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The “New Frontier” of Lionfish Research

July 17, 2013by thelionfishproject Leave a comment

The following is a recap of the OceanGate’s Expedition: Lionfish where a manned  submersible carried researchers to the deep to study lionfish. The results were staggering- lionfish are present in […]

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Foto & Fact of the Day: July 16

July 16, 2013by thelionfishproject Leave a comment

Did you know…No one knows for sure how lionfish got their unique name, but when they spread out their pectoral fins it kind of looks like a lion’s mane.

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The Night Dive

July 15, 2013by thelionfishproject Leave a comment

I was lying face down on the couch in the dive shop when Doug came up and tapped me on the shoulder. “Night dive tonight” he said. “You coming?” I […]

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Foto & Fact of the Day: July 15

July 15, 2013by thelionfishproject Leave a comment

Did you know…juvenile lionfish can be as small as 1 inch in length! The smallest lionfish captured in the 5th annual Green Turtle Cay Lionfish Derby was 40mm, or about […]

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Detour: Florida Keys Wild Bird Center

July 15, 2013by thelionfishproject Leave a comment

In addition to posts about lionfish, I’m including some regarding my experience in the Florida Keys. Here is a photo gallery of the Florida Keys Wild Bird Center in Tavernier. […]

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Foto & Fact of the Day: July 14

July 15, 2013by thelionfishproject Leave a comment

Did you know…in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Captain Picard has a pet lionfish named Livingston! Livingston was kept in Picard’s ready room aboard the USS Enterprise, and the spherical aquarium was located in the corner of the ready room, next […]

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New Study: People are the Only Predator

July 12, 2013by thelionfishproject Leave a comment

 Although there was speculation that native grouper, eels, and sharks might develop a taste for lionfish, a recently released paper shows no correlation between predator presence and lionfish abundance. Instead, […]

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Foto & Fact of the Day: July 11

July 11, 2013by thelionfishproject Leave a comment

Did you know…Red Lionfish (Pterois volitans) have been documented along the entire US East Coast from Florida through Massachusetts, east to Bermuda and south throughout the Caribbean.

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Gotta Eat ‘Em to Beat ‘Em

July 11, 2013by thelionfishproject Leave a comment

My second post for the National Geographic Explorers Journal is up! I had a blast writing about one of my all time favorite things: food. In the post, I talk […]

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Foto & Fact of the Day: July 10

July 11, 2013by thelionfishproject Leave a comment

Did you know…there are a number of common names for the lionfish species Pterois volitans and Pterois miles around the world, including firefish, turkeyfish, red lionfish, butterfly cod, ornate butterfly-cod, peacock lionfish, red firefish, scorpion […]

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My name is Erin Spencer and I'm on a mission to track local response to invasive lionfish in the Florida Keys.

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