A two-month competition was held across Monsoo’s Talaysedaeng Sea. Any fisherman or team of fishermen was encouraged to swim out into the reefs with a spear, catch any of the invasive Southern-Fox Fish they find, and bring them home to have them counted and cooked for cheap, delicious meals.

The competition counted the heads of SFF rather than measuring weight because they wanted to encourage hunting the little SFF too. Every fish needs to go, and it would be counterproductive to let the little ones live so they can grow, overhunt in the reefs, and breed. The tournament was also only two months to prevent monsoorai from capturing and breeding them, as has happened for similar competitions in the past.

Ships were encouraged to regularly return to the competition ports and offload their cargo to be tallied. Then their fish could immediately be used for meals or fishbait.

The competition saw over 22,000 Southern-Fox Fish hunted, which Monsoorai Conservationists say is a significant dent in the local, invasive population.

First place with 1,455 fish was the SS Hole In Deck. They’ve won a free service for their ship at any participating mechanic.

Second place with 1,401 fish was the SS Scuttlebutt. They won a free refill for a full tank of gas.

Third place with 1,310 fish was the SS Siren Slapper. They won a free seafood dinner for up to 10 people.

None of the rewards are very high, because the focus was on the charity of preserving the beautiful coral reefs of the Talaysedaeng Sea. The rewards were intendent to just be a bonus and were paid for out of pocket by local members of the Joint Monsoorai Oceanic Administration.