A new study from the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) has demonstrated that public interest in the lionfish (Pterois ...
Hundreds of divers have successfully removed a record-breaking 31,773 invasive lionfish from Florida waters in a stunning ...
The FWC Lionfish Challenge in Florida saw record-breaking participation and harvest numbers this year. Some 285 divers removed 31,773 invasive lionfish from fragile coral reef ecosystems in the Gulf ...
Fourteen teams of scuba divers took to the water and collected 1,527 invasive lionfish during the 2024 Florida Keys Lionfish ...
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's 2024 Lionfish challenge broke records, removing 1,785 pounds of the ...
“(Lionfish) have no predators,” explained local diver and dive shop owner Matt Myers. The fish are known for their venomous spines, which can cause an excruciatingly painful prick to anyone ...
Diving as deep as 100 feet below the surface, they scoured rocky and coral outcroppings for elusive, invasive lionfish, looking to kill as many of them as possible. With venomous, featherlike ...
The beautiful fish threaten Florida's reef ecosystems so dangerously that the state's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has organized contests to reward divers who kill and remove them.
Photos recently shared by TPWD's fisheries division show the caught lionfish's mouth agape, revealing the tiny blue and yellow damselfish that was hidden inside. There's one way to deal with the ...
FWC event seeks to get anglers to target lionfish and reduce the number of the invasive species in Florida waters.
A new study from the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) has demonstrated that public interest in the lionfish (Pterois miles), an invasive species native to the Indo-Pacific, is aiding in ...
Diving as deep as 100 feet below the surface, they scoured rocky and coral outcroppings for elusive, invasive lionfish to kill as many of them as possible. With venomous, featherlike spines ...