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07-31-2007, 11:13 AM
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That lionfish use to be in someone's fish tank, right?
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07-31-2007, 11:22 AM
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Hey Rick, there was an article in a spear magazine a while back, calling for spear fisherman to shot them anytime they saw them up and down the east coast and they gave areas. They destoy the fish population, nasty little things, and they are not fromthe waters, but adapt very easy. I will look for the article to send you. Have fun!
Damn is it hot here, where is the wind?
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07-31-2007, 01:22 PM
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That is what Denis said and did. I am amazed at how fast they have apparently spread. It would be good to see the article if you can find it. Are you still in Peru? Must not be and yes it is really hot!
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08-01-2007, 04:06 AM
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I just came across a short online reporting form for lionfish sightings,
http://www8.nos.noaa.gov/nccos/ccfhr...ishreport.aspx If you have seen any please help NOAA to better understand what is going on with the invasion. A short video clip about the invasion and quite a bit of other information appears at: http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/educati...h/welcome.html A lot of good info appears at: http://www.coastalscience.noaa.gov/d...ionfish_ia.pdf
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08-01-2007, 06:47 AM
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Very interesting stuff.
I have to claim ignorance as a young guy on the idea of exotics and competition with native species. Back when I was in high school I had a salt water fish tank. When things in it got too big for my tank I released some to the Gulf. The fish stores wouldn't take them back, so I released of couple of exotic moray eels to the Gulf by a huge rock formation near DeSoto fishing pier (we called them snowflake eels) as well as panther grouper. I included a pic. Do you ever see any of those while diving? SO many people buy those panther groupers when they are small, then they grow really fast and eat everything, that I can't be the only one to have released one. I wonder if they have established populations in some areas. Hard to believe some exotics are introduced on purpose by agencies for one reason or another and of course you know about larval inverts and ship ballast water. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra_mussel Last edited by Skyway Scott; 01-02-2008 at 03:44 PM.
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08-03-2007, 02:07 PM
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Haven't seen the eel before but quite a few soapfish similar to what is in the photo. Haven't heard of Panther Groupers before though. Tons of exotics have been introduced all over the place worldwide for a long time. Some don't make it, some cope while still others take over. It sounds like the lionfish may be well entrenched already.
Was just talking to someone over on North Andros, he said they had lionfish, enough to make it the national Bahamian fish. Noticed the image below on a site from the Exuma's. I haven't seen anything in the literature yet that indicates the invasion is as widespread as this. Looks like the lionfish may be here to stay at this point, warts and all. Have difficulty believing all this came from six fish that might have survived a 15 ft. plus storm surge that bashed through a house in Miami 15 years ago.  From: Bahamas Diving - Custom Dive Charters in Exuma and Nassau Bahamas
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08-03-2007, 03:39 PM
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Yeah. I am sure that thousands of people have released lionfish from their home aquariums. "Panther grouper" is actually the pet store name for the fish in the photo. It is indeed a type of soapfish. It loses its spots and looks rather dull as an adult.
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07-31-2007, 11:24 AM
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Its distant ancestors may have been in someone's fish tank however. Welcome to the neighborhood.
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