Media Room
2021:
July 12, 2921 - 10th Annual Martin County Lionfish Round-Up is a Wrap!, news release by April Price
June 4, 2021 - B-94.7 / Jack FM 99.7
June 4, 2021 - iHeart Media / 92.1 Real Radio / 98.7 The Gater
June 4, 2021 - Coastal Angler Magazine
May 30, 2021 - 10th Annual Martin County Lionfish Round-Up - Event Flyer
May 30, 2021 - 10th Annual Martin County Lionfish Round-Up - Event Poster
April 12, 2021 - 10th Annual Martin County Lionfish Round-Up is back, news release by April Price
April 10, 2021 - 10th Annual Martin County Lionfish Round-Up - Book Mark
2020:
April 6, 2020 - 10th Annual Martin County Lionfish Round-Up - Re-imagined, news release by April Price
2019:
June 1, 2019 - Coastal Angler Magazine - 1/2 page ad
June 1, 2019 - Coastal Angler Magazine - article
May 31st, 2019 - 9th Annual Martin County Lionfish Round-Up - Poster
May 31st, 2019 - 9th Annual Martin County Lionfish Round-Up - Flier
May 31th, 2019 - 9th Annual Lionfish Round-Up in Martin County sets goal to break records, news release by April Price
May 2, 2019 - Spotlight Martin County, by Bob Hogensen, Martin TV
May 1, 2019 - Indian River Magazine - 1/4 page ad
2018:
June 10th, 2018 - 8th Annual Martin County Lionfish Round-Up posts results, news release by April Price
June 4th, 2018 - 8th Annual Martin County Lionifsh Round-Up - results
May 10, 2018 - 8th Annual Martin County Lionfish Round-Up - Poster / Flier
April 12, 2018 - 8th Annual Lionfish Round-Up in Martin County looks to break records, news release by April Price
2017:
July 3, 2017 - Drones Dive Deep to Hunt Lionfish, by Greg Leatherman, ECO Magazine
June 30, 2017 - 7th Annual Martin County Lionfish Round-Up breaks records, news release by April Price
June 24, 2017 - Lionfish Round-up held in Tequesta, by Alex Hagan, WPTV
June 14, 2017- Treasure and Space Coast Radio Commercial
June 14, 2017- WPSL Lionfish Round-Up Revised Dates
May 25, 2017 - 7th Annual Martin County Lionfish Round-Up - Poster
May 17, 2017 - Discover Martin - Lionfish Round-Up
April 10, 2017 - Killer Robots: Commercial Fishing ROV's Hunt for Venomous Predator Fish, by Reuters
April 10, 2017 - 7th Annual Lionfish Round-Up in Martin County to benefit Sea-Life Habitat Improvement Project, Inc., news release by April Price
2016:
November 17, 2016 - FWC Crowns Lionfish King; celebrates removal of more than 111,000 lionfish, FWC news release
September 18, 2016 - Can killer robots save our oceans ecosystem, by Kieron Monks, for CNN
July 5, 2016 - Florida wages war on lionfish, CBS this Morning
June 6, 2016 - 6th Annual Lionfish Round-Up has big winners, news release by April Price
May 24, 2016 - Lionfish Round-Up Poster
May 24, 2016 - Lionfish Round-up Flier
May 24, 2016 - Martin County Commission Proclaims Lionfish Round-up Month, pictured is Mason Smith from FWC and Martin County Commissioner Ann Scott
May 17, 2016 - A whopping 8,089 lionfish removed off Pensacola, state size record broken, during 2nd Lionfish Day, FWC Bulletin
May, 2016 - 6th Annual MCAC Reef Fund Lionfish Round-Up looks to continue record breaking trend, Coastal Angler Magazine, Treasure Coast & Bahamas edition, May, 2016
April 14, 2016 - Lionfish Beware; FWC approves two-part lionfish removal effort for 2016, FWC Bulletin
March 14, 2016 - Catch a Record Lionfish, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission sent this bulletin at 03/14/2016 08:13 AM EDT
February 13, 2016 - The Frapper Trap aims to catch lionfish, nothing else, by Ed Killer, TC Palm
2015:
October 11, 2015 - Lionfish: Sea creatures behind an alarming invasion, CBS Sunday Morning
August, 2015 - Researchers: Lionfish invasion requires International response, ECO Magazine
August 18, 2015 - ZooKeeper protects divers from venomous spines on lionfish, by Michael Pollick. TCPalm.com
July 27, 2015 - FWC offers incentives to report lionfish catch during lobster mini season, by Conrad deFribre, TC Palm.com
June 25, 2015 - Take 10 lionfish, get an extra lobster during sport season and possibly take home a T-shirt, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission sent this bulletin at 06/25/2015 03:21 PM ED
June 2, 2015 - 2015 Lionfish Round-Up results - TC Palm Staff
May 26, 2015 - Reef Builder’s 5th Annual Lionfish Round-Up, News Release
April 17, 2015 - Lionfish Clinic & Hunt, April 24th-25th - Radio (audio file)
April 17, 2015 - 5th Annual Reef Builder's Lionfish Round-up, May 29th & 30th - Radio (audio file)
April 13, 2015 - Record Lionfish, by Brooks Russell, Bahamas Sport Fishing Network
April 9, 2015 - Lionfish in the lagoon means work must be done, by Ed Killer, TC Palm
March 11, 2015 - Martin County’s Lionfish Program presents “Lionfish Clinic & Hunt”
Februry 16, 2015 - You have to eat them is to beat them, by Ted Lund, Florida Today
January, 2015 - Martin County Artist, Amber Moran designs January cover for Billfish Magazine
2014:
November 18, 2014 - FWC's next lionfish-control step prevents lionfish breeding, effective Nov. 26 - FWC News Release
November 9, 2014 - Invasive Indian River Lagoon lionfish have only one predator: You - by Tyler Treadway, Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers
October 3, 1014 - Current Martin County artificial reef locations
September 5, 2014 - www.MartinReefs.com updates artificial reefs locator map
August 28, 2014 - Portrait of an invasions, The Log, Marine Industries Association of Florida Newsletter
July 29, 2014 - Lagoon lionfish concerns scientists studying the Indian River Lagoon, by Sam Wolfe, Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers
July 18, 2014 - 4th Annual MCAC Reef Fund Lionfish Round-Up Makes a Difference, news release
July 14, 2014 - Big cobia earns top award at the Reef Builder tournament, Staff reports, TC Palm
July 3, 2014 - Come out for the 8th Annual Martin County Reef Builder's Tournament and 4th Annual Lionfish Round-Up, news release
July 3, 2014 - July 3, 2014 - Lionfish Round-up planned for July 12 in Jupiter and Stuart, by Bill DiPaolo, Palm Beach Post
May 31, 2014 - Martin County's Lionfish Program presents "Lionfish in Florida: The new normal?", news release
May 29, 2014 - Kings Academy students science project aids lionfish research, by Jason Shultz, Palm Beach Post
May 28, 2014 - New Report Florida Lionfish app unveiled; first 250 users receive free T-shirt
May 4, 2014 - A lion's share of lionfish, by Steve Waters, Sun Sentinel
May 1, 2014 - Sinking of the Hailey Glasrud Reef, by Ed Killer (video)
April 24, 2014 - MCAC Reef Funds deploys the Hailey Glasrud Reef - media link
April 16, 2014 - FWC News Release: Lionfish Invasion: FWC moves forward with management changes
January 22, 2014 - War on lionfish shows first promise of success, by Stephanie Green - Oregon State University
2013:
December, 2013 - Lionfish Derby offers real life experience, by Amanda Nalley - Florida Wildlife
December 11, 2013 - As Lionfish Invade the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, Conservationists say, "Eat Up", by Melissa Gaskell - Scientific American
August 17, 2013 - Lionfish Derby nets 612 of the spiny "out of control" critters, by Jeff Ostrowski - Palm Beach Post
July 14, 2013 - Smallest fisherman brings in biggest catch, by Ed Killer
July 2, 2013 - The Worst Marine Invasion Ever, by Christie Wilcox
July 1, 2013 - Why invasive lionfish are so hard to eradicate from South Florida waters - WLRN, Miami, FL
June 30, 2013 - Come out for the 7th Annual Reef Builder's Tournament and 3rd Annual Lionfish Round-Up
June 2, 2013 - New trap may fight invasive lionfish, Miami Herald
April 26, 2013 - The Plague of the Delicious Lionfish, by Julie Schweitert Collazo
April 16, 2013 - FWC may further ease lionfish rules
March 28, 2013 - Send us your lionfish harvest photos; we'll send you a T-shirt
February 20, 2013 - Three lionfish research projects now underway at Sea Grant
January 24, 2013 - Scourge of the Lionfish, PBS (video)
January, 2013 - Lionfish Invasion: The Saga Continues by Alex Brylske, Dive Training Magazine
2012:
November 14, 2012 - Florida, we have a lionfish problem
September 24, 2012 - State needs help finding invasive lionfish in the Indian River Lagoon
August 13, 2012 - FWC increases lionfish harvest opportunities, asks public to help
August 8, 2012 - WPBF / Divers hunt lionfish in South Florida waters
August, 2012 - Scourge of the Lionfish - New York Times
July 8, 2012 - Tampa visitor decks Reef Builders Tournament winner
July 7, 2012 - Treasure Coast & Palm Beaches lionfish invasion tackled with the capture of 120 fish
July 5, 2012 - Reef Builders seeking funding to help buoy Martin County fishing, economy..
July 2, 2012 - Florida Sea Grant says not to eat lionfish, by Erick Gill, TC Palm.com
June 27, 2012 - Eat Lionfish, Sure but beware of the nasty toxins
June 24, 2012 - Join us for the 6th Annual Martin County Reef Builders Tournament & 2nd Annual Lionfish Round-Up
2011:
July 15, 2011 - Inaugural MCAC Reef Fund Lionfish Round-Up Makes a Difference
May 24, 2011 - Death to Lionfish - PSA
2010:
November, 2010 - The Lionfish Creates an Uproar, Bringing out Hunters - Wall Street Journal
July, 2010 - Lionfish Boom Threatens Atlantic Ecosystems - The Guardian
April, 2010 - Lionfish Invasion Continuing to Expand - US News & World Report
2009:
August, 2009 - Spreading Lionfish Invasion Threatens Bahamas - National Public Radio (audio)
February, 2009 - What Invasive Species are Trying to Tell Us - Mother Jones Magazine
2008:
August 4, 2008 - Lionfish population has Scientists worried - Sally Burroughs, Stuart Cove Dive Co.(video)
August, 2008 - Venomous Lionfish prowel delicate Caribbean waters - Gazette Times
July 28, 2008 - Lionfish are dominating the Coral Reefs - Dana Cruikshank, National Science Foundation (video)
June 1, 2019 - Coastal Angler Magazine - article
May 31st, 2019 - 9th Annual Martin County Lionfish Round-Up - Poster
May 31st, 2019 - 9th Annual Martin County Lionfish Round-Up - Flier
May 31th, 2019 - 9th Annual Lionfish Round-Up in Martin County sets goal to break records, news release by April Price
May 2, 2019 - Spotlight Martin County, by Bob Hogensen, Martin TV
May 1, 2019 - Indian River Magazine - 1/4 page ad
2018:
June 10th, 2018 - 8th Annual Martin County Lionfish Round-Up posts results, news release by April Price
June 4th, 2018 - 8th Annual Martin County Lionifsh Round-Up - results
May 10, 2018 - 8th Annual Martin County Lionfish Round-Up - Poster / Flier
April 12, 2018 - 8th Annual Lionfish Round-Up in Martin County looks to break records, news release by April Price
2017:
July 3, 2017 - Drones Dive Deep to Hunt Lionfish, by Greg Leatherman, ECO Magazine
June 30, 2017 - 7th Annual Martin County Lionfish Round-Up breaks records, news release by April Price
June 24, 2017 - Lionfish Round-up held in Tequesta, by Alex Hagan, WPTV
June 14, 2017- Treasure and Space Coast Radio Commercial
June 14, 2017- WPSL Lionfish Round-Up Revised Dates
May 25, 2017 - 7th Annual Martin County Lionfish Round-Up - Poster
May 17, 2017 - Discover Martin - Lionfish Round-Up
April 10, 2017 - Killer Robots: Commercial Fishing ROV's Hunt for Venomous Predator Fish, by Reuters
April 10, 2017 - 7th Annual Lionfish Round-Up in Martin County to benefit Sea-Life Habitat Improvement Project, Inc., news release by April Price
2016:
November 17, 2016 - FWC Crowns Lionfish King; celebrates removal of more than 111,000 lionfish, FWC news release
September 18, 2016 - Can killer robots save our oceans ecosystem, by Kieron Monks, for CNN
July 5, 2016 - Florida wages war on lionfish, CBS this Morning
June 6, 2016 - 6th Annual Lionfish Round-Up has big winners, news release by April Price
May 24, 2016 - Lionfish Round-Up Poster
May 24, 2016 - Lionfish Round-up Flier
May 24, 2016 - Martin County Commission Proclaims Lionfish Round-up Month, pictured is Mason Smith from FWC and Martin County Commissioner Ann Scott
May 17, 2016 - A whopping 8,089 lionfish removed off Pensacola, state size record broken, during 2nd Lionfish Day, FWC Bulletin
May, 2016 - 6th Annual MCAC Reef Fund Lionfish Round-Up looks to continue record breaking trend, Coastal Angler Magazine, Treasure Coast & Bahamas edition, May, 2016
April 14, 2016 - Lionfish Beware; FWC approves two-part lionfish removal effort for 2016, FWC Bulletin
March 14, 2016 - Catch a Record Lionfish, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission sent this bulletin at 03/14/2016 08:13 AM EDT
February 13, 2016 - The Frapper Trap aims to catch lionfish, nothing else, by Ed Killer, TC Palm
2015:
October 11, 2015 - Lionfish: Sea creatures behind an alarming invasion, CBS Sunday Morning
August, 2015 - Researchers: Lionfish invasion requires International response, ECO Magazine
August 18, 2015 - ZooKeeper protects divers from venomous spines on lionfish, by Michael Pollick. TCPalm.com
July 27, 2015 - FWC offers incentives to report lionfish catch during lobster mini season, by Conrad deFribre, TC Palm.com
June 25, 2015 - Take 10 lionfish, get an extra lobster during sport season and possibly take home a T-shirt, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission sent this bulletin at 06/25/2015 03:21 PM ED
June 2, 2015 - 2015 Lionfish Round-Up results - TC Palm Staff
May 26, 2015 - Reef Builder’s 5th Annual Lionfish Round-Up, News Release
April 17, 2015 - Lionfish Clinic & Hunt, April 24th-25th - Radio (audio file)
April 17, 2015 - 5th Annual Reef Builder's Lionfish Round-up, May 29th & 30th - Radio (audio file)
April 13, 2015 - Record Lionfish, by Brooks Russell, Bahamas Sport Fishing Network
April 9, 2015 - Lionfish in the lagoon means work must be done, by Ed Killer, TC Palm
March 11, 2015 - Martin County’s Lionfish Program presents “Lionfish Clinic & Hunt”
Februry 16, 2015 - You have to eat them is to beat them, by Ted Lund, Florida Today
January, 2015 - Martin County Artist, Amber Moran designs January cover for Billfish Magazine
2014:
November 18, 2014 - FWC's next lionfish-control step prevents lionfish breeding, effective Nov. 26 - FWC News Release
November 9, 2014 - Invasive Indian River Lagoon lionfish have only one predator: You - by Tyler Treadway, Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers
October 3, 1014 - Current Martin County artificial reef locations
September 5, 2014 - www.MartinReefs.com updates artificial reefs locator map
August 28, 2014 - Portrait of an invasions, The Log, Marine Industries Association of Florida Newsletter
July 29, 2014 - Lagoon lionfish concerns scientists studying the Indian River Lagoon, by Sam Wolfe, Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers
July 18, 2014 - 4th Annual MCAC Reef Fund Lionfish Round-Up Makes a Difference, news release
July 14, 2014 - Big cobia earns top award at the Reef Builder tournament, Staff reports, TC Palm
July 3, 2014 - Come out for the 8th Annual Martin County Reef Builder's Tournament and 4th Annual Lionfish Round-Up, news release
July 3, 2014 - July 3, 2014 - Lionfish Round-up planned for July 12 in Jupiter and Stuart, by Bill DiPaolo, Palm Beach Post
May 31, 2014 - Martin County's Lionfish Program presents "Lionfish in Florida: The new normal?", news release
May 29, 2014 - Kings Academy students science project aids lionfish research, by Jason Shultz, Palm Beach Post
May 28, 2014 - New Report Florida Lionfish app unveiled; first 250 users receive free T-shirt
May 4, 2014 - A lion's share of lionfish, by Steve Waters, Sun Sentinel
May 1, 2014 - Sinking of the Hailey Glasrud Reef, by Ed Killer (video)
April 24, 2014 - MCAC Reef Funds deploys the Hailey Glasrud Reef - media link
April 16, 2014 - FWC News Release: Lionfish Invasion: FWC moves forward with management changes
January 22, 2014 - War on lionfish shows first promise of success, by Stephanie Green - Oregon State University
2013:
December, 2013 - Lionfish Derby offers real life experience, by Amanda Nalley - Florida Wildlife
December 11, 2013 - As Lionfish Invade the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, Conservationists say, "Eat Up", by Melissa Gaskell - Scientific American
August 17, 2013 - Lionfish Derby nets 612 of the spiny "out of control" critters, by Jeff Ostrowski - Palm Beach Post
July 14, 2013 - Smallest fisherman brings in biggest catch, by Ed Killer
July 2, 2013 - The Worst Marine Invasion Ever, by Christie Wilcox
July 1, 2013 - Why invasive lionfish are so hard to eradicate from South Florida waters - WLRN, Miami, FL
June 30, 2013 - Come out for the 7th Annual Reef Builder's Tournament and 3rd Annual Lionfish Round-Up
June 2, 2013 - New trap may fight invasive lionfish, Miami Herald
April 26, 2013 - The Plague of the Delicious Lionfish, by Julie Schweitert Collazo
April 16, 2013 - FWC may further ease lionfish rules
March 28, 2013 - Send us your lionfish harvest photos; we'll send you a T-shirt
February 20, 2013 - Three lionfish research projects now underway at Sea Grant
January 24, 2013 - Scourge of the Lionfish, PBS (video)
January, 2013 - Lionfish Invasion: The Saga Continues by Alex Brylske, Dive Training Magazine
2012:
November 14, 2012 - Florida, we have a lionfish problem
September 24, 2012 - State needs help finding invasive lionfish in the Indian River Lagoon
August 13, 2012 - FWC increases lionfish harvest opportunities, asks public to help
August 8, 2012 - WPBF / Divers hunt lionfish in South Florida waters
August, 2012 - Scourge of the Lionfish - New York Times
July 8, 2012 - Tampa visitor decks Reef Builders Tournament winner
July 7, 2012 - Treasure Coast & Palm Beaches lionfish invasion tackled with the capture of 120 fish
July 5, 2012 - Reef Builders seeking funding to help buoy Martin County fishing, economy..
July 2, 2012 - Florida Sea Grant says not to eat lionfish, by Erick Gill, TC Palm.com
June 27, 2012 - Eat Lionfish, Sure but beware of the nasty toxins
June 24, 2012 - Join us for the 6th Annual Martin County Reef Builders Tournament & 2nd Annual Lionfish Round-Up
2011:
July 15, 2011 - Inaugural MCAC Reef Fund Lionfish Round-Up Makes a Difference
May 24, 2011 - Death to Lionfish - PSA
2010:
November, 2010 - The Lionfish Creates an Uproar, Bringing out Hunters - Wall Street Journal
July, 2010 - Lionfish Boom Threatens Atlantic Ecosystems - The Guardian
April, 2010 - Lionfish Invasion Continuing to Expand - US News & World Report
2009:
August, 2009 - Spreading Lionfish Invasion Threatens Bahamas - National Public Radio (audio)
February, 2009 - What Invasive Species are Trying to Tell Us - Mother Jones Magazine
2008:
August 4, 2008 - Lionfish population has Scientists worried - Sally Burroughs, Stuart Cove Dive Co.(video)
August, 2008 - Venomous Lionfish prowel delicate Caribbean waters - Gazette Times
July 28, 2008 - Lionfish are dominating the Coral Reefs - Dana Cruikshank, National Science Foundation (video)