Lionfish invasive species is a big problem in Florida, on both coasts...............
*ping*
I’ve noticed on youtube videos that Lionfish barely try to escape while the diver spears one after another, filling his bag. These fish have done a lot of damage to native species.
It got meaner and more ornery the closer to New Jersey that it is?
Yah. That happens a lot.
My knowledge of the Lion Fish comes from youtube episodes of either Sailing Zatara, Sailing Delos, or Sailing Uma. I can’t remember which.
Curious as to the most cost effective method of removal to the kitchen, and on to the table. I’ve seen them spear fished, but not line caught, and seems netting would nab tons of other species we wouldn’t want harmed in the process of going after the Lion Fish.
Why the name change? Or is it a totally different species?
Looks more like a turkey to me.
The population has grown so large that controlling it, not eradicating it, is the primary goal.”
In real life, what this means is there is no way to
eradicate it, so trying to control is the only option.
Genetic mutations aren’t a requirment for a species to jump from one niche where they are adapted to another where they can dominate. Separated by geography that they could not cross on their own, the lionfish just needed an assist from humans. The article suspects that two distinct lionfish populations merged to make a super species — yet they admit they have found no such evidence. Would be nice if they found it, but it probably is only contributory to the Caribbean infestation.