2026 St. Croix Lionfish Derby Results

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Totals
Total Fish Removed: 814
Total Weight Removed: 412 lbs 13oz | 187.26 kg 
Total Length: 661 ft 7.2in | 201.7 m
Teams: 13
Lionfish Hunters: 60

Compared to 2025:
331 more lionfish removed
218 more pounds to filet
8 more teams competing
41 more lionfish hunters registered

CORE paid each team $3.69 for each lionfish brought in. 

​Most Lionfish

• 1st Place: Salty Locs & the Misfits (174)
  
• 2nd Place: Reef Raff (134)
  
• 3rd Place: Wildlife Solutions (122)
• 4th Place: Sweet Emocean (103)
• 5th Place: H20 Psycho (60)
• 6th Place: Blue Salty's Crew (52)
• 7th Place: The Invasive West End (46)
• 8th Place: Pterois (40)
• 9th Place: BioImpact (24)
• 10th Place: Lil' Salty (20)
• 11th Place: Archelon (15)
• 12th Place: A Swim Away, A Swim Away (13)
• 13th Place: Salt Shaker (11)

Largest Lionfish

• 1st Place: Wildlife Solutions (39.9 cm)
• 2nd Place: Blue Salty's Crew (38,7 cm)
• 3rd Place: Salty Locs & The Misfits (37.8 cm)
• 4th Place: H20 Phycho (37,7 cm)
• 5th Place: Sweet Emocean (36.9 cm)
• 6th Place: Pterois (36.2 cm)
• 7th Place: Archelon (34.4 cm)
• 8th Place: Reef Raff (34.3 cm)
• 9th Place: The Invasive West End (34.3 cm)
• 10th Place: Lil' Salty (34.1 cm)
• 11th Place: BioImpact (31.2 cm)
• 12 Place: Salt Shaker (29.5 cm)
• 13th Place: A Swim Away, A Swim Away (23.3 cm)

Smallest Lionfish 

• 1st Place: Salty Locs & The Misfits (8.6 cm)
• 2nd Place: Reef Raff (9.1 cm)
• 3rd Place: H20 Psycho (9,4 cm)
• 4th Place: Blue Salty's Crew (10.5 cm)
• 5th Place: BioImpact (12.7 cm)
• 6th Place: Sweet Emocean (14.9 cm)
• 7th Place: Pterois (15 cm)
• 8th Place: The Invasive West End (15.2 cm)
• 9th Place: Wildlife Solutions (15.6 cm)
• 10th Place: Lil' Salty (16.4 cm)
• 11th Place: A Swim Away, A Swim Away (19.1 cm)
• 12th Place: Salt Shaker (21 cm)
• 13th Place: Archelon (22.2 cm)