This week aboard the sailing vessel Cat Ppalu will focus on data gathering and observational behavior in and around Eleuthra (weather permitting). The trip will be led by REEF Director of Special Projects Lad Akins and will have a maximum of 12 participants. During the week of diving, we'll tag and track lionfish as well as collect specimens for researchers in the Bahamas and in the US. We'll also conduct new activity observations to determine when and how lionfish are most active.
Lionfish collection/handling workshop at Monty's Seafood in Miami Beach from 10am-Noon. Lionfish dive at RJ Diving from1-5pm.
Join us for the Miami Signature Shipwreck Lionfish Derby to benefit Miami Dade Reef Guard!
Visit this page for complete details.
Captain's Meeting Time and Location: Friday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 pm - Monty's Sunset on South Beach
Derby Competition Hours: Saturday, Nov. 23, sunrise to 5pm. Fish must be turned in by 5pm. Awards and raffles wills start at 6pm.
Organizer Contact Info: Tyler Mahler, Adventure Charters - (305) 457-3519
Teams compete for cash prizes for most, largest, and smallest lionfish!
Click here for more information, including registry info, on REEF's Lionfish Derby webpage.
This derby is organized to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the sinking of the USNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg. Derby proceeds will benefit the History of Diving Museum.
For complete details and registration, visit www.myadventurescuba.com/dive_plans.htm.
Captain's Meeting Time and Location: Saturday, May 25, 6pm at Turtle Kraals (231 Margaret St., Key West, FL 33040)
Scoring Time and Location: Sunday, May 26, 5pm at Turtle Kraals
Come join us for the 1st Annual Upper Keys Lionfish Derby! For more information/register, go to www.reef.org/lionfish/derbies.
Join REEF on Saturday August 13th for the Palm Beach County Lionfish Derby!
More information and registration details can be found at http://www.reef.org/lionfish/derbies.
Scuba Charter to collect/hunt lionfish off shipwrecks in waters around Beaufort, NC. Advanced certification required, Nitrox Certification required. Comfortable diving depths over 100'-130'. Some lionfish collection gear provided, but divers must provide their own gear. Boat leaves at 6:45AM and will return around 4PM. Boat has A/C, freshwater showers, full-sized head, covered deck and sun deck. Divers must provide their own food and snacks.
Contact Discovery Diving, Beaufort, NC (252-728-2265) to reserve your space for this dive trip. Request SeaQuest II when booking.
Join the South Carolina Aquarium for their inaugural JuLionfish Derby + Festival, a month-long culling competition for divers followed by an all-inclusive, 21+ festival at the South Carolina Aquarium in Charleston, SC! Proceeds benefit South Carolina Aquarium Reef Research, a program aimed at generating awareness and supporting fieldwork opportunities to sustain a balanced ocean. JuLionfish is a REEF-sanctioned event.
Details and Registration: https://scaquarium.org/JuLionfish.