DESTIN, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--During the 2024 Emerald Coast Open, 147 competing divers removed 11,844 invasive lionfish from Florida waters stretching from the Atlantic coast to the Gulf. With support from Yamaha Rightwaters™ as well as many local businesses, The Florida Wildlife Commission and other conservation-minded organizations, the event managed a respectable performance in lionfish removal despite difficult weather in parts of the Gulf of Mexico. The challenging conditions led some par...
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