lionfish | SCUBA Diving in Florida Info for All Divers https://divingfl.com Florida SCUBA Diving News, Information, Tips, & Tricks Wed, 18 Nov 2020 13:38:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/divingfl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cropped-site-icon-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 lionfish | SCUBA Diving in Florida Info for All Divers https://divingfl.com 32 32 170090744 Florida FWC Announces 2020 Lionfish Challenge Winners https://divingfl.com/florida-fwc-announces-2020-lionfish-challenge-winners/ https://divingfl.com/florida-fwc-announces-2020-lionfish-challenge-winners/#respond Tue, 17 Nov 2020 21:30:52 +0000 https://divingfl.com/?p=945   The Fifth Annual Lionfish Challenge winners have been announced and divers from around the state have claimed prizes for helping to rid our waters of the invasive lionfish. The goal of the annual Florida Lionfish Challenge is, “to encourage and reward recreational and commercial divers for removing lionfish from Florida waters.” Through the Lionfish…

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The post Florida FWC Announces 2020 Lionfish Challenge Winners first appeared on SCUBA Diving in Florida Info for All Divers.]]> https://divingfl.com/florida-fwc-announces-2020-lionfish-challenge-winners/feed/ 0 945 Gulf Record Lionfish Speared off Destin, Florida https://divingfl.com/gulf-record-lionfish-speared-off-destin-florida/ https://divingfl.com/gulf-record-lionfish-speared-off-destin-florida/#respond Tue, 17 Nov 2020 02:42:46 +0000 https://divingfl.com/?p=934 Diver Donald C. Vautrinot has speared a record size lionfish in the waters off Destin, Florida. At 18.19 inches (462 mm), the lionfish speared by Donald Vautrinot was the new Florida state record holder for longest lionfish caught in the Gulf of Mexico. Donald C. Vautrinot was spearfishing for red snapper off Destin Oct. 18…

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