ABOARD THE LADY GO DIVER – Drifting in the slight chop of the Atlantic Ocean a mile off Florida's eastern coast, small groups of divers armed with spears and a purpose tumbled deliberately backward ...
Hundreds of tournament divers raced until the last minute to bring in a record-breaking haul of more than 31,000 venomous lionfish, Florida officials said. The state’s annual competition to remove the ...
The 2025 FWC Lionfish Challenge celebrated its 10th anniversary by successfully removing over 30,000 invasive lionfish from Florida waters. More than 500 divers participated in the summer-long ...
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is launching its 2025 Lionfish challenge on May 24, to help remove the invasive fish from Florida’s waters. According to FWC, the challenge is a ...
Live coral covers 68% of Tela Bay, on the northern coast of Honduras, creating a complex ecosystem that’s part of the wider Mesoamerican Reef system. Among stressors including overfishing and coral ...
Florida wildlife officials are calling on the public to help fight the spread of one of the state's most infamous invasive species by hunting them. The 2025 Lionfish Challenge kicks off May 24 and ...
Two Duval County men claimed top prizes in Florida’s 2024 FWC Lionfish Challenge, which saw record participation and removal of the invasive species. Photo from the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...