REEF is offering a series of free Lionfish Collection and Handling Workshops throughout south Florida and the Keys. Each workshop will include a classroom session covering the background of the invasion, lionfish biology, ecological impacts, current research, collecting and handling techniques, and other ways you can get involved. Attendees can obtain a permit to collect lionfish within the Sanctuary Preservation Areas (SPAs) in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary using hand nets only.
Kick off the 18th Annual Florida Keys Lionfish Derby with us!
Thursday, April 22, 2027 - 5:00pm - 7:30pm
Location to be announced
Free and open to the public
Schedule
5:00 - 6:15pm Team check-in and socializing
6:30 - 7:30pm Lionfish Derby Presentation
REEF Lionfish Jewelry Workshops create a market to promote lionfish removal from our coral reefs. Through participation in this workshop, you are helping to keep our oceans healthy, vibrant and lionfish free! Workshops are $30, run from 7-9pm, and include materials, instruction, wine or beer, cookies and a REEF glass.
For more information and to find out about how to reserve your spot, please visist our lionfish jewelry workshop page.
REEF Lionfish Jewelry Workshops create a market to promote lionfish removal from our coral reefs. Through participation in this workshop, you are helping to keep our oceans healthy, vibrant and lionfish free! Workshops are $30, run from 7-9pm, and include materials, instruction, wine or beer, cookies and a REEF glass.
For more information and to find out about how to reserve your spot, please visist our lionfish jewelry workshop page.
Join REEF in a special presentation on the background of the lionfish invasion, biology and ecology of lionfish, impacts of the lionfish and current research findings as well collecting and handling tools and techniques. After attending the Saturday morning workshop, each participant is welcome to attend optional lionfish handling dives on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning.
REEF is offering a lionfish workshop on June 15th at the Key Largo Library from 6:30 to about 8:00. All workshop participants will be eligible for a federal permit to collect lionfish, with nets or slurguns, from the no-take zones, the Sanctuary Preservation Areas (SPAs) in the FL Keys National Marine Sanctuary using nets. The permits will be issued a week or two following the workshop.
Join REEF in a special presentation on the background of the lionfish invasion, biology and ecology of lionfish, impacts of the lionfish and current research findings as well collecting and handling tools and techniques. After attending the Saturday morning workshop, each participant is welcome to attend optional lionfish handling dives on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning.
Join REEF in a special presentation on the background of the lionfish invasion, biology and ecology of lionfish, impacts of the lionfish and current research findings as well collecting and handling tools and techniques. After attending the Saturday morning workshop, each participant is welcome to attend optional lionfish handling dives on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning.
Join us at the Key West Aquarium to learn about one of the Florida Keys' most impactful marine invaders, the red lionfish. Stop by our outreach table anytime from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM to explore lionfish biology, their impacts on native reef ecosystems, and how divers and community members are helping manage this invasive species through citizen science and conservation.
Don't miss our live lionfish dissection demonstrations from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM, where you'll get an up-close look at lionfish anatomy and learn what makes this species such a successful invader.
Join us from 6:30pm-8:30pm at Divers Direct in Dania Beach on June 5th for a lionfish collecting and handling workshop. Topics will include background of the invasion, biology/ecology of lionfish, impacts of lionfish and current research findings as well as collecting and handling tools and techniques. Participants will also have the opportunity to obtain their permit for collecting lionfish within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary no-take zones (SPAs). Please note, there is no dive associated with this workshop.