Things are moving along in the fight against the Caribbean Lionfish invasion. Our contact with the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association) is working hard to create a national media campaign to raise awareness of the growing impact of this invasive species.
Working with wildlife, I am often neurotic about certain things. As the common person has no need to get as in depth as a professional zookeeper, it is no surprise there is quite a bit of confusion when it comes to venomous or poisonous.
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“most disastrous marine invasion in history,”
or at least that is the potential impace of the beautiful but deadly Lionfish (Pterois volitans).
I will try to keep this page updated with some videos of animals that are eating on lionfish. While I am out, I sometimes cut the head off the lionfish and toss it down to the reef fish, in an effort to put a little nutrition back into the environment.
So what is a lionfish?
To me, someone who has worked with animals all my adult life, the lionfish can be so many things. True, it is an invasive species, it is a threat to reefs worldwide, it is a venomous fish which should be treated with respect in the wild. To me though, the lionfish gives us as conservationists, and even the human race options for so much more.
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