Lionfish final solution

[Aquaviolator]

With the grouper and snapper closures the Lion Fish is starting to look mighty tasty! I do not believe there is a limit set either so one could make up theyre small size with quanity to stock up on fillets...

 

[RJP]

What do you guys/gals think?--Do you think the prevailing governments/agencies are allowing enough freedom for Joe Diver to help? Reporting seems feeble after a certain point?

All we need to do is leak word in Asia that Lionfish is an endangered species which has potent fertility/aphrodisiac properties. They'll be eradicated inside six months...

:shocked2:

 

[Aquaviolator]

:rofl:

 

[halocline]

I have an idea, just introduce a lionfish predator. That usually works great, like with kudzu, asian carp, etc...

 

[ericdiver]

All we need to do is leak word in Asia that Lionfish is an endangered species which has potent fertility/aphrodisiac properties. They'll be eradicated inside six months...

:shocked2:

And they're a natural with a name like lionfish, and those long stiff spines! Too bad their natural habitat is so close to Asia, poor things probably get wiped out there first.

Maybe better to spread the word to Americans that smoking dried lionfish will get you high? Or a lionfish diet?

 

[mike_s]

All we need to do is leak word in Asia that Lionfish is an endangered species which has potent fertility/aphrodisiac properties. They'll be eradicated inside six months...

:shocked2:

I have an idea, just introduce a lionfish predator. That usually works great, like with kudzu, asian carp, etc...

the problem with that is that anything that will eat a Lionfish.... will eat the reef fish also... or any other fish.

 

[halocline]

the problem with that is that anything that will eat a Lionfish.... will eat the reef fish also... or any other fish.

It was a joke. I guess you never heard of kudzu or the asian carp problem now threatening the great lakes.

 

[psychocabbage]

Trust me, they're there now, in total full force. We located 1 on the Hilma Hooker's Reef, Marked 1 with ribbon on Bachelor Beach, and saw the marine park removing 1 from Keepsake, just in the week we were there.

hmm. I count 3 there.. Full force huh?

I do not agree with the whole "lets kill them cause they are invasive"..
Lets think about the U.S. Who was here first and who was "invasive".. Look what we did. Now we want to be hippocritcal and say a fish cant do the same?


I say let them be and let NATURE take its course. It will balance out eventually. You seem to have some desire to control the uncontrollable.

 

[sambolino44]

...I say let them be and let NATURE take its course. It will balance out eventually. You seem to have some desire to control the uncontrollable.

This post is typical of people who don't seem to understand the problem of invasive species, which is not to denigrate the poster, most people don't understand the problem. For one thing, it's too late to let NATURE take it's course, because NATURE probably would not have gotten around to spreading lionfish so far for many eons. The problem with letting NATURE balance out invasive species by itself is that we would lose many useful and interesting species in the process, and end up with a homogenized world where every location has only a very few generalist species, like rats, cockroaches, kudzu, etc. Lionfish probably would not make the final cut.

Unfortunately, there's really not much else we can do, because it's totally unrealistic to think that we'd make a significant dent in the population by harvesting them.

 

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This post is typical of people who don't seem to understand the problem of invasive species, which is not to denigrate the poster, most people don't understand the problem. For one thing, it's too late to let NATURE take it's course, because NATURE probably would not have gotten around to spreading lionfish so far for many eons. The problem with letting NATURE balance out invasive species by itself is that we would lose many useful and interesting species in the process, and end up with a homogenized world where every location has only a very few generalist species, like rats, cockroaches, kudzu, etc. Lionfish probably would not make the final cut.

Unfortunately, there's really not much else we can do, because it's totally unrealistic to think that we'd make a significant dent in the population by harvesting them.

Actually, I believe we can make a significant dent in the population in areas that divers frequent if that is what is permitted and supported. I have no hopes of stopping the spread, just a little population control. I guess we will see if it does any good. I doubt if they will be going on any endangered species list any time soon.