Spread of lionfish in the Gulf of Mexico is threat to reef fisheries
As the old saying goes: "You can't put the genie back in the bottle."
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Lionfish are able to catch faster prey through persistence
A pair of researchers at the University of California's, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, has found that the slow swimming lionfish is able to catch and eat faster prey by using persistence. In their paper ...
Video shows invasive lionfish feasting on new Caribbean fish species
The showy lionfish, a predator with venomous spines that has invaded Caribbean coral reefs, has found a new market to exploit: the "twilight zone," an area of ocean that lies below traditional SCUBA diving depths, where little ...
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Jun 1, 2017
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Lionfish genes studied for clues to invasive prowess
What makes the red lionfish (Pterois volitans) such a successful and powerful invader in Atlantic Ocean waters compared to its rather lamblike existence in its native Pacific Ocean?
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Apr 26, 2019
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Invasive lionfish likely safe to eat after all
Scientists have learned that recent fears of invasive lionfish causing fish poisoning may be unfounded. If so, current efforts to control lionfish by fishing derbies and targeted fisheries may remain the best way to control ...
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Aug 1, 2014
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St Maarten finds local lionfish tainted with toxin
(AP) -- Conservationists in St. Maarten are warning islanders not to eat lionfish after tests found a naturally occurring toxin in the flesh of the candy-striped invasive species, officials said Thursday.
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Nov 26, 2011
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Home aquarium species a potential threat to California waters
(Phys.org)—Well-intentioned children and aquarium hobbyists seeking to "free" their pet fish down a toilet bowl or into a local waterway may inadvertently be contributing to the threat of invasive species downstream, according ...
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Jan 10, 2013
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Study reveals grouper can help control lionfish invasion
Groupers may be able to limit the invasion of lionfish on Caribbean coral reefs, according to new research conducted by The University of Queensland (UQ).
Ecology
Jul 6, 2011
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Testing traps to control lovely but destructive lionfish
The quest is on for a better way to kill beautiful but brutally destructive lionfish than shooting them one by one with spearguns.
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Aug 26, 2020
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To fight lionfish invasion, Cuba learns to cook them
If you can't beat your enemies, eat them: That's the strategy Cuba has adopted to respond to an invasion of lionfish, a poisonous predator that has strayed far from its home waters in the South Pacific and Indian Oceans.
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