The state of Florida recently received
25 thousand dollars from 6 private companies to help remove lionfish
from local waters.
Some of the donors include Yamaha, the
Ameican Sportfishing Association and the National Marine
Manufacturers Association.
Lionfish are a nonnative, invasive
species that threaten Florida’s native saltwater fish and wildlife.
They were introduced into Florida
waters in the late 1980s but their population has boomed in recent
years – and that is causing real problems for native species in
Florida waters.
The 25 thousand dollar donation will go
to the Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida to be used as cash
prizes for a new lionfish removal incentive program to be held next
summer.
The goal of the 2018 tagged-lionfish
removal program is to increase statewide removal efforts by giving
divers a greater incentive to harvest lionfish more often while in
search of the valuable tagged fish.
Approximately six to eight lionfish
will be tagged at each of 50 randomly-selected public artificial reef
sites throughout the Atlantic and Gulf between the depths of 80 and
120 feet.
The program also will provide FWC with
valuable data on the movement of lionfish.
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