sightings and catches, your reports and photographs are documented on an interactive map. The map includes […]
Warming water temperatures due to climate change could expand the range of many native species of tropical fish, including the invasive and poisonous lionfish, according to a study of 40 species along rocky and artificial […]
At a Sept. 10 meeting in Kissimmee, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) acted to prohibit lionfish aquaculture. Lionfish are an invasive species that have a negative impact on native fish and habitat. […]
See or catch a lionfish? Report it. That’s what many lionfish hunters have been doing, thanks to the new Report Florida Lionfish app. Released to the public May 28, the app has been downloaded by […]
See a lionfish in the wild? Report it using the new Report Florida Lionfish app. Lionfish are an invasive species, negatively impacting Florida’s reefs and wildlife. The new Report Florida Lionfish app includes educational information […]
Local control efforts such as lionfish derbies have shown to be an effective means of lionfish control. Several of these events are held across the state annually along with many other lionfish related educational events. […]
Florida is known as a tourist-friendly state, but starting Aug. 1, one visitor will no longer be welcome: the invasive lionfish. Introduced into Florida waters in the late 1980s, lionfish populations have boomed in recent […]
U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland considers congressional hearing on invasive lionfish. During a recent trip to Key West, Fla., U.S. Congressman Steve Southerland, (R), who serves on the House Natural Resources Committee and its Fisheries Subcommittee, […]
IGFA Source: From wreaking environmental havoc to making new world records, lionfish continue to make the news. The invasion of western Atlantic and Caribbean waters by two voracious lionfish species (Pterois volitans and P. miles) […]
Jamaica is reporting a big decline in sightings of lionfish, the voracious invasive species that has been wreaking havoc on regional reefs for years and wolfing down native juvenile fish and crustaceans. Some four years […]
World Fishing Network, the leading entertainment destination and digital resource for anglers throughout North America, serves up four hours of mouth-watering programming with the Fish on a Dish Marathon on Tuesday, Feb. 11 starting at […]
Johnny Morris, founder of Bass Pro Shops, was recognized for his outstanding support of conservation by the Wildlife Foundation of Florida (WFF). WFF Executive Director Brett Boston presented Morris with the BlueGreen Award for conservation […]
A bounty on a fish? Marine scientists say an invasion of lionfish could be threatening native North Carolina reef populations and, as a result, some areas of the state are encouraging spearfishing the fish, which […]
“Do you know what this is?” James Morris looks at me, eyes twinkling, as he points to the guts of a dissected lionfish in his lab at the National Ocean Service’s Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research […]
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