The Lionfish Map
#1
Posted 02 February 2012 - 04:35 PM
But, I thought folks like Doug and Kamala would like to see it!
If you are really interested in the lionfish problem, then this is a great scientific paper on the topic.
#2
Posted 02 February 2012 - 05:18 PM
Tech Support - The hard we do right away; the impossible takes us a little longer...
"I like ponies on no-stop diving. They convert "ARGH!! I'M GOING TO DIE" into a mere annoyance." ~Nigel Hewitt
#5
Posted 02 February 2012 - 07:59 PM
#6
Posted 02 February 2012 - 08:48 PM
There is no doubt that it is an uncontrollable problem in the Caribbean. I have watched the native fish populations disappear just since I started diving in 2006. Until we can teach Caribbean critters that lionfish are OK to eat, and until Marine Parks allow lionfish hunting, the problem will continue to grow exponentially. These critters spawn a million fertilized eggs a year.....do the math!
They said the same thing about fire ants when they arrived from south america a few decades ago. Invasive species are impossible to eradicate after they reach a critical mass. This looks like a critical mass to me.
And that is why the customs people care about what you bring in the country at the airport. Taxes are secondary. They don't want you bringing in pathogens on your feet or insects on the foreign insects on the tropical fruit you are smuggling back.
#7
Posted 02 February 2012 - 09:09 PM
1: There is no closed season
2: There is no bag limit
3: They taste like chicken
4: They are responsible for Dale Earnhardt’s death
Problem should be fixed in about a week.
Each wreck has a tale to tell about its life and its demise.
If you are observant while diving in dark places listen to the account each has to tell, You cannot come away unaffected.
Changes in Latitude, Changes in Attitude
#8
Posted 02 February 2012 - 09:48 PM
5. they're an aphrodisiac
#9
Posted 02 February 2012 - 10:10 PM
#10
Posted 03 February 2012 - 05:40 AM
Rick
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