Lionfish wreaking havoc on Atlantic Ocean

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Lionfish wreaking havoc on Atlantic Ocean

• The lionfish is usually a prized aquarium
  species, most widely knowndue to its vibrant
  stripes and spiky fins.
• It is usually venemous as well as a voracious
  predator that has apopulation growing uncontrolled
   from the Atlantic Ocean along sideU.S. northeaste
  rn. 
• an issue for researchers and scientists, the
  lionfish is undoubtedly aninvasive species in
  the Atlantic, and efforts to master individualshav
  ent been successful based on the Christian
  Science Monitor. Escort Calgaryis
  strong evidence the fact that lionfish is
  having unwanted side effects around the native
  population,?À Oregon State scientist Stephanie
  Green told CSM. ?ãWe don?t no matter
  what signal that anything is controlling lionfish
  population.?À
• The
• dilemma is which the lionfish, and that is native
  to the western Pacific,does not have any natural
  predators while in the Atlantic. Theysurpass 15
  years, and one female can create possibly 2
  million eggswithin a year. That contributes up to
  and including bunch of hungry lionfish.
  Estimates provide the Atlantic population
  increasing 700 percent from 2004-08 alone.
• Growing
• up to 18 inches long, lionfish are skilled
  hunters known to eat almost everything they can
  fit for their mouths. CSM estimates that about 70
   on the Atlantic?s species of fish is for
  the lionfish?s menu and this at least 40 native
  species have suffered with thanks to
  thelionfish. They are especially threatening to
  native coral and possessbeen found with fatty
  livers from gorging a great deal of on Atlantic
  Ocean natives.  Calgary Escort
• How did the lionfish
• display in the Atlantic? Theories range
  between displeased aquarium owners dumping
  them to the ocean to Hurricane Andrew having
  swept pet lionfish on the ocean included in
  the wake gets hotterdevastated South Florida in
  1992. Scientists believe only six
  lionfishintroduced to the Atlantic ended in the
  boom that exists today.
• Commonly seen around Florida, the lionfish
• is known to thrive from your Bahamas north to
  the Nc coast.
• So what?s being done
• to attempt to control individuals? The
  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association
  recommends taking your spear preppedwhilst
  your grill hot. Instead of ordering that
  overfished tuna next,determine if lionfish is on
  the menu.
• Despite the poisonous spines protruding
• from the bodies, lionfish are perfectly safe to
  eat while using thespines removed and evidently
  quite tasty. Reef.org has published a lionfish
  cookbook, while lionfish hunts and fish fries are
  becomingpopular in Florida.