Register for REEF's Marathon Lionfish Collecting & Handling Workshop
Wednesday, September 7 - Tilden's Scuba Center (Isla Bella Resort), 4650 Overseas Hwy, Marathon, FL 33050
As part of the 2026 Florida Keys Lionfish Derby & Arts Festival REEF will host the Derby Captains Meeting at the REEF Ocean Exploration Center, April 23, 2026.
Participating teams can check-in starting at 5:00 and pick up shirts, permits and team packets. The presentation will be from 6:30-7:30 and will cover a general background about invasive lionfish, best collecting and handling practices and then the Derby rules and permits. The presentation is mandatory for the captain of each derby team, and is ipen to anyone intersted in learning more about invasive lionfish.
As part of the 2025 Florida Keys Lionfish Derby & Arts Festival REEF will host the Derby Captains Meeting at Florida Keys Brewing Company on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
Stuart Lionfish Workshop
Friday November 30, 2018 (Rain Date Monday December 3, 2018)
9-11AM Classroom Lecture and demonstration at Stuart Scuba, Stuart FL
12:30 PM - Two tank dive with Stuart Scuba, Stuart FL (Check in Time at 12:30PM)
Special 20% discounted rate off dive gear from Stuart Scuba, please contact the shop directly to reserve gear.
More information on our workshops can be found here.
Miami Lionfish Workshop
Wednesday December 5, 2018
9-11AM Classroom Lecture and demonstration Grove Scuba in Miami, FL
12:30 PM - Two tank dive with Grove Scuba in Miami, FL (Check-in Time at 12:30PM)
The afternoon dive for the Miami workshop is currently full but please register and you will be put on the waitlist in case a spot opens up.
Registered participants can still attend the morning session, obtain the FKNMS permit and observe the dissection and filet demonstrations after the dive.