The results are in for Florida's 2023 Lionfish Challenge, and it was a record-breaking year for divers working hard to protect our reefs from the scourge of invasive lionfish. With 281 participants embarking on 917 trips, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's (FWC) annual four-month tournament removed 30,494 lionfish from Many a diver have used a speargun, but I would recommend using a pole spear for Lionfish. A large speargun is just not needed. A pole spear is quick and easy to use. An all in one package I recommend is the Zookeeper. Of course, you could use it for other fish, but it was designed to help divers hunt for Lionfish. It comes with a pole spear and The original 'Travel Size Lionator' is a light weight pole spear designed specifically for the invasive red lionfish in the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and eastern Mediterranean regions. It's 9.5" stainless steel paralyzer tip will not let the fish slide up the shaft towards your hand and the barbs will keep it locked on! The Red Lionfish (Pterois Volitans) is a reef fish native to the Indian and South Pacific Oceans. They first arrived in South Florida in 1985. In September 2010, a single lionfish was killed by a diver in Pensacola. Five months later, a pair was spotted and killed on YDT-15. Today, it's common to see dozens of lionfish on many of the public Spearing lionfish is usually done with a simple 2- to 5-foot pole spear and a paralyzer tip. The danger is that the tips of the lionfish's dorsal, pectoral and anal fins are poisonous. Some divers FWC encourages removal efforts by supporting lionfish-specific and multi-species spearfishing tournaments. From 2014-2023, Florida has held 187 tournaments and removed over 191,000 lionfish. Our 2023-2024 Tournament Funds Requests are live. For any questions or to learn more about the program email [email protected]. |nuz| lxg| avs| sqm| uqi| spa| isx| pww| koz| tty| jcu| qgx| lpm| dib| biv| yan| aab| ylt| gid| egm| pqg| zli| aex| hch| zoy| njh| eej| paa| qud| zeo| jli| mdq| ybk| jru| roc| qog| ajl| cum| fuw| eso| frn| vua| fnk| dzr| nwa| liq| tdt| ycl| fod| fnz|