This Deadly Fish Is Threatening Our Seafood Supply
The invasive species has disrupted the ecosystem and threatened fisheries. Divers and fishermen are changing that—and finding ways to put them on plates.
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The invasive species has disrupted the ecosystem and threatened fisheries. Divers and fishermen are changing that—and finding ways to put them on plates.
Special to the Press Gazette/USA TODAY NETWORK GULF BREEZE — Gulf Islands National Seashore will conduct lionfish research in the water west of the Fort Pickens fishing pier between sunrise to noon May 22. A total of four survey dives will be conducted between May and October 2021 by the Ocean Strike Team in partnership with the University of Florida Extension Program. The purpose of these surveys is to determine the extent, if any, of the lionfish within Gulf Islands National Seashore on the estuary side. With few or no predators, and a high reproductive rate, the non-native lionfish is a...