DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) – Local divers are taking to the ocean in Deerfield Beach to help save the South Florida reefs by hunting lionfish.
The Apex Predator Summer Showdown begins on Aug. 29 through Aug. 30, and is planned to remove as many lionfish as possible from the ocean.
According to conservationists, the invasive animals are threating South Florida’s local fish at an alarming rate.
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