The amount of lion fish in those areas is scary! Can't image how much fish they are wiping out in those reefs
@benduckx9367 Жыл бұрын
It has been estimated that in their first two and one-half years off Florida, they captured 65% of the natural reef. The biggest problem is that they have no known predators, other than Man.
@zbrooo8 жыл бұрын
This is so satisfying to watch, like popping bubble wrap.
@gaius_enceladus7 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it is! I could watch this for hours!
@seanyager31772 жыл бұрын
Right!? Like picking scabs..
@cdnerin7 жыл бұрын
Wow... it's just awful to see those reef areas carpeted in lionfish ... thank you & everyone who is going down to hunt them (& eat them, lol) to try to at least control their numbers :) Thanks for filming & sharing, too!
@davidpark44768 жыл бұрын
If this is a full time job, I may be in the wrong industry. Would love to do this even if it was for just one day.
@svens.5139 Жыл бұрын
Could watch this for hours, thanks.
@tropickman8 жыл бұрын
With each kill, they save hundreds of young fry per week.
@bschonec7 жыл бұрын
You should attach a firm handle mid-way down the tube. I cringe every time one of those Lionfish get so close to your hand!
@ritamariekelley40772 жыл бұрын
Me, too. Gloves? also, isn't the grouper a natural predator?
@ritamariekelley40772 жыл бұрын
How long does it take for one of these reefs to fill back up again w/ lionfish?
@samsiryani90232 жыл бұрын
It was a very interesting and enjoyable thing to watch. Keep the great work of getting rid of this invasive fish.
@HuyyKiwi8 жыл бұрын
Keep it up guys !!!!!! I really want to do this
@JorgeGarcia-uh7ox7 жыл бұрын
Yessss a KZbinr who has a clear zookeeper and I really want to try this it's so satisfying
@dragon6ft56 жыл бұрын
Jorge. Garcia if
@Deflection Жыл бұрын
There's millions of them! Keep filling those bags up!
@weiliyin9093 жыл бұрын
It looks fun. I wish there is a tour for this.
@joshs39168 жыл бұрын
What model ZooKeeper do you have? I have the Travel/Dive Master.
@bigm0j027 жыл бұрын
Pls When you go somewhere to hunt those lionfishes, always get them all, there is no point to make a half job...
@charlespierce81115 жыл бұрын
I'm heading to Islamorada in early February and want to try this. Any suggestions on where to spear lionfish in snorkel depth? Don't have scuba gear or the budget for rentals. It'll be for my own use, and I figured I'd take out as many as possible while catching some dinner. Ill be using a similar rig with the barbs bent down. Not to beat a dead horse but be careful, I've been jabbed just a tiny bit by one in the Philippines and that shit was ridiculously painful. I only got a tiny stick from one on my fishing rod haha. Ive been stung by all kinds of shit and that little stick from the lionfish was in the top 3. Slightly behind tarantula hawk lol. Thanks for sharing your footage guys :)
@pamelajohnson64632 жыл бұрын
Wow so many lionfish...what do you guys do with them... Do they get sold heard there quite tasty
@Mike-uu1dl3 жыл бұрын
A brave man without gloves TY!
@bradshawtx8 жыл бұрын
How many did yall get total?
@HaPPyPwNy6 жыл бұрын
A lot of respect to see you go out of your way to avoid a 10 lb mangrove to hit a lionfish. Mangroves are pretty sizeable like that here but they wont allow you remotely close.
@gorkemkyak19633 жыл бұрын
i wonder will they learn to run away from divers after some time? runners will survive and breed and eventually they will come back in greater numbers?
@churchskiz7 жыл бұрын
This is insane...I was in the Caribbean and dove 3 times and didn't see a single Lion Fish..... You could start a commercial fishing operation at this spot.
@thebackyardbear5 жыл бұрын
People have no concept of how many fish a colony of lionfish like this have devoured to reach this magnitude of infestation. There is no doubt this is a devastating plague.
@GotoHere7 жыл бұрын
Good job divers.
@GatorGillLLCSteveandTresaShort7 жыл бұрын
Keep up the good work eradicating them.
@diegoalejandroriveracastib89423 жыл бұрын
Porque siempre los peces están cerca a esas estructuras metalicas. Son trampas con comida? O que tienen, que atraen a tantos peces. Me da mucha curiosidad.
@ElevateSon9 жыл бұрын
Lionfish ceviche?
@loganterry25368 жыл бұрын
What hole is this on?
@PrimalurgesMiami8 жыл бұрын
Exhausted just watching. Unbelievable problem over there. They have to be wiping out everything else on that reef.
@peakinbuffalo82968 жыл бұрын
+PrimalurgesMiami Im not into this , but why are there so many lol `Was actually quite surprised to see these fish not giving a damn about getting speered one after another
@jmowreader95557 жыл бұрын
They spawn once a month and lay roughly 2 million eggs every time. Lionfish are piscivorous to extremes so most of those fry get eaten by other lionfish, but enough survive to create the problem you see here.
@ryanjoseph33982 жыл бұрын
this needs to be done everyday
@92bagder6 жыл бұрын
its like plucking roses
@frankmorris66915 жыл бұрын
I hope they sell these fish commercially...I understand a they are very good eating....they must be rewarded monetarily for their effort!
@RaheelPervaiz1239 жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness they are everywhere. Do they come back after you do this ?
@bataviaborobudur9 жыл бұрын
Raheel Pervaiz yes...they swim all the way from asia
@seanlaughlin53849 жыл бұрын
bataviaborobudur No, they just breed like crazy
@sc0rp1onbit38 жыл бұрын
+bataviaborobudur They were abandoned as pets from aquariums and set lose in the Atlantic, this is why they are so ubiquitous here!
@brendanray31867 жыл бұрын
there so many of them.. jeez
@TheSterlingArcher166 жыл бұрын
If I didn't have a job and could just live on the coast I'd do this shit every day!
@kyleblum38317 жыл бұрын
there's got to be a quicker way
@mysteryface64752 жыл бұрын
Lionfish: am a god with my spiks humans: what spiks
@Silverj2k73 жыл бұрын
I cringe when the lionfish get put into the container around the 2:13 minute mark because it looks real close to getting your hand stung D: Is there any way of quickly identifying the females from the males?
@johnguz765 жыл бұрын
Dang that’s a infestation.Are these edible?
@paularcaria4 жыл бұрын
Yup
@alexbraun22432 жыл бұрын
Very therapeutic
@cleanliving26638 жыл бұрын
This may sound like dumb question, but why don't they just poke them and leave them there? Wouldn't they be able to kill them much faster that way? I know they do research on them and also eat them, but besides those 2 reasons...
@leonjohnsonjr333116 күн бұрын
They really wanna eat them
@Derin662 жыл бұрын
There are many lionfish
@nicholas84765 жыл бұрын
Man needs a machine spear.. Maybe an underwater ‘Gatling spear,’ designed.
@siegfriedpalomba634 Жыл бұрын
The amount is really scary!
@vincentconnolly2597 Жыл бұрын
👍🌊⛵🎣💯
@seinnajune3487 жыл бұрын
Yum
@JohnSmith-hf1do7 жыл бұрын
are these fish good to eat ?
@seinnajune3487 жыл бұрын
John Smith HELL YEA
@flactivities79683 жыл бұрын
anybody know how deep they were
@TheRealDonLayton4 жыл бұрын
They're prolific but these have to be intelligence of a slow slug. They sit there and watch their friends be collected, one by one...and just wait for their turn.
@a.wilson19796 жыл бұрын
Cheers! But it may get more efficient if you use a spear without barbs or rubber bands and transfix them quickly in line, only descarting them off the spear after catching six or more using a long knife to get sure they are died and don't loose time in store all of it , becsuse they are trash.
@meaghanfaletti26716 жыл бұрын
A. Wilson i have since started to use just the pole without using the bands and you're right - it's much more efficient! See my video of the Lionfish Safari 2016.
@meaghanfaletti26716 жыл бұрын
However I prefer not to leave them on the bottom because they are delicious and can be sold to fish markets
@imathreat209 Жыл бұрын
Should have a bounty per lion fish
@fremountstsongsrich24533 жыл бұрын
EIKS No gloves ? I hope you don't get stung! safety first with me.
@MuvoTX7 жыл бұрын
Holy moly... like pulling weeds in the yard. After catching your limit, Do you ever just kill them and leave them behind to feed the other fish?
@evandoyle78597 жыл бұрын
there is no limit on lion fish in florida that i know of
@jz30847 жыл бұрын
They take them away to a factory or a restaurant. Other fish can barely feed on their dead bodies because the deadly venom is still in effect after they die. Even huge fish such as barracuda have a hard time eating them. I guess it's possible if schools of smaller fish peck at the carcasses continuously though.
@MuvoTX7 жыл бұрын
... Yeah I was thinking about the lower tiers of the ecosystem and ways to regenerate that since it seems thats what the lionfish feed on. But even then theres an imbalance because a lot of dead fish would be a haven for bacteria and could also harbor virus and disease.... what a messed up situation.
@SanFranciscoFatboy3 жыл бұрын
how about a giant vacuum
@IshmetKhan7 жыл бұрын
Just like picking trash paper from the floor. They just stayed where they were.
@e.m.54995 жыл бұрын
This vid makes it look like the lionfish are winning. Sheer numbers. God help us.
@benduckx9367 Жыл бұрын
The good news about the Lionfish? They are pompous and arrogant, they can be attacked and hardly ever move from their favorite spot...the bottom. If they were tough to catch, we'd be in even bigger trouble. I wonder if they tried using a vacuum, similar to the ones used to dredge, or for gold hunting.
@PrincipledNaturalLaw5 жыл бұрын
Could do with one of those underwater industrial vacuums that're used for underwater archaeology. Lionfish & migrants lol
@yourwisecousinjoe88416 жыл бұрын
They breed like crazy and invasive.
@werideplaces36753 жыл бұрын
The amount of these things are insane can trapping someway be done for these invasive fish? I been seeing them teaching other predators in the water to eat them. I really think a all out approach spear fishing, trapping, and helping mother nature teach bigger fish to eat them would be best. Also maybe if the restrauntes all teamed up and agreed to raise the price of lion fish meals and promoted eating them it may get more people trying to catch them. Money is always a good motivator if the money is there catching them.....
@sc0rp1onbit38 жыл бұрын
At this rate, it'll take decades to rid the Atlantic of this fish! However, l see, that this will be an ongoing problem, that won't be fixed.
@Renville806 жыл бұрын
Michael Baker nah, just figure out a way to get the Chinese interested in these instead of, say, shark fins.
@mhr5586 Жыл бұрын
Lion fish are like hogs. No natural predators and they breed like rabbits. Scary situation we have in USA with these 2 populations
@ehseahla8 жыл бұрын
Eat all the lionfish! :D
@TheYavy6 жыл бұрын
When i watch this i feel like im hunting them.. so satisfying!
@speakyourmind71267 жыл бұрын
they are every where God dyam get rid of them all ...what an invasion 😡
@65LB6 жыл бұрын
This shows me that we had better hope a natural predator move in
@margaretmikell99525 жыл бұрын
Do they have a natural enemy?
@Karnemelk4 жыл бұрын
@@margaretmikell9952 nope
@reiayanamnam54442 жыл бұрын
You know we are an invasive species too 😜
@jimjustice5812 жыл бұрын
At least they don’t scatter when you stab one. Take ‘em out, guys.
@Ocean_Ave8 жыл бұрын
Notice he's only getting the bigger fish.... Wonder why??
@icefishing8047 жыл бұрын
To eat or to sell them
@TheBaldingPied7 жыл бұрын
the smaller fish are food for bigger fish. Plus bigger fish sell for more
@agarwalharsit7 жыл бұрын
No other fish eats lionfish in Atlantic, even if there are small.
@coltonkinsey29776 жыл бұрын
The Great Me-sama lion fish don’t have any predators👍🏻
@joelubbers13966 жыл бұрын
K9 UNIT l,
@borntwice47245 жыл бұрын
I’m convinced that lion fish are the stupidest fish in the ocean, as there buddy gets speared right next to him he just floats there.
@jessstark22583 жыл бұрын
it is gonna take every diver working hard to control these rascals - here is my contribution to the effort in Cayman - kzbin.info/www/bejne/j32klpiPrMuWopY - feeding snapper and kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJCllaeFe86So8k - Feeding Moray
@davepallant88356 жыл бұрын
I get why it has to be done but I'd prefer to see more of a clean kill, how do the fish die once they are put in the zoo keeper. Not against this at all I just like my killing to be as humane as possible.
@loisstenner1235 жыл бұрын
Its all that can be done with the numbers that are invading now. If you slow it down you will never get the better of them.
@jameswoodard44314 жыл бұрын
Clean en up, get rid of them!
@bschonec7 жыл бұрын
Instead of bringing them back to the surface to let them die is there any way to safely and quickly dispatch them? (That is, unless you intend to eat them all).
@ILikeWetVaginas6 жыл бұрын
Brian Schonecker fuck these invasive pieces of shits
@Renville806 жыл бұрын
Brian Schonecker they are apparently very good eating and so some restaurants will buy whatever divers catch each day.
@jeffreywilliams209110 ай бұрын
Honey hole
@typingcat5 жыл бұрын
More like weed fish. They look like weeds on a playground.
@BillysRC Жыл бұрын
Does it not seem satisfying after you stab them to drag them across the floor and watch all of the guts spew out as you watch the fishs soul be dragged out of them
@calvinjibben29687 жыл бұрын
gust getting the big ones. in it just for the $$$$$$$. and sympathy points while they go to the bank! !! $$$
@zbrooo8 жыл бұрын
This is so satisfying to watch, like popping bubble wrap.