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posted by martyb on Friday June 22 2018, @10:14AM   Printer-friendly
from the fishing-for-a-solution dept.

Wanted dead, not alive: the lionfish. You can make $5,000 if you get rid of them

How sick of the lionfish is the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission?

Enough so to offer you up to $5,000 to catch the nasty critters and get them out of Florida waters.

The FWC's Lionfish Removal and Awareness Day Challenge, running through Labor Day on Sept. 3, calls on both recreational and commercial fishermen and women to harvest lionfish and submit photos of the first 25 lionfish.

After the first 25, you have to submit tails for the chance to collect the top prize.

[...] Over the last five years, some dozen South Florida restaurants began serving lionfish on their menus because the delicate, flaky fish, often compared to hogfish and snapper, is a taste treat.


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  • (Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Friday June 22 2018, @11:28AM (5 children)

    by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Friday June 22 2018, @11:28AM (#696681) Homepage Journal

    Sorry folks, I'm just not a fan of lionfish -- and don't worry, they will be around long after we are gone.

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  • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 22 2018, @05:58PM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 22 2018, @05:58PM (#696865)

    When are you leaving?

    • (Score: 5, Funny) by realDonaldTrump on Friday June 22 2018, @06:20PM (3 children)

      by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Friday June 22 2018, @06:20PM (#696871) Homepage Journal

      January 20, 2025.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 22 2018, @06:57PM (2 children)

        by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 22 2018, @06:57PM (#696891)

        Don't count on that.

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 24 2018, @05:10PM (1 child)

          by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 24 2018, @05:10PM (#697629)

          I give it about the same chance as i give Hillary's 95% chance of winning.

          That said, i will vote michelle obama if someone can get her to run. How much would it hurt Hillary to see her entire legacy written over by someone who appears to actually be a decent person?

          • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 24 2018, @09:50PM

            by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 24 2018, @09:50PM (#697740)

            She's an old woman with health problems. She may not get to see who becomes the first female POTUS.