Invasive lionfish are a serious threat to Florida's saltwater fishing industry — the second largest in the nation — and the thousands of jobs it supports, according to an economic commentary from ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) -- More than 15,000 lionfish were removed from Florida waters thanks to several tournaments held across the state focused on targeting the invasive species. Five of those fish were ...

A Florida diver set two records recently by spearing and removing a large lionfish from the Gulf of Mexico. The lionfish measured 18.7 inches and weighed 3.77 pounds, making it the longest and ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The 2023 Lionfish Challenge has ended, shattering previous competition records, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced Thursday. The eighth edition ...

Whole Foods now is selling lionfish at all 26 of its Florida supermarket locations. Whole Foods workers will remove the venomous spines before consumers purchase the fish. It will retail for $8.99 per ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) - In an effort to cut down on the numbers of an invasive fish that harms native fish that are important to maintaining healthy reefs, Florida's Lionfish Challenge will run through ...

A lionfish is seen on the reefs off Roatan, Honduras in this picture taken May 5, 2010. REUTERS/Christa Cameron By Zachary Fagenson MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida wildlife regulators on Wednesday banned ...

A Florida diver has speared what’s described as the heaviest lionfish ever harvested from the Atlantic Ocean. Timothy Blasko, who was diving at the Tennessee Reef last week in the Florida Keys, ...

MELBOURNE, Fla. — Ever seen or caught an invasive lionfish and didn't know what to do? There's an app for that. Lionfish hunters trying to rid Florida of the aggressive fish's scourge on the state's ...

One feisty fish appears to have endured the worst fish kill in Indian River Lagoon history: the dreaded lionfish. But this week, state wildlife officials again put the invasive fish in the cross hairs ...

A Florida diver set two records recently by spearing and removing a large lionfish from the Gulf of Mexico. The lionfish measured 18.7 inches and weighed 3.77 pounds, making it the longest and ...