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SUMMARY:REEF's Florida Keys Lionfish Fall Derby
DESCRIPTION:Florida Keys Lionfish Derby & Festival – September 7-10 in Islamorada\, Florida: Our 14th Florida Keys Lionfish Derby will include two full days of lionfish hunting\, followed by a family-friendly festival at picturesque Postcard Inn Resort & Marina. Team registration will be open later this year. \n2023 Florida Keys Lionfish Derby & Festival\nREEF’s 14th annual event will include two full days of lionfish fishing\, followed by a family-friendly festival at picturesque Postcard Inn Resort & Marina. The festival is open to the public and will include lionfish scoring\, fillet and dissection demonstrations\, lionfish tastings\, lionfish games and crafts\, raffle prizes\, plus booths from environmentally-minded vendors. Chefs will be providing lionfish cooking demonstrations and special dishes and drink special will be available. \nCONSERVATION FESTIVAL – Sunday September 10\, 2023 11AM – 4PM\, Postcard Inn Bearch Resort & Marina \nLimited festival vendor space is available for nonprofits\, government organizations\, and artisanal vendors. \nThursday\, Sept. 7: Captain’s Meeting* for registered derby teams – 6:30-7:30PM (6:15 PM final check in)\, REEF Campus Key Largo & virtual (link sent out to registrants); gear rental begins \nFriday\, Sept. 8: Fishing sunrise to sundown \nSaturday\, Sept. 9: Fishing sunrise to sundown \nSunday\, Sept. 10: No fishing; lionfish festival and awards ceremony at Postcard Inn Beach Resort & Marina; Final Team Weigh-in 12PM; Awards Ceremony at 3PM; \n*The Captain’s Meeting is mandatory for the team captains\, and all team members are encouraged to attend. The team captain must be one of the four participants in the derby\, but does not need to be the captain of the boat. Safe collecting and handling techniques and derby rules will be reviewed. The Captain’s meeting will be offered in-person and virtually. \nIMPORTANT: Teams wishing to fish in the areas that fall under the FKNMS\, FWC\, and DEP permit must schedule a time to come to the REEF Campus to pick up packet materials\, permits\, and flags during the week of September 5 or pick up at the Captain’s Meeting. \nHow much does it cost? \nEarly Bird Registration Discounts Available\n$75 per team through August 11\, 2023 \n$100 per team on or before September 8\, 2023 (6:30PM) \nMinimum 2 people per team\, maximum 4 people \nHow to Participate  \nStep 1: Gather your team. Derby teams can be made of 2-4 divers. Decide on what level you will participate (Apex Predators or Reef Defender). \nStep 2: Register your team and pay the Registration Fee. \nRegister and Pay \nStep 3: All members of your team need to complete the waiver. \nOnline Waivers \nStep 4: Make sure everyone on your team understands the rules of the Derby. \nDerby Rules \nPrizes \nPrizes will be awarded for MOST lionfish\, SMALLEST and LARGEST lionfish and a Golden Fish raffle award for all participating teams. \nDuring registration\, teams must choose to compete in one of two divisions for the MOST Lionfish Prize. \nApex Predators Division (More Competitive Division; Greater Prize Money)\nReef Defenders Division (More Casual Division; Lower Prize Money) \nAll teams will compete together for LARGEST and SMALLEST lionfish categories. \nAdditional Details \nTeams that will be fishing in the areas that fall under the FKNMS and FWC permit must schedule a time to come to REEF campus to pick up packet material\, permits and flags during the week of September 4\, 2022. \nTeams will be able to take at least 80% of their catch after it is measured (REEF will keep some lionfish to use towards education and outreach activities). \nTeams can also submit their catch through FWC’s Commercial Lionfish Harvest Program. \nTeams must attend the awards ceremony at Postcard Inn Resort and Marina to win prizes. \nAll lionfish should be well packed on ice and teams must provide enough ice for lionfish\, particularly those that will be held overnight. \nDon’t have a boat? Local Charters are available. Call shops for rates or contact  lionfish@REEF.org for more details.
URL:https://lionfishzk.com/event/reefs-florida-keys-lionfish-fall-derby/
LOCATION:Reef Environmental Education Foundation Headquarters\, 98300 Overseas Hwy\, Key Largo\, 33037\, United States
CATEGORIES:Derby
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ORGANIZER;CN="Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF)":MAILTO:reefhq@REEF.org
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