Combating the Invasive Lionfish—by Wearing Them | National Geographic

The venomous and invasive lionfish, native to the Indo-Pacific, is a serious threat to endemic species in the Caribbean and up the Atlantic coast. For several years, people in Sarteneja, Belize, have been harvesting the fish to eat—and now they're using the fish's spines to make jewelry.

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[Exxcessivve]

This is a great example how a whole community can benefit from cooperating in conservation work and putting resources to good use. I really liked this video

[sirjoey]

If you can't beat'em, wear'em

[GateKeeperXL]

Great teamwork by the locals and the experts. Recently the fish has been found to be adaptable to freshwater therefore it could invade the rivers as well but with this kind of effort I believe it can be controlled.

[billc]

The best way to fight Lion Fish is have Gordon Ramsey serve it in his show and restaurants.

[JV-ucgh]

They are great to eat .Really tasty fish .Fun to hunt also .

[TheSilentCosmonaut]

this guy at work keeps eating my lunch from the fridge, time to wear him!

[claymarzobestgoofy]

Ahh great to see that the ability of men to drive any species to extinction might be useful for once XD

[MsHojat]

Lionfish jewellery seem really cool. I thought that lionfish were somehow threatened or something.

[alimadman]

I think we gonna have to call the Chinese to take care of this problem.

[drwisdom]

I just don't see there being enough demand for lionfish jewelry. But if they taste good fried and aren't unhealthy, then that should provide the finances to eradicate them.

[thatswhatshesaid.literally]

😵 *Holy shite! @**2:50**, I counted 22 of those little beasts, besides the one the guy speared! They're everywhere!*

[DrMateen]

now this is what i call a happy ending to a not so sad story...

[santi]

Tell me how the kid at 2:20 looks a little like vaas from far cry 3

[tracinglightphotography]

Scientist were able to fully eliminate all mosquitoes on an island (I forgot it’s name) by introducing males that were developed in the lab in some way. They then would release them into the wild and as they bred with the females, they would kill them and all the mosquitoes eventually dies off on the island. I think it’s possible that they could apply this same concept to lion fish.

[dirkkvnlixD]

cuando hablas espaniol pero lees los subtitulos de todas formas.

[thatonedude]

Ey bro i also know another invasive species that keeps endangering other species. This unique species is commonly referred as "Humans"

[readynow]

I think that one dude should dedicate himself to a dentist lol.

[keeperofthegood]

Given the popularity of the fish as a food, as a decoration and for the ease and volume attainable... when the lionfish population tanks, will there be public outcry, fish farmers, and government incentive programs to maintain a supply.

[copyRtest]

This isn't viable on the large scale. You need to find a way to make lionfish into food

[jenniferbriscoe]

But what if that creates a market for lion fish that exists even after invasive lion fish populations are gone?