Jurisdition: 2000 (1987?). One reliable account from a person claiming to see a lionfish in 1987, but also see Hunter et al. (2021) https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13841
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Year of first sighting: No special exemptions or other changes were made to facilitate lionfish removal.
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Policy changes: No special exemptions or other changes were made to facilitate lionfish removal.
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Informal enforcement allowances: NA

Trap development: No special exemptions or other changes were made to facilitate lionfish removal.
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Training: N0

Permissions: Lionfish can be culled and permissions are not needed due to wider policy changes. Not referenced (HEH).

Recreational fishing license required to spear in state waters out to 3 mi. See: https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/marine-fisheries/licenses-permits-and-leases/recreational-fishing-licenses
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Derbies: Coastal Carolina Derby 2014; https://www.reef.org/reef-sanctioned-lionfish-derbies Cell Info Entered 2021-11-29 ACC

Awareness: Yes. See NC Sea Grant article: https://ncseagrant.ncsu.edu/coastwatch/previous-issues/2013-2/autumn-2013/local-catch-hunting-lions/
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Spearfishing while freediving: Allowed

Spearfishing on SCUBA: As lionfish is not a managed fishery, there are no bag or size limits. see https://spearoscout.com/north-carolina-spearfishing-the-10-best-places-to-spearfish-in-north-carolina-and-types-of-fish/
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Sales: Only licensed commercial fishermen can sell seafood and only commercially caught seafood can be sold
https://dmr.ms.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Title-22-Part-07-20200520.pdf Commercial sales permitted and encouraged. See: https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/marine-fisheries/licenses-permits-and-leases/recreational-fishing-licenses
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Notes:

Year of first sighting: 2000

Policy changes: No special exemptions or other changes were made to facilitate lionfish removal.
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Informal enforcement allowances: NA

Trap development: N0

Training: N0

Permissions: Saltwater recreational fishing license required to spear in state waters out to 3 mi., no limits, no closed season https://www.eregulations.com/southcarolina/fishing/general-information
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Derbies: No

Awareness: No

Spearfishing while freediving: Saltwater recreational fishing license required to spear in state waters out to 3 mi. https://www.eregulations.com/southcarolina/fishing/general-information
Cell info entered 2021-11-10 SRH

Spearfishing on SCUBA: Saltwater recreational fishing license required to spear in state waters out to 3 mi., no limits, no closed season  https://www.eregulations.com/southcarolina/fishing/general-information
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Sales: Commercial sales license required. https://www.dnr.sc.gov/fish/devices/gigspears.html
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Notes:

Year of first sighting: 2009

Policy changes: No special exemptions or other changes were made to facilitate lionfish removal.
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Informal enforcement allowances: NA

Trap development: No

Training: No

Permissions: Fishing license with the free Saltwater Information Program (SIP) permit to spear in state waters out to 3 mi https://www.eregulations.com/georgia/fishing/license-requirements/ 
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Derbies: No

Awareness: No

Spearfishing while freediving: Allowed with recreational fishing license if complete submerged https://www.eregulations.com/georgia/fishing/fishing-methods 
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Spearfishing on SCUBA: Allowed with recreational fishing license https://www.eregulations.com/georgia/fishing/fishing-methods
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Sales: Commercial fishing license required, and if a boat is used, a commercial boat license
https://coastalgadnr.org/CommercialFishing 
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Informal enforcement allowances: 

Trap development: 

Training: 

Permissions: 

Derbies: 

Awareness: 

Spearfishing while freediving: 

Spearfishing on SCUBA: 

Sales: 

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