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BCC Agenda Item for May 2, 2017 <br />Sebastian Lionfish Fest is back! <br />The first event was held on FWC's Lionfish Removal and Awareness Day (LRAD) and quickly <br />became one of the county's most successful conservation programs. A total of 31 lionfish were <br />removed through the tournament and another 1750 lionfish were removed to supply enough <br />food for cook -off guests. Over 400 people participated in the day's activities and enjoyed <br />delicious lionfish dishes from 6 tocal restaurants. <br />The inaugural Sebastian ljonfish Fest committee was also recognizedandoxvardedthe20l7Kgep <br />Indian River Beautiful (KIRB) Environmental Award. <br />2017 PROGRAM UPDATES <br />The Sebastian Lionfish Fest (#SLF) is now recognized as the second largest LRAD event in Florida. <br />Due to the success of the inaugural event, the event planning team including County staff, <br />« <br />Captain H/nann'sand other local stakeholders has mnadenmanyupdates tmthe 2n^annual event to <br />encourage more of the community to learn about the lionfish invasion and help reduce and <br />manage the negative impacts caused by these fish in our coastal habitats. The 2017 event will be <br />� <br />held atCaptain HironfsonLRADvveekend/&1oy2O-21ol.There will be a 2 -day fishing tournament <br />with the captain's meeting on Friday night, May 19th, and the education festival and cook -off will <br />be held on May 21st The number of local restaurants making delicious dishes has increased to 8, <br />the number of educational organizations presenting has increased to 12 and for the first time <br />there will be coastal conservation -based vendors with a variety of products. <br />Event Schedu e: <br />Date <br />Activity <br />Time <br />May 19th <br />Late Tourney Registration <br />6 pm <br />May 19th <br />Tourney Captains Meeting <br />7pm <br />May 20th <br />Tourney <br />ALL DAY <br />May 21st <br />Educational LRAD Festival <br />12-4pnn <br />May 21st <br />Tourney Weigh-in <br />11a-1pnn <br />May 21st <br />Cook -off <br />1-3:30pnn <br />May 21st <br />Awards and Prizes <br />4pm <br />FUNDING <br />Funding for this event comes from local sponsoring companies and individuals through generous <br />donations. All sponsors are recognized on the Sebastian Lionfish Fest website and during the <br />event. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />Event Flyer, Tournament Flyer, Hiram's Portfolio Ad <br />APPROVED AGENDA ITEM FOR: MAY 2, 2017 <br />CAUven\GRAN|C-l\AppDota\L cal\T nnp\BCLTechncJo syPDF <br />P13 <br />