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Here in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, they've employed a mutli-prong approach, including permitting lionfish removal from otherwise no-take zones (where other forms of fishing aren't allowed) and lionfish derbies. Some recent articles downplayed derbies as control strategies, but...

Two lionfish derbies remain in the 2011 Florida Keys series: Saturday, Aug 20 in Key Largo; and Saturday, Nov 5 in Key West. Registration is only $120 in advance (or $150 late) for up a team of up to four divers and includes a pair of puncture resistant glove and banquet tix. Rules and...

Florida Keys 2011 lionfish tournament series just announced by REEF and the Fla Keys National Marine Sanctuary! We're killing them anyway, might as well try for some cash and prizes while we're at it. $10,000 up for grabs during the whole series. May 14 - Fiesta Key Resort, Long Key, Fla...

Register online at Lionfish Derbies | Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) $150 for teams of up to four divers, gets you puncture resistance gloves or a catch bag, and banquet tix. We're killing them anyway, might as well try for some cash and prizes while we're at it. $10,000 up...

I know some restaurants in the upper Keys have already connected with the lobstermen and are serving lionfish. I think the restaurant Encore is one of them. Hey, did you hear that REEF and the Fla Keys National Marine Sanctuary just announced their 2011 lionfish tournaments? May 14 -...

Hey, did you hear that REEF and the Fla Keys National Marine Sanctuary just announced their 2011 lionfish tournaments? May 14 - Fiesta Key Resort, Long Key, Fla. August 20 - Coconuts Restaurant, Key Largo, Fla. November 5 - Hurricane Hole Marina and Restaurant, Key West, Fla. Register...

I just found the press release for the Florida Keys lionfish derbies. Spread the word!!!! For more information on the derbies and to register online, visit reef.org/lionfish. Dates and locations for the derbies are as follows: · Sept. 11 – Coconuts Restaurant, Key Largo ·...

It's open season on lionfish in the Keys, within existing regulations of course. As for the naysaying about bureaucrats, they are actually progressing with the times by allowing removal from no-take zones with training and a permit. Something like 100 divers are already permitted to remove from...