There have been recent sightings of schools of dead or sick lionfish. They have a large sore on the side almost like a cookie cutter shark hit them. But it appears that it may be a virus. Scientists are trying to sort out what is happening. Is it a virus? Which virus? Is it a threat to other species? At what depth is this occuring? Have they finally met their match? If you find any of these please contact REEF or Holden Harris at holdenharrius@ufl.edu. Holden is a PhD student studying them. They are interested in samples but there are special packing and shipping requirements to avoid contamination in the research sense. Other information like how many, where, what percent of the population, etc. would be useful.