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Curbing the Lionfish Invasion: A Futile Fight

from the August, 2011 issue of Undercurrent  

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Divers and dive resorts are well-intentioned when it comes to spearing lionfish in the Atlantic and Caribbean, but their efforts to eradicate them is equivalent to trying to eradicate the world's population of ants. Consider any Caribbean island. Miles and miles and miles of coastline and at best, a few dozen dive sites scattered hither and yon, usually only on the lee side. Good luck. Tragically, lionfish are causing big problems for plenty of other fish, including food fish like groupers and snappers....