Native to the waters of the Indo-Pacific region, the 12 recognized species of lionfish all sport venomous spikes in their fin rays. Their wild coloration acts as a warning to predators: Eat at your own risk. But across the eastern seaboard of the United States, there’s a campaign encouraging humans to eat lionfish. Why? Because at some point in the 1990s, one or more species of lionfish was introduced to the waters of the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico. The invasive lionfish will eat nearly anything they can, and as a result, are decimating native fish populations. Would you eat a lionfish? (Properly prepared, of course.)
Lionfish off the coast of Indonesia
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Great Backyard Bird Count
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The parenting of a piping plover
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Looking back on 150 years of rail travel
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Beethoven s 250th
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Jamaica celebrates its independence
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Let the games (finally) begin!
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Fibonacci Day
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The snows of Fuji
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Time for brass bands and beer
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