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Hunting the Invasive Lionfish

January 7, 2011/in Ocean Newswire/by Ocean Doctor

There are nearly 660 fewer Indo-Pacific red lionfish in the waters of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, thanks to more than 40 teams of divers who participated in a series of derbies aimed at reducing the population of this marine invader in sanctuary waters.

NOAA National Marine Sanctuary News

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