Across the diving community a lot has been said about the lionfish invasion. Pacific Lionfish on this side of the world pose a potential threat to the reef system as we know it - they are voracious predators, able to decimate a reef in a matter of weeks. Nothing hunts them naturally, so they are multiplying in numbers at a fast rate.
Atlantic Edge and others are sponsoring dive related trips to collect, study and analyze lionfish. We as a dive community are in a position to help solve this problem by collecting lionfish and helping the scientific community understand more about them.
Now, there is another solution on the table - eating them! More and more has been said about eating lionfish - they are tasty, healthy, and by eating them we help solve the problem of them eating everything else! Click Here to read a recent article on the virtues of eating lionfish.
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