Nikkie Cox found this tagged lionfish off Franklin County. Photo courtesy of Nikkie Cox.
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The Lionfish Challenge has less than a month to go (last day to submit is Labor Day, Sept. 3), but there is still plenty of time to earn prizes or find an FWC-tagged lionfish, worth up to $5,000. To learn more about where our tagged lionfish can be found, keep reading.
Numbers Update
As of this week:
Recent Tagged Lionfish Winners
Tagged Lionfish
Our harvesters are doing great, but there are still tagged lionfish to be found on both the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Find your tagged lionfish (worth up to $5,000) today off one of these counties: Bay, Duval, Escambia, Franklin, Martin, Miami-Dade, Okaloosa, Palm Beach, Pinellas, St. Johns and Volusia.
Upcoming Raffle Drawing
Background
The Lionfish Challenge rewards lionfish harvesters with prizes for their lionfish removals, tagged or not. The tagged lionfish component is new this year and includes cash prizes up to $5,000. Lionfish were tagged at 50 public artificial reefs across the state between the depths of 80-120 feet.
Sign up and learn more today by visiting MyFWC.com/Lionfish.
Links
Support Florida lionfish control programs by purchasing our new Rep Your Water lionfish hats at Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida.
Media contact: Amanda Nalley, 850-404-6100 or Amanda.Nalley@MyFWC.com