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  • Founder and organiser of the annual Green Turtle Cay lionfish derby, Bobbie Lindsay (middle) enjoys a laugh at the end of a long day. For now, despite great efforts, the Caribbean will have to live under the rule of the lionfish.
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  • A lionfish is brought to the surface by lionfish derby entrant Stewart Pinder.
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  • Patrons of a lionfish derby get a taste. Lionfish are considered very good eating and are guilt-free for those refusing to eat other seafoods that are caught in unsustainable fisheries.
    2016_06_25GTCLionfishDerby220.jpg
  • A captain and a spear fisherman check their gps at dawn. They are looking for scouted locations where lionfish dwell in the hopes of winning the derby. Lionfish derby's are taken very seriously as large amounts of prize money are on the line.
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  • One team caught 466 lionfish in a single day during the Green Turtle Cay lionfish Derby in June of 2016.
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  • One team caught 466 lionfish in a single day during the Green Turtle Cay, Bahamas lionfish Derby in June of 2016. Lionfish (Pterois volitans) are an invasive species in the Atlantic ocean and spear fishing tournaments like this help the reefs and raise awareness about the issue.
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  • After a lionfish derby, volunteers are rewarded with lionfish fingers. Lionfish (Pterois volitans) are an invasive species in the Atlantic ocean and spear fishing tournaments like this help the reefs and raise awareness about the issue.
    2016_06_25GTCLionfishDerby220.jpg
  • One team caught 466 lionfish in a single day during the Green Turtle Cay, Bahamas lionfish Derby in June of 2016. Lionfish (Pterois volitans) are an invasive species in the Atlantic ocean and spear fishing tournaments like this help the reefs and raise awareness about the issue.
    2016_06_25GTCLionfishDerby191.jpg
  • Commercial lobster fisherman Stewart Pinder turns his attention to lionfish when lobster season is closed. There is big prize money on the line in lionfish derby's.
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  • 1100 lionfish caught in a single day by 5 teams during the 8th annual Green Turtle Cay Lionfish Derby off Abaco, Bahamas are cleaned for food, if they are large enough.<br />
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In Pensacola, FL, 8,121 lionfish were caught by 22 teams during a 2 day tournament in 2016.
    Tournament
  • During the Green Turtle Cay Lionfish Derby there is a prize for the smallest fish and it is sought after. These tiny fish, about the size of a quarter, are better caught in small hand-nets.
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  • A lionfish is passed into the boat at sunrise. It is one of 1100 speared or netted that day during the 8th annual Green Turtle Cay lionfish derby.
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  • An invasive lionfish is speared during the annual Green Turtle Cay Lionfish derby. Lionfish are invasive and this is one attempt to help the local marine ecosystem.
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  • An invasive Lionfish (Pterois volitans) is speared as part of an effort to help coral reefs adapt to this new predator. Image made off Abaco, Bahamas.
    2016_06_25GTCLionfishDerby514.jpg
  • An invasive Lionfish (Pterois volitans) is speared as part of an effort to help coral reefs adapt to this new predator. Image made off Abaco, Bahamas.
    2016_06_25GTCLionfishDerby552.jpg
  • An invasive Lionfish (Pterois volitans) is netted as part of an effort to help coral reefs adapt to this new predator. Image made off Abaco, Bahamas.
    2016_06_25GTCLionfishDerby900.jpg
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