lionfish

The beautiful fish threaten Florida's reef ecosystems so dangerously that the state's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has organized contests to reward divers who kill and remove them.

Labor Day is the last day to participate in the Lionfish Challenge.

For more than a decade, lionfish have been a problem in Atlantic waters — especially South Florida, where the invasive exotics eat native fish, including…

The invasion of lionfish throughout Florida waters is a challenge to native Florida wildlife and to the ecosystems where they live. The state has…

If they weren't such a pest you could almost pity the lionfish.The creature, after all, is simply doing what it is biologically programmed to do: eat and…

Central Casting could call on Arnold Schwarzenegger should there ever be a movie made titled "The Lionfish."That's how efficient a predator the invasive…

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is trying to eradicate an invasive species: the lionfish, which swims the South Florida seas.It's is…

A team of scientists from around the country recently spent two days off the coast of South Florida to investigate the explosion of lionfish.What they…

Editor's note: In the hunt for what to do about the various mix of invasive species found in Florida, we are running a series that not only describes the…

Scientists say they have few weapons to wield against the poison-spined lionfish, which is gobbling up reef fish in the Bahamas and other habitats.

Lionfish are the newest target of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation's (FWC) efforts to use social engagement to tackle the problem of exotic,…