MIAMI (Reuters) - As thousands of Floridians take to the sea to hunt for spiny lobster in the state's two-day lobster mini-season, they are being warned by authorities not to catch under-size specimens or exceed strict catch quotas.
But no such limits exist for the equally prickly -- but dangerous -- lionfish, which wildlife authorities are encouraging local divers to capture or kill at will to try to stamp out the voracious invading species from Florida waters.
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