Ongoing Lionfish Challenge 2020 update, as of Sept. 11, 2020
641 people have registered.
157 people have submitted lionfish
(150 recreational, seven commercial).
12,580 lionfish submitted.
48 checkpoints for recreational participant submissions.
Mini-Challenge Winners; Most Lionfish between Aug. 21 – Sept. 1 Prize - $500 cash:
Commercial - Isidoro Bedoya, 174 lbs. lionfish
Northwest - Bob Gamble, 61 lionfish
West - Jennifer Ford, 105 lionfish
Northeast - Russell Peters, 705 lionfish
Southeast - Shane Rasch, 241 lionfish
Sept. 2 Raffle Winners of Reef Ranger’s customized FWC lionfish long-sleeved Dry Fit shirt and 10-liter dry-bag:
Luke Byous
France Mer
Upcoming Raffle Drawings for qualified participants who submt 20 lionfish (recreational) or 20 lbs. (commercial):
Sept. 16 – two winners
Sept. 30 – two winners
Oct. 14 – four winners
Oct. 28 – four winners
Background
The Lionfish Challenge rewards lionfish harvesters with prizes for their lionfish removals. The participant who harvests the most lionfish will be crowned the Recreational Lionfish King/Queen and the Commercial Champion. The Challenge also has a tiered prize system that allows everyone to be rewarded for their removals. The more removals, the more prizes you win. A new component this year are monthly Mini-Challenges. The winners will be announced each month and rewarded with substantial prizes.
Sign up and learn more about the Lionfish Challenge 2020 today by visiting MyFWC.com/Lionfish.
Click here to support Florida lionfish control programs by purchasing our new Rep Your Water lionfish hats at the Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida: wildlifeflorida.com/node/350utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=campaign.
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