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10-03-2012, 09:10 PM | #1 | |
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Invasive Lionfish: A Guide to Control and Management
Dr. James Morris at NOAA has just released this really cool e-book:
Invasive Lionfish: A Guide to Control and Management To view/download a free copy please visit: http://lionfish.gcfi.org/manual/ I posted just one graphic below. Here is the message from Dr. James Morris and others: Quote:
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10-07-2012, 10:38 AM | #2 |
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Re: Invasive Lionfish: A Guide to Control and Management
im writing a thesis in my highschool on invasive lionfish and you have no idea how much this is going to help me, thanks for posting man
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10-07-2012, 01:14 PM | #3 |
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10-07-2012, 02:11 PM | #4 |
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i already APA cited it and i just take notes while i read then type me info off of my notes
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10-07-2012, 08:54 PM | #5 |
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Re: Invasive Lionfish: A Guide to Control and Management
I wrote a research paper last semester on Invasive Lionfish. Absolutely incredible reproduction rate these invadors have!
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10-07-2012, 09:04 PM | #6 |
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Re: Invasive Lionfish: A Guide to Control and Management
Someone needs to write a book called "Lionsfish- a lost cause" . There is zero chance that humans can reverse or even put a dent in this problem. Adapt and conform, thats all we will be able to do at this point.
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10-08-2012, 05:11 AM | #7 |
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Re: Invasive Lionfish: A Guide to Control and Management
sadly, its true. but we still have to at least keep it relatively under control
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10-08-2012, 06:24 AM | #8 | |
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Re: Invasive Lionfish: A Guide to Control and Management
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I really wish I took a photo the day we pulled one up at 1600 feet. The filets on him were HUGE. He was the size of a shoe box. |
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10-08-2012, 08:47 AM | #9 | |
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Nobody is saying that we are going to eliminate all of the lionfish in the Atlantic. There will always be lionfish at 300' that we aren't going to spear. However, there is a big difference in the populations of lionfish on reefs where divers are hunting them on a regular basis, and reefs where divers rarely go. It's these reefs that are diver protected that will continue to hold juvenile native fish. If we do nothing, then eventually the lionfish will run out of prey and their population will stop growing because they have nothing left to support themselves. Once you've seen a coral head with 20 lionfish hanging around it and not a single juvenile in the area, you begin to get the picture. A lot of people think that because lionfish haven't taken over their native reefs, they won't destroy ours. If you read the book in the link posted above you'll see that there are big differences between the Atlantic lionfish and Indo-pacific lionfish. Such as they have no predators over here, continual rather than seasonal breeding, occupying a larger portion of the water column, and they are growing larger here. If you think the goal is to eliminate all the lionfish, than yes, it can feel hopeless. The real goal is to reduce their population as much as possible so that our native grouper, snapper, etc have a chance at survival, and since the juveniles tend to live on the shallow reefs where divers hang out, there is a lot we can do.
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10-08-2012, 09:35 AM | #10 |
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Re: Invasive Lionfish: A Guide to Control and Management
How do the lion fish in the pacific not take over the reefs like they are doing in the caribbean? Is there soemthing that keeps their numbers in check over there that doesnt exist on the east coast?
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10-08-2012, 10:13 AM | #11 |
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Re: Invasive Lionfish: A Guide to Control and Management
The lion fish WILL NEVER EVER EVER be eliminated, any idea or thought that they will is merely a fallacy. They can make an attempt (like they are now) but itll never happen. We have more derbies in the key then i can count on two hands and they are stil overwhelming the waters. I dont need some scientific studies to tell me this, despite the fact ive read most of them.. They are in 1800+ feet already and twice the size of footballs.
I pass by a ton of them every-time i dive, because im not spending all that money and time and effort to go out and kill a bunch of lions. I do a spear and release anyways. Perhaps if other people did the same we could get our native fish eating them more often. I use them as bait and they work 110% of the time. I really dont want to have this get out of hand, but the reality is that our eco system will have to adapt with these fish. Just like it has been for the past few millions of years. Jew fish and lion fish are the two biggest problems i see on the reef today. That and the occasional turd nugget floating from the nearby cruise ships.... |
10-08-2012, 10:42 AM | #12 | |
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I think one of the biggest factors though is like I mentioned above, the lionfish in the Indo-Pacific are seasonal breeders, while the Atlantic variety seems to be breeding constantly. Tony, I agree, I'm sure our ecosystem will adapt to this, eventually. Personally, I only have another 20 or 25 years of spearing grouper left, and I'm afraid evolution is too slow a process.
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