How Lionfish Took over the Mediterranean Sea | Wild to Know

↠ Want to know more wild facts? Check out our Wild to Know series: The lionfish might look attractive, but beware! This little tropical predator is one of the world’s most skillful invaders. ↠Subscribe: From its original home in the warm waters of the Pacific, it’s conquered oceans thousands of miles away – even as far as Cyprus. We learn how the lionfish escaped its native waters and explore the destructive impact it has on reefs around the world. Concerned scientists have developed some unusual solutions for controlling it, starting with knife and fork… Want to see more incredible wildlife? Check out our themed playlists, and please do subscribe and sign up for notifications! #terramatters #uncharted 💡 scientific sources: TC 00:41 Real-Time Point Distribution Map, United States Geological Survey (USGS) 1985-2018 Lionfish Invasion, USGS Wetlands and Aquatic Research Center, Matthew Neilson TC 01:19 und TC 01:34 TC 01:44 Creature Feature: Red Lionfish, by Sea of Change Foundation, Raquel Gilliland, SOC Education/Outreach Intern TC 02:55 Real-Time Point Distribution Map, United States Geological Survey (USGS) 1985-2018 Lionfish Invasion, USGS Wetlands and Aquatic Research Center, Matthew Neilson Lionfish: An Invasive Species, Sea Grant, University of Florida TC 03:49 Genetics reveal the identity and origin of the lionfish invasion in the Mediterranean Sea. Bariche, M., Kleitou, P., Kalogirou, S. et al., Sci Rep 7, 6782 (2017). Preventing a LIONfish invasion in the MEDiterranean through early response and targeted REmoval (RELIONMED-LIFE)” - LIFE16 NAT/CY/000832 TC 04:21 Impact of Red Sea Fish Migrants through the Suez Canal on the Aquatic Environment of the Eastern Mediterranean by Daniel Golani, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ;jsessionid=A5895969D95ED08BDFB8E31368A6A2FC?doi=&rep=rep1&type=pdf Invading the Mediterranean Sea: biodiversity patterns shaped by human activities ORIGINAL RESEARCH article, Front. Mar. Sci., 30 September 2014 TC 04:35 Lionfish: a culinary battle to win By Theo PanayidesAugust 3, 2020, Cyprus Mail TC 05:03 Lions on the Line Illustrates Impact of Lionfish on Reefs, by David Renner, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources What is a lionfish? NOAA National Ocean Service