Hurricanes Are Creating "Express Lanes On A Super-Highway" For Lionfish

[d_legendary1]

Somebody call the Syfy channel, because a Lionfishnado is a thing and only Ian Ziering and Tara Reid can save us from impending doom.

Researchers at Nova Southeastern University's (NSU) Oceanographic Center have discovered a new way in which hurricanes are a super pain-in-the-ass; they spread lionfish into the Florida Straits. Apparently, now included as one of the downfalls a hurricanes has on planet Earth is that it's dramatic effect on ocean currents helps lionfish surf their happy asses into places they could have never swam.

"This is the first-ever study that shows hurricane-altered ocean currents are able not only to help, but actually accelerate the invasion of non-native marine species of any kind," said Matthew Johnston, Ph.D., one of the research scientists at NSU's Oceanographic Center who conducted the study.

"Lionfish are pretty sedentary, so this is like creating express lanes on a superhighway - otherwise, that's a pretty long swim for lionfish babies."

Congratulations, it's Friday and you're now worried about lionfish babies. If it's not a dinosaur alligators moseying through your tee-shot, it's a lionfish baby coming to wreck our ecosystem. At this rate, a zombie apocalypse might not seem so bad.

http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/pulp/2015/03/hurricanes_are_creating_express_lanes_on_a_super-highway_for_lionfish.php

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HOLY COW!!!! I thought this was only a Cali problem!

[Romeo.lima333]

1. 1st sharknado now lionfish hurricane!

[DinahMoeHum]

2. One solution: Hook 'em and cook 'em.

http://lionfish.co/eating-lionfish/

http://miamifishing.com/fishing-reports/lionfish-lessons-cleaning-detoxifying-and-cooking

[msongs]

3. predators are identifying lionfish as edible, and they are sitting ducks when enough preditors wise

up. there is a video going around showing a grouper stalking and gulping a lionfish, angling for the best approach, possibly to avoid the poisonous barbs. lionfish show no fear and just float around. when enough groupers catch on, its lionfish-fest!