More than 100 scuba divers collected 534 venomous Indo-Pacific red lionfish during the first tournament dedicated to reducing the population of the invasive species in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
The September 11 tournament in Key Largo, organized by Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) and the Sanctuary, is the first of three Keys-based lionfish roundups. The event attracted 27 teams which competed for cash and prizes to collect the most, largest and smallest lionfish.
Scuba Divers remove more than 500 venomous lionfish in Florida Keys inaugural lionfish tournament - National scuba diving Examiner.com
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