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BCC Agenda Item for May I2017 <br />Sebastian Lionfish Fest is back! <br />The first event was held on RWCs 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 |iun8shvvene removed tosupply enough <br />food for cook -off guests. Over 400 people participated in the day's activities and enjoyed <br />delicious UonOshdishes from Glocal restaurants. <br />The inaugural Sebastian UonfishFest committee was also recognizedand awarded the 20l7Keep <br />Indian River Beautiful (KIRB) Environmental Award. <br />2017 PROGRAM UPDATES <br />The Sebastian UonfishFest (#SLF)|snow 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 Hiram's and other local stakeholders has made many updates to the 2r1d annual event to <br />encourage more of the community to learn about the ||onfish invasion and help reduce and <br />manage the negative impacts caused bxthese fish inour coastal habitats. The 2OI7event will be <br />held atCaptain Hironm~sonLRADweekend (May 2O-2lst).There will be a2'dayfishing 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 Schedule: <br />Date <br />Activity <br />Time <br />May <br />19th <br />Late Tourney Registration <br />6pm <br />May <br />19th <br />Tourney Captains Meeting <br />7pm <br />May <br />20th <br />Tourney <br />ALL DAY <br />May <br />211t <br />Educational LRAD Festival <br />12-4pm <br />May <br />211t <br />Tourney Weigh-in <br />11a-1pm <br />May <br />21't <br />Cook -off <br />1-3:30pm <br />May <br />211t <br />Awards and Prizes <br />I 4pm <br />FUNDING <br />Funding for this event comes from local sponsoring companies and individuals through generous <br />donations All sponsors are recognized onthe Sebastian Uonfbh Fest website and during the <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />Event Flyer, Tournament Flyer, Hiram's Portfolio Ad <br />APPROVED AGENDA ITEM FOR: MAY 2,2017 <br />C:\Users\GR/\N1C-1 BCLTech <br />