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Saw this as wegmans in ocean
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$12.99 a pound....WOW! This is great that they are selling it! Lionfish are taking over the Caribbean, Florida and coming up the East Coast. They have been spotted as far North as the Carolina's possibly even further North. They are decimating the reefs and native fish. Glad to see Wegman's stepping up to help.
I also hear Lionfish is very tasty!
I also hear Lionfish is very tasty!
I was told by someone that there Lionfish in the water off of AC.
I heard that too and also a little farther north, think Seaside or LBI; not mention Long Island.
They are definitely here, and breeding. I remember reading (I think NY Times) a story about some guy in NY who caught a bunch of baby Lions and was trying to sell them to LFS.
oh yeah forgot about that.
Lion fish are devastating Coral reefs off the Florida shore. They are all over just off the beach. We just snorkel out to the barrier reef during low tide and there they are. BTW, it's not too late to register for Lion fish Removal Day held on May 20 in Pompano Beach. It's CYO (catch your own).
Lionfish Removal Day - Event in Pompano Beach, United States
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Lionfish Removal Day - Event in Pompano Beach, United States
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[emoji305] [emoji245] [emoji372] A sobering eye-opener as to why we need to be responsible fishkeepers...
Nonnative Species
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Nonnative Species
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Funny you mentioned that....they just had a TV show about their renewed effort to capture pythons (I think Burmese) in Florida that they said were, in a big part, caused by Hurricane Andrew in 1992, when it wiped out a reptile center, causing 100's to be released into the wild. With the snakes, their new weapon are drones, where they can quickly spot these monsters....some up to 30 feet long and a couple hundred pounds. They've also put a bounty on them, paying pretty good money to capture/kill theses guys.
However, I think with fish, it's more likely that they've lost interest and simply dump them into a body of water. I was involved in fish studies in the Everglades in 1972 looking at invasive freshwater fish.
Found the TV link HERE about the snakes.
I saw that show. Those snakes are (H)UGE! [emoji111] [emoji71] [emoji111] There is so much for them to feed on. They're munching away on native species. I think $25/lb. was the price quoted. It's like a modern day gold rush. The bounty hunters are making a LOT of money. Thinking of changing occupations... God Bless America
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