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    2022 Lionfish Challenge kicks off on May 20

    Niceville.comBy Niceville.comMay 19, 2022No Comments2 Mins Read
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    Lionfish in Florida. (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission)

    FLORIDA – Florida’s summer-long 2022 Lionfish Challenge tournament begins on Friday, May 20.

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    The Lionfish Challenge, hosted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, is open to competitors around the state of Florida. The tournament is ongoing through September 6.

    This is the seventh year of the Lionfish Challenge, and the goal is still the same: remove as many lionfish as we can in just 3.5 months.

    Tournament details:

    Timeline: May 20 to Sept. 6.

    Categories: Participants will compete in either the commercial or the recreational division.

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    Prizes will be awarded in tiers as follows:

    • Tier 1 ­- Harvest 25 lionfish (recreational category) or 25 pounds of lionfish (commercial category).
    • Tier 2 – Harvest 100 lionfish (recreational category) or 250 pounds of lionfish (commercial category).
    • Tier 3 – Harvest 300 lionfish (recreational category) or 500 pounds of lionfish (commercial category).
    • Tier 4- Harvest 600 lionfish (recreational category) or 1000 pounds of lionfish (commercial category)

    FloGrown is the presenting sponsor for this year’s Lionfish Challenge. FloGrown is a Florida-based fishing and outdoor apparel company that supports the organizations and divers that work to fight the lionfish invasion.

    This year’s tournament shirt was custom-designed and printed by FloGrown and will be awarded to participants who reach the first prize tier.

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    Additional prizes provided by FloGrown, Neritic, ZooKeeper, Divers Alert Network, Shearwater, Smith Optics, GoPro, YETI and MORE!

    To read the full tournament rules or register, visit  FWCReefRangers.com/lionfish-challenge.

    Keep up with The Challenge on our Facebook page: Facebook.com/FWCReefRangers.

    For more information on FloGrown, visit Flogrown.com.

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