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Old 02-28-2008, 08:33 AM   #11 (permalink)
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I haven't done a lot of diving on the east coast, for those of you that have lately, how many lionfish are you seeing? I have read several articles lately about them. Are they flourishing at this point or are sightings sporadic?
Did you notice the two lionfish in the youtube video link you posted on the submarine thread?
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Old 02-28-2008, 11:16 AM   #12 (permalink)
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I haven't done a lot of diving on the east coast, for those of you that have lately, how many lionfish are you seeing? I have read several articles lately about them. Are they flourishing at this point or are sightings sporadic?
Did you notice the two lionfish in the youtube video link you posted on the submarine thread?

Yeah, that is what prompted me to post the question. That is the first time I have seen a video/picture taken in the east coast/caribbean with a lionfish in it. Except of course the articles about them.
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Old 02-28-2008, 01:22 PM   #13 (permalink)
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I have seen them quite often in the Atlantic off the FL and NC coasts as well as all over the Bahamas.
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Old 02-28-2008, 11:53 PM   #14 (permalink)
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We were diving in the Keys in December and didn't see any and I was watching for them. From what I've read, they are a real problem
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Old 02-29-2008, 12:22 AM   #15 (permalink)
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We were diving in the Keys in December and didn't see any and I was watching for them. From what I've read, they are a real problem

I did two dives in Key Largo and two in Ft Lauderdale and didn't see any either...but apparently that doesn't mean much!
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Old 02-29-2008, 01:06 AM   #16 (permalink)
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I'll be in the Bahamas mid-march and will keep an eye out.
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I remember reading a lot about this in all the magazines. Seeems like it could be a problem unless there is a steady process to eradicate them.
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There are regular sightings on some of the NC offshore wrecks.
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East Coast Lion Fish
Yes they are on the East Coast. In Palm Beach and in the Bahamas they can be seen on almost every dive. The problem seams to be they have no natural predators here. They are much larger than the ones I've seen in the Pacific; soom as much as twice the size. I do know one of the concerns in the Bahamas is they are eating many of the juvinile fish. I guess will see how this one turns out. I do not know of any other sitings in Texas except in Aquariums.
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Kind of interesting no predators. I have seen groupers in Hawaii swallow the Hawaiin Lionfish in one quick gulp.
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