Florida Keys being invaded by Lionfish

[corpusse]

Originally Posted by Funky_Fish14

Yeah I too highly doubt it was just from those 8 fish...

I've also heard of sightings of them almost as far north as New York.

I remember reading about them in nyc. Maybe not so much there but in florida, I think it would be pretty fun to spend the day hunting lion fish.

[saltcreep]

There are issues with other non-native species in most parts of Florida, not just lionfish. These fish are being reported in the Carolinas and further north.

There has been speculation about a now defunct wholesaler dumping fish in the Miami area where a higher than normal concentration of non-native fish have been found.

[sphelps]

Like I said I'm not sure how much truth there is to this but....

http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactS...?speciesID=963

http://www.allatsea.net/article/Dece..._the_Caribbean

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionfish

http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/news...--30-30--.html

http://www.fishchannel.com/fish-news.../lionfish.aspx

http://www.physorg.com/news159706864.html