NEWS: A Perfect Day for Lionfish

CULTURE: A Perfect Day for Lionfish

Captain Jean Luc Picard had a lionfish in his readyroom named Livingston. The lionfish's spines are poisonous, and it's usually found in the Pacific near Indonesia, but has also been found as far east as the Caribbean and the Atlantic where it is considered to be an invasive species. In fact, the beautiful fish is poised to destroy the Caribbean ecosystem.

And they have plan.

I, for one, welcome our brightly-colored, poisonous overlords.

In future news, Lionfish sushi restaurants in the North and Mid-Atlantic are booming!

I thought tourists had already destroyed the Caribbean. I think this is tourists trying to pin it on some fish that has not yet hired a PR firm.

Great headline.

Aye...JD Salinger would be proud

Jellyfish, lionfish, dead zones...people who don't believe in global warming are idiots.

I can't find it now, but the other article I read theorized that the Lionfish was introduced to the Caribbean inadvertently. Most likely through a broken fish tank or something.

oh, you lawyers and yr evidence...

Wait. I live near the Caribbean.

So are you saying this is your fault?

True.

Good news is, they are tasty.

Something has to be done. Let the war on Lionfish... engage.

I am afraid that I am first on the Lionfish's list.

I remember someone catching one of those on the West coast of Florida when I was a kid.

was just coming to say the same

Lionfish have been found as far North as Long Island and have become established off the North Carolina coast.

I have heard from fellow divers that they have seen specimens the size of basketballs floating around. Love them or hate them, they are a threat as a diver. And all we need is someone to play around with them and die. They are already starting to "control" the population but once someone gets too close, they'll be open season. All because someone dumped them down the drain. They aren't like alligators that die in the sewers.