Lionfish Derby
Coconut Telegraph
SRQ DAILY
SATURDAY JUL 11, 2015 |
Join in on the fun at the Second Annual Sarasota Lionfish Derby. This exciting and environmentally beneficial event will be hosted by Mote Marine Laboratory, a world-class marine science institution, in cooperation with Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF), which helps study and address the lionfish invasion and sanctions official Lionfish Derbies, and ZooKeeper, the Sarasota-based manufacturer of the leading lionfish containment unit used throughout invaded areas. Lionfish Derbies are an important way to harvest large numbers of this invasive species that has spread along the eastern Atlantic Coast. Derbies help divers harvest lionfish, provide public education, and present opportunities to taste the delicious lionfish for free. This year’s event is based at Mote, with a captains’ meeting on July 10, lionfish hunting July 11 in the beautiful Gulf of Mexico (between Collier and Escambia counties) and the lionfish weigh-in will be July 12 at the Sarasota Outboard Club next door to Mote.
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