determined. However, one study by Dr. StephaAllie ElHage, the inventor of the Original
nie Green, in the Bahamas, concluded that there Zookeeper, has developed a great containment
was a 65% decline of small fish (lionfish prey) in device to make it safer and easier to harvest
just 2 years.
these spiny fish. Find them on his web-site www.
Experts are carefully studying these invaders ZKstore.com or your local dive shop.
to better understand their role in, and potential
Lionfish trivia: on Star Trek: The Next Genthreat to Gulf, Caribbean, and Atlantic Ocean eration, Captain Picard has a pet lionfish named
ecosystems.
Livingston!
Additionally, a mini inRemember to get in“Keeping the population in check volved and to become part
dustry has risen around
these spiny invaders with derbies both entertains and
of the solution to this inas individuals develop puts meat in the cooler!”
vasive problem, and help
more effective tools for
the waters in your area.
removal. Although many
You can report sightings to
researchers agree that complete eradication of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) You can
lionfish is impossible, there are many ways to report a lionfish sighting on the USGS.gov website.
keep the population in check and protect the You can also deliver lionfish for study to lionfish
native marine ecosystems.
banks in the Florida Keys at numerous locations
listed at deathtolionfish.org.
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