Kharon
Contributor
Lol - why would anyone import lionfish halfway across the world when there are MORE in local waters.
At this point if anyone releases a lionfish that was imported its going to make a difference?
Yeah, it will because there are more than one species of lionfish and they don't all necessarily have the same ecological niche. We don't need any additional invasive species.
As far as our tax dollars at work - a better use might be to pay a bounty on them. I remember when wolves, fox, and a number of other species were almost wiped out when people could make a (meager) living by killing. Same should be done for wild pigs, burmese pythons, monitor lizards, etc. Just letting people kill them isn't enough. There should be some financial incentive.