Published on: 14536437. The purpose of this rule amendment is to allow a person diving in state waters by means of a rebreather to harvest and possess lionfish. Harvest by divers is currently the primary means of lionfish population control, but harvest of any marine species while diving by means of a rebreather is currently prohibited.
The effect of this rule amendment will be to generate additional opportunities for divers to remove invasive lionfish from Florida’s waters, by removing a regulatory impediment to their harvest.
Published on: 14388318. The purpose of this rule amendment is to allow persons diving by means of a rebreather to harvest lionfish with spearing gear, which will create additional opportunities to remove the invasive species from Florida Waters. The effect of this rule amendment would be to increase the opportunities for divers to remove non-native lionfish from Florida Waters.