Lined with 18 venomous spines, a lionfish and its sting can leave you in pain for days. While that's usually the worst part ...

Hundreds of divers have successfully removed a record-breaking 31,773 invasive lionfish from Florida waters in a stunning ...

Florida wildlife officials say the 2024 Lionfish Challenge broke records. Participants removed 31,773 of the invasive fish from Florida reefs over four months. This included local diver Baye Beauford, ...

The lionfish is a clear example of biological invasion in the Mediterranean, having arrived primarily through the Suez Canal, a phenomenon known as Lessepsian migration. Due to its predatory ...

Fourteen teams of scuba divers took to the water and collected 1,527 invasive lionfish during the 2024 Florida Keys Lionfish ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's 2024 Lionfish challenge broke records, removing 1,785 pounds of the ...

Diving as deep as 100 feet below the surface, they scoured rocky and coral outcroppings for elusive, invasive lionfish to kill as many of them as possible. With venomous, featherlike spines ...

FWC event seeks to get anglers to target lionfish and reduce the number of the invasive species in Florida waters.

A new study from the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) has demonstrated that public interest in the lionfish (Pterois miles), an invasive species native to the Indo-Pacific, is aiding in ...

The beautiful fish threaten Florida's reef ecosystems so dangerously that the state's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has organized contests to reward divers who kill and remove them.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s 2024 Lionfish challenge broke records, removing 1,785 pounds of the invasive fish from Florida’s waters. According to FWC, the challenge ...