Record #:

6934

Author(s):

Loughner, Lilly

Abstract:

The lionfish has venomous spines. It eats everything, produces eggs that free float, and has few known predators. Spotted off the North Carolina Coast in August 2000, it is the first marine invasive fish to have established itself in Atlantic waters. Loughner discusses this threat to the state's coastal ecosystems and the dangers posed to divers and fishermen.

Source:

Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Holiday 2004, p16-19, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Pterois volitans; Poisonous fishes--Atlantic Coast (U.S.); Biological invasions--Atlantic Coast (U.S.)

Record #:

10161

Author(s):

Wheatly, Anne

Abstract:

The lionfish has venomous spines. It eats everything, produces eggs that free float, and has few known predators. Spotted off the North Carolina Coast in August 2000, it is the first marine invasive fish to have established itself in Atlantic waters. For the past eight years, NOAA researchers on Pivers Island in Beaufort have been studying it to determine where it came from, where they are along the East Coast and off the Bahamas, and where they might be going.

Source:

Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Early Summer 2008, p22-24, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Pterois volitans; Poisonous fishes--Atlantic Coast (U.S.); Biological invasions--Atlantic Coast (U.S.)

Record #:

12528

Author(s):

Maurer, Kevin

Abstract:

The lionfish has venomous spines. It eats everything. It reproduces at a staggering rate, and it has few known predators. Spotted off the North Carolina Coast in August 2000, it is the first marine invasive fish to have established itself in Atlantic waters. Maurer describes attempts to kill as many lionfish as possible using scuba divers in North Carolina waters.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 78 Issue 4, Sept 2010, p152-154, 156, 158, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Poisonous fishes--Atlantic Coast (U.S.); Biological invasions--Atlantic Coast (U.S.); Pterois volitans