2,400 LIONFISH DESTROYED!

Lionfish, an invasive species that is taking over the Gulf Coast around to the Atlantic and throughout the Caribbean waters. They do not have a natural predator here and that has made them very formidable. They can destroy a reef eco system within a few month of inhabiting it by eating all the juvenile fish and the important cleaner species that are responsible for controlling the algae that grows on the coral. We have to manually control their population through spear fishing. The state of Florida has a very active population that thrives on competition and fishing, this is a perfect recipe for Lionfish control. Enter Ocean Strike Team and the Pensacola Lionfish Shootout, this competition aims to be as big as the Emerald Coast Open that is held in Destin Florida every year and in a couple years time, it is very possible. The ECO is earlier in the year whereas the Shootout is in the fall, with the FWC Reef Rangers Challenge right in the middle. There is no shortage of competitions to get divers out to hunt these invaders and if competition is not your thing, well, they are great to spear and eat just for fun. Our team is called Fin Reapers and we head out of Pensacola to try our luck with taking home the trophy, our first drop is in the Navarre 1 Mile reefs but with bad visibility we head back East and to deeper water. How many will Fin Reapers bring to the weigh in?

Ocean Strike Team: https://oceanstriketeam.org/

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