Two women are working to save the coral reef from the invasive lionfish, using it as a sustainable teaching tool and cooking it into everything from tacos to fish and chips.

The Bermuda Zoological Society is hosting its 3rd Annual Eat’Um to Beat’Um Lionfish Chowder Competition on Saturday, March 29 ...

In the span of a few years, lionfish spread from the coast of the US to the Bahamas and throughout the Caribbean. The invasive species is devastating ecosystems, eating everything in its path.

Lionfish sting is extremely painful. Poison is administered in the form of injection upon piercing the skin of the predator or an unsuspecting person occasionally when the spine of the fish breaks ...

Poison is different as there is no wound involved. It can be absorbed into the bloodstream through the skin, inhaled or ingested,' he says. The venomous dorsal spines of a lionfish are used for ...

This is a summary of “ A father and son duo fight invasive lionfish on a Honduran reef ” by Fritz Pinnow. Banner image of the Motiños hunting lionfish. Image by Fritz Pinnow for Mongabay.

An invasive alien species has been introduced - the lionfish. The lionfish is a fearsome predator and it's taking over. This highly venomous fish was first found in Atlantic waters towards the end ...