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Category Archives: Invasive Species
Beyond Data Podcast in the News
Thanks to the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Office of Communications and Marketing for directing folks to my podcast episode Brown Trout – Beloved Invader that looked at invasive species through the … Continue reading
USGS Confirms 36th Non-Native Marine Fish Species Found in Florida
Today the the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) announced a West Pacific Ocean fish species commonly known as the blotched foxface rabbitfish (Siganus unimaculatus) was successfully captured off Dania Beach, Florida. According to the USGS, this is the first record of the species … Continue reading
Posted in Forida, Invasive Species, Ornamental Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries, Uncategorized
Tagged aquarium trade, blotched foxface rabbitfish, Florida, invasive marine fish, Lad Akins, non-native species, Pam Schofield, Reef Environmental Education Foundation, Siganus unimaculatus, USGS
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The Data behind New England’s Exotic Non-Native Fishes
Over the past year, I’ve covered several stories about introductions of non-native, exotic fishes to U.S. waters. While most of my work on the topic has focused on non-native marine fish species in Florida, I thought it might be interesting, given that I live … Continue reading
Posted in Invasive Species, Maine Fisheries, Massachusetts, Northeast Fisheries
Tagged arctic char, brook trout, brown trout, carp, Connecticut, exotic species, invasive fishes, knifefish, lionfish, minnows, New England, New Hampshire, Non-indigenous Aquatic Species, non-native species, Pacu, Piranha, Pirapatinga, Rhode Island, Siamese fighting fish, snakehead, suckermouth catfish, United States Geological Survey, Vermont
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First Report (and Removal) of Non-Native Surgeonfish Species in Florida
In a press release yesterday, the Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) reported the first record of the non-native marine fish species Acanthurus pyroferus (commonly called the chocolate surgeonfish or the mimic lemon peel surgeonfish) in Florida waters. According to the release, the fish was first … Continue reading
Posted in Forida, Invasive Species, Ornamental Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries
Tagged Acanthurus pyroferus, Andy Dehart, Deb Devers, exotic fish and wildlife program, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, invasive species, Kristen Sommers, Lad Akins, lionfish, Lureen Ferretti, non-native species, REEF, Reef Environmental Education Foundation, Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada
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Marine Policy Paper Sheds New Light on Ecological Risks of the Aquarium Hobby
A new paper in the journal Marine Policy (“The 800-Pound Grouper in the Room: Asymptotic Body Size and Invasiveness of Marine Aquarium Fishes,” Holmberg et al.) is critical of the aquarium trade practice of selling fishes unsuitable for most home … Continue reading
Posted in Forida, Invasive Species, Ornamental Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries
Tagged Andrew L. Rhyne, CORAL Magazine, Elizabeth Futoma, invasive species, James A. Morris, Les Kaufman, marine aquarium trade, marine policy, Michael F. Tlusty, Nonindiginous Species, Reef to Rainforest, Robert J. Holmberg, Tankbusters
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BANNED! [Excerpt from CORAL Magazine]
For your weekend reading enjoyment, CORAL Magazine has made one of my articles from the July/August 2014 print issue on Florida’s new lionfish import ban available for free online. After many months of fact-finding and testimony, the seven Florida Fish and … Continue reading
“Lionfish Bomb” Hits New York?
When I interviewed Todd Gardner last month while researching an article on lionfish, he told me he had not seen any of the invasive fishes in New York waters over the past three years. That’s what made last week’s find of a tiny … Continue reading
The Trouble with Trash Fish – Building Markets
“We have an idea what we might get, but we won’t know for sure until the day of the event,” said chef Stephen Phelps in an article published Wednesday in the Herald-Tribune. He was talking about the fish that will be … Continue reading
Posted in Chef's Collaborative, Forida, Groundfishing, Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI), Human Health, Invasive Species, Mercury, Overfishing, Southeast Fisheries
Tagged dogfish, Gulf Wild, herald-tribune, jason delacruz, lionfish, monkfish, pink salmon, stephen phelps, trash fish, trash fish dinner sarasota
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Eat Thine Enemy – Chefs Put Lionfish on the Menu
Chefs can play a leading role in creating markets and economic incentive for fisheries that need greater attention. While I’ve covered this dynamic frequently in articles and blog entires, I’m usually looking at situations where chefs are introducing diners to abundant and … Continue reading
New Rule Banning Import of Lionfish to Florida Could be Slippery Slope
The smallest lionfish from the genus Pterois is the Mombasa lionfish (P. mombasae). It reaches a maximum size of 20 cm TL. The largest lionfish from the genus Dendrochirus (aka the dwarf lionfishes) is the zebra turkeyfish (D. zebra). It reaches a … Continue reading
Posted in Forida, Invasive Species, Ornamental Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries
Tagged aquarium trade, Dendrochirus mombasae, Dendrochirus zebra, devil firefish, FWC, invasive grouper, invasive marine fishes, lionfish ban, Mombasa lionfish, Pterois, Pterois miles, Pterois volitans, volitans lionfish, zebra turkeyfish
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