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Where Lionfish Eradication May Be Working

from the October, 2012 issue of Undercurrent  

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A marine wildlife expert from Bonaire visiting the Cayman Islands on September 4 told local environmentalists that the efforts made on that Dutch island to cull lionfish were beginning to work and populations are falling. Fernando Simal said that concerted and coordinated efforts across the island to enlist the help of visiting and local divers, the introduction of lionfish hunts and changes to local laws allowing the use of spearguns to cull the invasive species have all paid off....