Lionfish Hunting Tournaments
Get involved with lionfish removal by attending one of the following derbies or events.
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5th Annual Lionfish Tournament 2025
August 23 -24, 2025
Tobacco Caye & Splash Dive Center
Day 1: The derby, where 8 teams will compete to catch as many lionfish as possible
Day 2: Dissections for stomach content research, followed by a filleting and cooking competition
There will be live music and a fun, festive atmosphere to celebrate ocean conservation and community efforts.
Emerald Coast Open
The Emerald Coast Open (ECO) is the largest lionfish tournament in the world!
Main Tournament: May 16-17, 2025
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2025 Lionfish Tournament & Event Calendar
Warrior Memorial Reefs
June 6 @ 4:00 pm – June 7 @ 9:00 pm
1 Annual Lionfish Tournament
Panama City Beach, Florida
FWC Lionfish Challenge
A free summer-long lionfish tournament open to recreational and commercial competitors of all ages around the state of Florida.
Date: May 24 – September 14
Full tournament rules and to register, visit FWCreefrangers.com/lionfish-challenge.
Lionfish Tournament News
Marathon’s Rachel Bowman is Still the Queen of the Lion(fish)
Marathon’s own lionfish hunting savant Rachel Bowman took her talents to Destin, Florida on May 14 and 15 for the Emerald Coast Open Lionfish Tournament, a yearly contest aimed at removing the invasive, destructive and delicious Indo-Pacific fish.
Divers catch a record 24,699 invasive lionfish in tournament off Florida’s Gulf Coast
It’s tough to say which are more disliked in Florida: invasive pythons or invasive lionfish. But based on sheer numbers, venomous lionfish appear to be besting eviction efforts. Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article275739561.html#storylink=cpy
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