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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. 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.▶ 24:35 The crew demonstrates safe handling techniques for the lionfish, specifically removing the venomous spines before filleting.▶ 31:02 They later prepare the catch alongside grouper gifted by neighbors.▶ 29:14 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.▶ 25:01

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