Brazil’s invasion of voracious lionfish has reached a ... - AAAS
WEBMay 8, 2023 · Now, researchers say the invasion is entering a worrying new phase. The fish have reached areas where the Brazil current flows south, speeding the spread of drifting larvae and putting vast new swaths of ecologically rich waters at risk.
'I Didn’t Even Try,' Says Florida Diver Who Speared 915 Lionfish to …
WEB3 days ago · The FWC Lionfish Challenge in Florida saw record-breaking participation and harvest numbers this year. Some 285 divers removed 31,773 invasive lionfish from fragile coral reef ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, according to a press release from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.. One of those scuba divers was 46-year-old Baye Beauford of Jacksonville ...
Study confirms invasive lionfish now threaten species along …
WEBJun 3, 2021 · In a new study, an international research team including the California Academy of Sciences presents four new records of lionfish off the coast of Brazil, confirming the invasion of the predatory fish into the South Atlantic for the first time.
Record 24,699 invasive lionfish caught in Florida tournament - Miami Herald
WEBMay 24, 2023 · Divers in Florida’s 5th Emerald Coast Open Lionfish Tournament caught a record 24,699 invasive lionfish in Gulf of Mexico.
How Florida’s fishing community fights back against invasive lionfish
WEBJul 23, 2024 · The fish are intricate and beautiful, but they eat Florida’s native species and destroy reefs. Lionfish, originally from the South Pacific and Indian Ocean, are an invasive species in the Gulf ...
The Lionfish Have Invaded, But a Ragtag Army of Divers and …
WEBFour-hundred-twenty-two words of marine biology boilerplate, a NOAA cribsheet, and a warning: In the southeast U.S. and Caribbean coastal waters the lionfish is an invasive species. It competes...
2024 FWC Lionfish challenge breaks records - WPLG Local 10
WEB4 days ago · The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's 2024 Lionfish challenge broke records, removing 1,785 pounds of the invasive fish from Florida’s waters. Search wplg 84 º
A new study outlines the do’s and don’ts of managing invasive lionfish
WEBMay 24, 2022 · A new study from an international team of researchers outlines the do’s and don’ts of responding to a lionfish invasion. Invasive lionfish have spread through the western Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico over the last few decades.
Public attention on the invasive lionfish helps monitor its …
WEB3 days ago · Credit: Pixabay. A new study from the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) has demonstrated that public interest in the lionfish (Pterois miles), an invasive species native to the Indo-Pacific ...
Invasive Lionfish Attacks Reefs and Fish as Scientists Scramble
WEBIndo-Pacific lionfish, an invasive carnivore equipped with venomous spines, are spreading—and eating their way—through the fishes of the Caribbean Sea. In an effort to stop, or at least slow down, these fearless invaders, the National Science Foundation has awarded a 3-year, $700,000 grant to scientists at Oregon State University (OSU ...
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