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Interested in removing lionfish? There s still plenty of time to compete in this

year s Lionfish Challenge, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission s

(FWC) statewide removal incentive program. The program started on Lionfish Removal

and Awareness Day, May 20, and ends Sept. 4. Over 5,000 lionfish have been removed from

Florida waters thanks to the program, including nearly 3,700 recreational fish removals and

more than 1,200 pounds commercially (equates to about 1,400 fish).

The challenge rewards lionfish harvesters with prizes such as T-shirts, tumblers,

heat packs for stings, pole spears, an extra spiny lobster per day during the two-day sport

season, and much more. It only takes 25 lionfish (or 25 pounds commercially) to qualify

for the program and the more lionfish you enter, the more prizes you will receive. Plus, all

participants are entered into a raffle to win even more prizes such as Mote Marine Labora-

tory & Aquarium gift bags, ZombieStickz pole spears and customized ZooKeeper Lionfish

The persons with the most lionfish at the end of the competition will be crowned

the Lionfish King or Queen (recreational category) and the Commercial Champion at the

Lionfish Safari tournament in St. Petersburg the weekend of Sept. 9.

Spotted seatrout:Input needed, more workshops

5093 S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446

Phone: (352) 489-4588 Fax: (727) 362-4788

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At these workshops, FWC staff will discuss current stock assessment results and

whether fishers are happy with management of this species or if further restrictions are ap-

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Upcoming workshops, ster two additions in Steinhatchee and Tallahassee,

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