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Captain Natalie and a guest spearfish the patch reefs off Key West, Florida, during the May 1st opening of grouper season.1:07 The crew searches for black and red grouper, adhering to legal size requirements of 24 inches and 20 inches respectively.0:41 After failing to harvest grouper, the divers secure a mangrove snapper and an invasive lionfish.24:34 The crew demonstrates safe handling techniques for the lionfish, specifically removing the venomous spines before filleting.31:03 They later prepare the catch alongside grouper gifted by neighbors.29:13 The outing highlights the challenges of transitioning from open-water wahoo hunting to shallow-water reef diving, noting that visibility and target identification differ significantly between the two environments.24:52

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