2400 Lionfish Destroyed Florida Lionfish Tournament!

Welcome back to The Deco Stop! I am glad you found my channel! ✅🤿 Not a Subscriber? Please consider Subscribing to the channel:    / @thedeco_stop   Check out all the videos here:    • Non Stop Scuba Diving   Lionfish, an invasive species that is taking over the Gulf Coast around to the Atlantic and throughout the Caribbean waters. They do not have a natural predator here and that has made them very formidable. They can destroy a reef eco system within a few month of inhabiting it by eating all the juvenile fish and the important cleaner species that are responsible for controlling the algae that grows on the coral. We have to manually control their population through spear fishing. The state of Florida has a very active population that thrives on competition and fishing, this is a perfect recipe for Lionfish control. Enter Ocean Strike Team and the Pensacola Lionfish Shootout, this competition aims to be as big as the Emerald Coast Open that is held in Destin Florida every year and in a couple years time, it is very possible. The ECO is earlier in the year whereas the Shootout is in the fall, with the FWC Reef Rangers Challenge right in the middle. There is no shortage of competitions to get divers out to hunt these invaders and if competition is not your thing, well, they are great to spear and eat just for fun. Our team is called Fin Reapers and we head out of Pensacola to try our luck with taking home the trophy, our first drop is in the Navarre 1 Mile reefs but with bad visibility we head back East and to deeper water. How many will Fin Reapers bring to the weigh in? Ocean Strike Team: https://oceanstriketeam.org/ 🔥Help Me Get To 1,000🔥 Please consider SUBSCRIBING to The Deco Stop, our growing channel and become a part of a community of divers attempting to improve their skills while exploring the deep blue. What I use: Dive Rite Regulator (Sidemount): https://amzn.to/4drFp1b Dive Rite Backplate and Wing: https://amzn.to/46PjHl2 ScubaPro BCD: https://amzn.to/3uD6JbE GoPro 12: https://amzn.to/3uLIMib XS Foto GoMask: https://amzn.to/3qR1Nhq Dive Rite Fins: https://amzn.to/4cv59Zk 4th element Fins: https://amzn.to/3UGjPzr Scubapro Regulator: https://amzn.to/3NlWttq Akona 3mm Wetsuit: https://amzn.to/4420tXj Akona AQ-Tec Jacket: https://amzn.to/3Phy62g Dive Rite 901: https://www.diverite.com/products/dry... Zookeeper (10% off code ADOutdoors): https://lionfishzk.com JBL Pole Spear: https://amzn.to/3NS2kYU Paralizer Spear Tip: https://amzn.to/45PDlfe OrcaTorch D630 20% off: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Z351HKH?...