Lionfish Elimination Team USA

07/12/2016

Wanna win a Dive Rite HunterPac with a ZooKeeper and Spear????????

Participate in any (or all for better chances) REEF 2016 Summer Lionfish Derby, shoot a new Florida record for the largest lionfish caught in Florida, and get a chance to win big!!!!!! Three chances to win this!

Ft Lauderdale Derby - July 15-16
Palm Beach Derby - August 12-13
Key Largo Derby - September 9-10

New record holder after Key Largo Derby will win this package!

REEF Invasive Lionfish Program

09/02/2015

Great Event happening on September 19th!
Bring your kids!!!!!!

08/19/2015

Become a Reef Ranger at www.ReefRangers.com August 9, 2015 Spent the day diving artificial reefs offshore of St. Augustine, Florida looking for lionfish. We ...

07/28/2015

07/27/2015

With its fluttering wings and beguiling way of floating through the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, the lionfish looks like the last thing on earth that anybody would want to kill.

07/14/2015

There are now 456 less lionfish swimming in the Gulf of Mexico following the second annual Sarasota Lionfish Derby, which ended on July 12.

07/14/2015

Sarasota's second Lionfish Derby culminated on Sunday with a celebration at the Sarasota Outboard Club. As competitors brought in the last of their catch and prizes were announced, the public got to sample fresh lionfish ceviche and learn more about the exotic fish that pose a threat to native speci…

07/14/2015

Lionfish have a nasty reputation for being invasive.

07/10/2015

A lionfish derby is a single day competition to collect and remove as many lionfish as possible. Teams collect lionfish by netting or spearing while SCUBA diving, free diving, or snorkeling. Teams begin competing at sunrise and are required to bring their catch to the scoring station by 5:00 pm. Eac…

06/29/2015

06/28/2015

06/22/2015

The second annual Sarasota Lionfish Derby is an exciting and environmentally beneficial event that invites SCUBA divers and snorkelers to compete to collect as many lionfish as possible in an effort to control the spread of this invasive species. (Scroll to bottom for registration.) The Derby will…

06/09/2015

Lionfish in the Gulf be afraid..........be very afraid!!!!
Sarasota Lionfish Derby is happening!!! Great prizes and raffles!!!!!

04/15/2015

Working on our 2015 Derby!!! Stand by for information as finalize details!!!!!

Lionfish, be afraid................be so very afraid!!!!!!!

04/10/2015

The invasive species will have a bounty on its head this summer.

11/02/2014

This wreck is one of the few that is accessible to all divers. And home to a multitude of marine specimen. Sign the petition to help save it, even if you don't live in Curacao!!!

Cruise tourism is an important income to the Island of Curacao, that's why a second Mega Pier is going to be built. The 2nd Mega Pier is going to be...