lionfish

1 “The sustainability piece with lionfish is that there are too many of them in the water,” says David Ventura, Whole Foods Market’s Florida seafood coordinator.

2 “They’re changing the composition of our reef fish communities,” says Stephanie Green, a marine biologist at the University of Alberta who has been studying the effects of invasive lionfish for almost a decade.

3 Almost 25,000 lionfish were removed from the coastal ecosystem in preparation for Lionfish Restaurant Week, thanks to the divers who participated in the Emerald Coast Open Lionfish Tournament.

4 Unlike many other fish species along the coast, lionfish live so deep that they can't be caught with a net; they can only be caught by spearfishing.

5 “The lionfish is one of the most destructive creatures in the ocean,” Mr. Roque said.

6 In areas where lionfish numbers are high, Green has found the density of native species reduced by up to 90 percent—and many of these native species play vital roles in the reef ecosystem.

7 Then a spirited bout of the board game Settlers of Catan on the veranda, followed by a stroll to the sunbathers’ deck to watch poisonous lionfish and curious sea turtles gather below, lured by spotlights.

8 I lazily drifted past colorful sea slugs clinging to rocks, clownfish nestled in anemones and lionfish patrolling their territories with spikes sticking out like porcupines.

9 A gorgeous pink crown tail belongs to an 11-foot Siamese fighting fish, outdone in its flamboyance only by the 12-foot yellow lionfish.

10 It's due to be published this summer and Akins is hopeful readers will find the lionfish quite appetiting.

埃金斯相信，读者们将发现狮子鱼十分可口。

11 When I first arrived on Bonaire, I was introduced to the conservation project aimed at eradicating the lionfish.

12 Our team can successfully catch one lionfish per minute.

13 But humans can help too, if we just learn to overfish the lionfish.

但只要我们学习过度捕捞的狮子鱼，人类就能够有所帮助。

14 The hope is that a robust consumer market will incentivize lionfish hunting, and that humans with spearguns will become the predators that invasive lionfish need.

15 The red lionfish, Pterois volitans, was introduced to Florida waters and quickly exploded in numbers.

16 It's also unrealistic to expect consumers to eat every single last green crab, lionfish or periwinkle.

17 The lionfish hunts added adrenaline and intrigue to a journey that probably didn’t need it; these islands off the coast of Belize offer some of the most interesting diving, nature and oceanscapes imaginable.

18 This year, 1,898 lionfish were removed in total during the fall derby.

19 While Alex doesn't believe that we can ever eradicate lionfish from our waters, these massive sweeps help to keep the ecosystem around Destin-Fort Walton Beach manageable for the other marine species.

20 The day’s catch included lionfish, an invasive species that threatens the fragile coral ecosystem.

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