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FWC crowns `Lionfish King - At the Nov. 17 meeting in St. Petersburg, the Florida

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FWC s first Lionfish King, David Garrett of Volusia County, who removed 3,324 lionfish



during the 4.5 month-long Lionfish Challenge. According to the FWC, lionfish are an inva-

vespecies specieshabitat.

   that threaten native  and 

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  According to     Chairman   37,000 Lionfishwere re-

  FWC   Brian Yablonski, of these  

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moefforts,which exceededthesinitial of 25,000 lionfish

ved via recreational     FWC   goal 

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during May 2016 through May 2017. The Lionfish Challenge program, drew 95 participants

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from across Florida and the southeastern U.S.

The TrophyCatch program recently approved its 5,000th catch, a bass weighing 8 pounds, 4

The challenge program rewarded divers who removed 50 or more lionfish with

ounces, caught on Lake Okeechobee by ScottSeaman a first-timeparticipant.

 II,  TrophyCatch 

incentives which included a commemorative coin, t-shirt, an additional spiny lobster per

"I am very impressed with the TrophyCatch program andto be able my data to

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person, per day during the 2016 two-day sport season; and entry into a raffle to win prizes

help the FWC manage the resource," said Seaman. "I am really excited to see the state sup-

porting our fisheries, and I definitely plan to   my data."    

keep submitting  

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