My fierce padlet by Lily Ostertag

The lion fish

29lilyostertag — 2023-11-13 14:38:24 UTC

This is a lionfish and it is an invasive species. An invasive species can be plants, animals, and other living organisms (e.g., microbes). To learn more, see our Species Profiles which provides general information about species considered to be invasive.

how humans contribute to this problem

29lilyostertag — 2023-11-14 14:27:23 UTC

While the exact cause is unknown, it's likely that humans provided a helping hand. Experts speculate that people have been dumping unwanted lionfish from home aquariums into the Atlantic Ocean for more than 25 years. Since lionfish are not native to Atlantic waters, they have very few predators. so they use these pokey sticks to stab the Lionfish so they can safely get them.

resores

29lilyostertag — 2023-11-14 14:34:03 UTC

The organisms that are impacted by this

29lilyostertag — 2023-11-14 14:45:15 UTC

Lionfish feed on prey normally consumed by snappers, groupers, and other commercially important native species.

This is where the lionfish are

29lilyostertag — 2023-11-15 14:18:28 UTC

What they have already done to solve the problem

29lilyostertag — 2023-11-15 14:26:12 UTC

THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF GEAR FOR SUCCESSFUL LIONFISH HUNTING IS THE PUNCTURE PROOF CONTAINER

Resources

29lilyostertag — 2023-11-15 14:27:59 UTC

This can be done in the future

29lilyostertag — 2023-11-15 14:31:58 UTC

Local control efforts such as Lionfish derbies have shown to be an effective means of Lionfish control, says the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

how middle schoolers can help the problem?

29lilyostertag — 2023-11-15 14:36:59 UTC

They can eat them to kill them

resources

29lilyostertag — 2023-11-15 14:37:19 UTC