Sunday, February 28, 2010

Buzzword: Cue Lionfish

I received the most interesting invitation in my Facebook message box, the other day.  It was an invitation to enter a lionfish tournament in Cozumel, Mexico.
The tournament is happening as I write this.
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Take out this gorgeous creature, you say?  Divers, on the whole, are quite protective and respectful of  the coral reefs that they visit.  Alas, with the immigration of this pretty predator, the reefs are in danger.  Lionfish, with their venomous spiney spikes, not only sting and potentially paralyze humans, but these carnivorous creatures herd in all types of other sea life and devour them.  Given that they also devour the oceanic maintenance "crew" that clean up the reefs, lionfish are a threat to the existence of this extremely delicate ecosystem.
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Sadly, the lionfish is a wolf in sheep's clothing. 

2 comments:

vivian said...

they are pretty though!

Spencer P. Nagle said...

I think this fish is really cool! But, If I'd be saving the environment by killing and eating these...... a man's-got-to-do-what-a-man's-got-to-do.lol

It's funny how lionfish recipes have been showing up on the net.