The Worst Marine Invasion Ever

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The Worst Marine Invasion Ever

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Just a heads-up to everyone, and a reminder that there is an invasion underway....
The Underwater Times - By Christie Wilcox|Posted Monday, July 1, 2013, at 7:00 AM ((NC)

This invasion has the potential to affect everyone of us, and it is time to spread the word. Though it is a rather long article it will be time well spent.

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_an ... k_anchor_3

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Similar news a little closer to home from a different source - http://www.abc-7.com/story/22574650/fwc ... d4CwTu-rTN

and FWC: http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/nonna ... /lionfish/
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I have been thinking about this... I won't relay worry much until they show up on the flats, which I estimate will be a few years down the road... There will be one positive thing; you will be able to harvest lion fish along with your scallops. They will make a great side dish... :thumbup:
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From another site. 40 miles SW of SGI.

http://youtu.be/YZovApVGvJ4
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“We had caught four red grouper in the 26- to 28-inch range and threw them in the bottom of the boat and put our hooks back in the water, and I happened to notice one of them had coughed up a lionfish,” said Harold “Snook” Robinson of Bokeelia.

http://www.news-press.com/article/20120 ... g-lionfish
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This is a map of the invasion dated "1992". I wonder how much farther they have spread since then.

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They're here :smt017
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