How Lionfish Took over the Mediterranean Sea | Wild to Know

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The lionfish might look attractive, but beware! This little tropical predator is one of the world’s most skillful invaders. ↠Subscribe: www.youtube.co...
From its original home in the warm waters of the Pacific, it’s conquered oceans thousands of miles away - even as far as Cyprus.
We learn how the lionfish escaped its native waters and explore the destructive impact it has on reefs around the world. Concerned scientists have developed some unusual solutions for controlling it, starting with knife and fork…
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1985-2018 Lionfish Invasion, USGS Wetlands and Aquatic Research Center, Matthew Neilson
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Genetics reveal the identity and origin of the lionfish invasion in the Mediterranean Sea. Bariche, M., Kleitou, P., Kalogirou, S. et al., Sci Rep 7, 6782 (2017).
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Lionfish: a culinary battle to win
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[@terramater]

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[@Larutus]

We have them throughout the Caribbean, but our diving community feels obligated to hunt as many as possible. Every dive trip seems to have at least one person with a pole spear and one with a zoo keeper. We catch what we can, sometimes about 30 per weekend (3-4 dives). They taste great grilled, and even better fried.

[@juliusperseus8612]

Yep it's a really good fish

[@zephyrbear]

They go rather well in a Fish Pie too! Delicious fish!

[@Nigelrathbone1]

I don 't think there are enough spear fisherman to make a dent

[@wavemaker2077]

@@Nigelrathbone1 Just put enough groupers, wrasses and giant eels in the sea and these lionfish population will be controlled. The problem is that these fishes are rare in the Atlantic and the Carribean because of overfishing.

[@billyanderson8149]

They’re to ugly for me to eat lol but thanks lol

[@mxkinist]

I live in Lebanon, and we have a long line of fishermen in my family. Lionfish who crossed into our waters from the Suez Canal have done visible damages to our reefs, which has been catastrophic for us economically. Our waters are nowhere near as lively as before, and local native species like sea breams and mullets are becoming rarer and harder to catch compared to 10 years ago. Some people have strated eating lionfish, but a lot of local fishermen are too afraid of handling it because of the venomous spines and usually throw it back after catching it which is why the population has not been controlled.

[@alphakay3917]

Hey im lebanese too. I completely agree man, its a huge problem that needs mass awareness

[@Andy34_24]

Instead of blaming a fish why don’t you stop polluting your sea ? Is all about the global heat stop the blame on this fish. Other species may have gone deeper too hard to catch they have to adapt same as us humans.

[@mxkinist]

@@Andy34_24 i'm not blaming the fish itself. the fish is a tropical species that found itself a new biological niche, warming waters caused by pollution is the main culprit and you are right about that.

[@MoMo-ib9ej]

Lion fish shawarma is the solution. It's obvious

[@alphakay3917]

@@MoMo-ib9ej IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN

[@isaacgriffin5690]

"How lion fish took of Cyprus waters" Spends half the video talking about Florida

[@Leafboiiiii]

Lol

[@rcgonzo144]

Yea because it is about the "how" not the "where"

[@MonkPetite]

Then you will see that the Lionfish has to be fed too. So how does it help ?

[@Ouzconqueror]

From Red Sea

[@Andy34_24]

😂

[@LilyTheCuteLabra]

Lionfish: I'm the world's most skillful invader🐠. Human: hold my pan.

[@deadandbored]

humans in process of invading other planets 🙃

[@desertegle40cal]

Yeah I remember when we were younger, like around 1998, we used to go to the Keys every July for the Lobster Mini Season. You never saw these things. It wasn’t until the early 2000s that I first saw a fisherman catch one at the Ft. Pierce inlet and everyone gathered around because we were all used to seeing these things strictly in fish tanks. Fast forward to around 2010 and now when we go lobstering the hotels, fish shops and everyplace else warns us about the Lion fish. Explaining that each year more and more people are getting stung while lobstering. Just like how the Python and the Iguana have taken over florida because idiotic and ignorant pet owners decide they should let their pets go in the wild was better than selling or euthanizing the animal, they did the same with the lion fish and now we have an epidemic of invasive and dangerous fish in our waters. Thanks ignorant pet owners! We can always count of you doing the wrong thing! I wonder what invasive species of animal or fish dumb people will introduce into environments they don’t belong in next!

[@AndiNovaOfficial]

Amen.

[@dingfeldersmurfalot4560]

Yup. It's disgusting how weak and indulgent and irresponsible "pet" owners and others can be. Zero thought for the future, only "my convenience now." On the other hand, this is not so exotic-- people gift their kids AND others with puppies and kittens all the time, only to see those poor creatures neglected or killed directly, left off on the side of the road, sold, drowned, or otherwise abandoned.

[@fishingaddicts4739]

Lion fish aren’t as bad anymore in Florida 20 years ago was there worst.

[@desertegle40cal]

@@fishingaddicts4739 You said it. After i made this post I started asking others who go lobstering during Florida’s mini season and regular lobster season if they run into packs of lion fish anymore and i was surprised by the answer. People are now hunting these buggers down for their delicious meat. I even got to eat one and it taste like red or mangrove snapper. So people’s hunger are actually making a dent in these invasive little monsters.

[@TheNightshadePrince]

I don't mind the iguanas; they steal hibiscus flowers but are otherwise cool animals. Hopefully the Pythons and other invasive snakes will be hunted to extinction but I kinda hope the iguanas are here to stay cause they're cool. Also, I'd argue that imports of have brought much worse creatures than stupid pet owners, Prime examples, chestnut blight, fire ants, emerald ash bore, Widow spiders, Japanese Honey suckle, nonnative grasses, tumble weeds and I could find many other examples. :)

[@amaldrew3830]

"if you can't beat it, eat it" -i'll take the entire stock

[@amindatua2792]

Dear Terra Mater, you never fail to impress us. you are making a difference. you guys tells an incredible stories :) ♡

[@lnz971]

you blow like a pro!

[@jehnlove2117]

"If you can't beat it, eat it." Love this!

[@carlob517]

Lionfish looks like a business opportunity waiting to happen

[@stevebennett9839]

Lion fish r beautiful but definitely a problem where their not found naturally. Thanks for another great video.

[@oichilli7309]

If they have no natural enemies we should give them one. I heard of a primate who is great in eradicating other species, already did it with hundreds of species. They are even trying to eradicate themselves sometimes intentonal and sometimes not even a bit. We should ask them.

[@uwuowo4856]

Hmm yes hmmm hmmmmmmmmmm Hmmmm i wonder hmmmmmm spices...yes mmmmm

[@thePronto]

@@uwuowo4856 chili misspelled one word, but you misspelled your screen name: sad ass...

[@yumyumcrackers9777]

You mean the n word people?

[@Hyraladen]

Oi Chilli, yeah joke. But did you even watch the full video? We're already hunting them to reduce or exterminate their numbers in places they were never supposed to be. They even are training Sharks to start eating Lionfish

[@oichilli7309]

@@thePronto yeah sry autocorrection

[@aminebrahimi3948]

Love your channel for the high quality and well produced content, and also your realistic and well research approach about the conservation of the environment.

[@katryzza1171]

Yesss

[@vinchino]

I have a restaurant in the Caribbean populated by lionfish. But nobody were able to help me to buy lionfish from local fisherman. And some that do, sell them for extremely expensive (not a really great way to introduce people into eating a new type of fish with high price).

[@pennywiseslostredballoon861]

"If you can't beat it, then eat it.."😅😅 Dat's some great words over there... Never knew *FRYING PANS* can become *_SURPRISING WEAPONS_* 😂😂

[@elnitro6622]

As a professional SCUBA Diver working in Cancún and Riviera Maya for half a decade, I can tell you first hand about the damage these guys can inflict upon reefs. They’re remarkably tough and adaptable, not to mention that they lay thousands upon thousands of eggs from a single female. Even worse, when they feel threatened or heavily injured, they will release their eggs into the water. There’s little hope at keeping these fellas under control, unfortunately.

[@terramater]

Hi El, oh man... :( thanks for sharing your experience with us

[@LimeLivesMatter]

😂😂😂 All we have to do is over-eat them

[@mickbanzon3060]

"If you can't beat it, eat it." I see you're followers of Rimuru Tempest as well.

[@systemerror9174]

Lion: I'm the king of the jungle. Lionfish: I'm the king of the sea jungle. Great White: I'm still here you idiot! I will never fit to a pan, only my fin though.

[@mariaq8087]

Oh wow! Had no idea about this. Regards from the Island of Cyprus 🏝️🏝️🏝️🇨🇾🇨🇾🇨🇾

[@OnlyKaerius]

The sea around Cyprus is already overfished as well, so this might be the deathknell for the marine ecosystem. I worked there as a scuba instructor back in 2010. I remember there was another invasive predatory fish there even back then, that was poisonous (to eat) and wrecking havoc on local fish populations. Possibly toadfish.

[@mariaq8087]

@@OnlyKaerius what part of Cyprus were you at? Il have to read up about that, sounds interesting

[@OnlyKaerius]

@@mariaq8087 First in Ayia Napa, then in Pernera.

[@mariaq8087]

@@OnlyKaerius very nice. Ayia Napa is beautiful, maybe one day youl return again.

[@ntifasist]

Toadfish or rabbitfish as we call it in cyprus is the other invasive species in our seas. Along with lionfish plus overfishing they pose a great threat to the local ecosystem.

[@TheEpicLifeOfJacob]

"If you can't beat em', Eat em'!" - Jeff Daimer

[@marijnvanderlaan1197]

nice video! Do you think its better to remove the lionfish from the ecosystem? or to feed them to the sharks and other local predators? I don't want sharks to recognize divers with food sources.. but stimulating natural predation would be a very efficient for removing the lionfish, especially for greater depths

[@fredericcolombier5380]

Pterois volitans is excellent to eat & one of the ingredient of a typical sea water food of south France the Bouillabaisse ... Once the thorns are cut, like all rock fish, it's very tasty. All Scorpene type fish are excellent to eat , like Stone Fish , red Lion fish , these one & other species .

[@Dreeblet]

They found the first ones in the Adriatic recently. Just near my home. So it begins.

[@The_stone_Philosopher]

They're right lionfish are freaking delicious! and anytime I'm in a place they've invaded I make a point to seek out a place I can eat them

[@jonthatcher3958]

I'm not convinced on the idea that home aquarium hobbyists created this problem or even played a part in its creation for that matter.

[@yakzivz1104]

well it sounds like lion fish needs to be on every restaurants menu!!!

[@terramater]

Hi Yakziv! That would definitely change the current situation!

[@willemvanoranje5724]

I subscribed! I knew about this issue, it also doesn't help that the Suez canal allows invasive species to come in from the Red Sea. But this fish-pac-man isn't a nice addition either...

[@thatonedog819]

Worth noting that they could have been released accidentally during a hurricane and not necessarily that they were released on purpose.

[@thekraken1173]

Everywhere isn’t Florida, Mediterrenean shores aren’t as Flat as Fl and floods, hurricanes as big as Florida hurricanes and floods don’t happen here.

[@Nekros-t9e]

Barracuda and eel love these guys and aren’t affected by the venom

[@hylacinerea970]

as a fish enthusiast, i’ve never understood the lionfish hype. i find them disgusting, if i’m ever on the coast i’m intentionally eating one :^)c

[@patricko-h9105]

I always look forward to these tysm!

[@default2591]

Just tell China that this particular fish has medicinal benefits and it would be extinct in no time.

[@jhtsurvival]

Great idea

[@Dunkskins]

Awesome informative video, I had no idea they were edible, thats surely a great way as you guys mentioned to help cull them and give the other fish a chance at reproducing, as humans if something is tasty we either breed it, or make it go extinct.

[@Lionfish_Extermination_Corp]

Very good video. I wish it could be updated to say venom instead of poison lionfish are not poisonous in any way, but they are venomous and venom can be eaten even raw. Not that I recommend you drink a whole bunch! Great video, and very informative!

[@terramater]

Hi Nathaniel! Thank you for watching it! What would you like to see next?

[@mochiboni2560]

Beautiful yet deadly... It sucks how they're still invasive till this day, I didnt know they had a large appetite, I thought it was just their venom that makes it harder for them to have predators

[@lenafromterramater3690]

That's why we are trying to raise more awareness about them through our video 😉

[@mochiboni2560]

@@lenafromterramater3690 Well I cant swim nor dive to kill these guys but I sure hope the video makes others who can do the same thing, thank you for the video! Though it does teach the every day people like me to not just release exotic fishes into the wild willy nilly, not that I ever have since exotic animals dont interest me much

[@pedrolo0422]

I was in Turkey this summer on the mediterranean side and saw two of them in a few days. I was wondering how they had gotten there 😅

[@terramater]

Now you know 😅

[@HomeSkillit]

Lion fish tacos are amazing. When I visit Florida next year it's on the menu 👌

[@lenafromterramater3690]

So you are brave enough to eat them?! 😊🐠

[@HomeSkillit]

@@lenafromterramater3690 nothing a pair of scissors cant fix.

[@Viatoreptil]

Awesome video. So what are the major factors (predators/parasites) that keep lionfish in check in the Indo-Pacific Region?

[@danielbell8679]

The predators recognize them as prey. Not so outside their traditional range. When hand speared however, and then left dead on the reef, sharks will zero in on their leaking bodily fluids and gobble 'em up. Likewise, moray eels will happily snap up a dead lionfish left dangling in front of their lairs. Perhsps the top predators can be schooled to eat then in the invaded areas.

[@wavemaker2077]

I saw a video in the Pacific where eel-like creatures that hide under the seabed eat those lionfish. There are none of those creatures in the Atlantic.

[@spinachtriangle]

Humans be like ‘we are the only species allowed to destroy the oceans’

[@nairobi203]

Finally a fish that resembles human beings. Destroys everything around him.

[@carsinogenesis]

I like how they said "we're getting pay back" like it's the lion fish's fault for being released by humans... brilliant

[@jimmyneutron4329]

Here in Colombia and all of the Caribbean we also have a massive problem with these; and all thanks to Americans from Florida who bought them as pets and then thoughtlessly released them into the ocean without any consideration of the hazards of introducing new species into a given ecosystem

[@moises75434]

Why do I like this style docu so much

[@terramater]

Hi Moises! We're glad you like it!

[@Incidental104]

When I read “invasion in Cyprus” thought the video was gonna be about something different

[@christinakakoulli]

Great vid!

[@phlvn100]

And i‘ve heard that turkies are also slowely tqking over the island… they should learn to control this invasive species problem

[@SD-cf4tx]

they have been already there for more than 700 years. you are a lil bit late

[@patricianoll1229]

Impossible

[@botulinum721]

Thumbnail: Cyprus getting invaded My Cypriot grandfather: Not again.

[@carlb8610]

Great video - thank you!

[@salzburgguide]

Such lion fishy stung me once. I thought I´d go crazy from pain. Don´t mess with them, they can attack.

[@pjacobsen1000]

It's a beautiful fish! I used to be very happy to see one on diving trips in South East Asia.

[@dickenscider7328]

I personally think they are very ugly.

[@joechino9022]

Beautiful but deadly...

[@petercottantail7850]

Lion fish is really good, probably the best tasting fish and texture

[@ZRHTrainspotter]

Through the Suez Canal, dangerous animals from the tropical Red Sea and Indian Ocean are entering the Mediterranean. The lionfish and nomad jellyfish have already arrived, now just wait a few more years, until the first reports of Sea Snakes and Box Jellyfish (Morbakka Fenneri) are reported in the southeastern Mediterranean.

[@controllerplayer1720]

i doubt this is purposely released by the biological laboratory ships on other places without the lionfish so that the people cannot go on fishing to cause food crisis just like how they sabotage the food storage or doing their Tyrannical Foolicies(policies) to suppress and oppress those farmers..

[@rockandblues3635]

wow beautiful fish

[@terramater]

Hi Rock! Amazing, right? 😍

[@chris-hu7tm]

2:47 They know who they are

[@Dyejob01]

Don't beat ballasts have screens? Seems like they should!

[@Boo-pv4hn]

Making games out of killing fish won’t help anyone long term, if they are kept in check people will still want to hunt them even if it’s in there native habitat

[@j.t.bumbaday1489]

Nope

[@despawn7663]

Great music accompany this.

[@sharatchandra1130]

Ocean is the life of this planet, and it is our responsibility to keep it healthy.

[@patricianoll1229]

Lol tell china this

[@jamestiscareno4387]

Lionfish are not very hard to catch because they have an aggressive nature so they instinctively stand their ground. The one I had in my aquarium would then somewhat move his fins outwards and foreward daring you to touch him. I was told his sting was 3x that of a bee sting. I don't know if that's accurate. When cleaning the tank he resists being moved out of the way. Truly awesome fish to watch.

[@mugenjin205]

Some people get these beautiful aquariums but then when they don't want the fish anymore release it into lakes and oceans thinking that its better for the fish because they are releasing it back into the wild. But they don't consider that its not the fish natural geographical area and could be harmful to the stable ecosystem that already exists. The point is they don't think they just act.

[@TheFrogfeeder]

How is it that lion fish don’t destroy their native ranges in the wild? It’s pretty much the same dynamics at work in it’s natural environment and an introduced environment…

[@fresagrus4490]

They probably have predators in their natural range. Which the video doesn't talk about

[@clockworkNate]

So it's only a problem brought to light because it's cutting into profits for humans that do even more overfishing lmao. Damn these fish eating all these other fish that we could be selling 😂

[@kaleb8082]

No, I’m pretty sure he mentioned the fact that fish populations dropped by 65%, their prey are vital to ecosystem balance, and their presence caused damage to the entire area the are present when invasive.

[@clockworkNate]

@@kaleb8082 They must be eating all the whales and sharks in the ocean as well.

[@ShadowebEB]

@@clockworkNate I don't think you understand how an ecosystem works. Adding predators is good, adding predators that don't have other predators in the region (none-native species) and with a fast reproduction rate, you have a problem! Sharks and whales have a very low reproduction rate and are native nearly everywhere as they're travelers, they're generally good for the ecosystems.

[@jslfcs6655]

Awesome sight those manta rays gliding through the ocean. A little bit spooky , too.

[@PunkdRebel]

It's kind of scary how one dumb person can release a small group of fish, and without even knowing drastically effect an entire eco-system.

[@richiejohnson]

And yet so many can't grasp the idea of global warming...

[@hera7884]

Nice job humanity. Let me know when you all feel like doing something good and monumental for the world instead of something horrible and detrimental. Keep making a bad situation worse.

[@mochachino56]

Stop hating on humanity, you are a human too. We are apex species, and if humanity perish, another "humanity" civilization or any apex species will do the same as us.

[@hera7884]

@@mochachino56 lol

[@critterjon4061]

Have eaten lionfish before In Florida and they’re one of my favorite fish, with them tasting like a sweeter yellowtail snapper

[@Manos_P_]

I see this channel a lot and I did not expect a video about my country! And that's unfortunate nevertheless. Before some months some biologists created some kind of tournament with a price for the person who catch the most lionfish! And then they cooked them in public to raise awareness and people to taste them

[@celestialmedia2280]

Lion fish: eats the supply of fish for human Humans: hold my fishing nets and brings out pan Winner winner lion fish is now our dinner 😂😂😂

[@userT0006]

How did they move? People. People who literally released them in the water. No ships, no accident, just people.

[@leesuper73]

Nature will adapt. It's not the end of the world.

[@TheBooban]

If lion fish kill everything, why don’t they die out when there is nothing left?

[@ahmedthasleem4627]

In Maldives 🇲🇻 you won't see many Lionfish because it's a delicacy for the entire population and boy are they tasty 😋😜.... the taste 😋 is as oily as the yellow fin tuna but when fried or scraped into fried meat balls it's even better than tuna itself. Just try to catch them with live bait or better if tuna belly is used.

[@paulrandig]

Eating them gaining popularity will have this effect: Some people will think they can make money with selling lionfish to the markets and will grow them on farms which of course is more cost-effectiv than hunting them in open water.

[@stavrosgreen4143]

Funny how i live in Cyprus and go snorkelling 3 times a week for two years and i have never seen a lion fish

[@DonKatuwawala]

Very informative video

[@Phaios95]

I really want to try lion fish.

[@chris-hu7tm]

1:44 sounds like my mum xD

[@JohnWilliams-gy5yc]

Invading species are almost always undelicious. The moment its dishes are boomed, they will become engangered in no time.

[@kellydalstok8900]

In the North Sea Chinese mitten crabs are the problematic invasive species. Maybe make the use of filters, like a sieve, compulsory for ships taking in and releasing ballast water.

[@user-ny4jw6yq5l]

"Frying pan, fork, and knife" Wait wha-

[@usmale4915]

Don't forget the lightly salted butter to fry them in. Sounds delicious to me!

[@kennethadler7380]

So beautifull

[@luminousblue1539]

This is very interesting

[@satorptest6746]

Great video!!!

[@stephencolebrook8602]

I've never seen them on restaurants menus. Soup kitchens, prisons, hospitals

[@janstolk486]

the nice thing is , they are very slow swimmers . as soon as predator's develop a taste for them and learn how to get past their spine defense they will level of i suppose .

[@davidec.4021]

Another 10/10 video

[@costaliberta5969]

the recommendation to catch LF instead of other species is a joke. 99,99% of fishing involves techniques where you don't know what the catch will be.

[@jonospursuitofthewild7755]

Fascinating video 🙂

[@boio_]

Saw the thumbnail and thought "Ohhh boy, here we go again!"

[@talhaardahan6207]

This is an example of how big of a mess a few idiots can make.

[@maksdegek1]

one thing is certain they definately didnt came from balast tanks, it would have gone through the ballastpomp twice...

[@SynomDroni]

I saw lionfish in Izmir, Çeşme, Turkiye in 2005.

[@joechino9022]

Next time i go to FL, i will try lionfish..😋

[@dzmalekvali1110]

Eat it ,it reminds me of stone fish delicious and easy to catch

[@Deeer69420]

“If you can’t beat it, eat it” how are we supposed to eat COVID-19

[@lorenzougo6571]

Last weeks i was in Creete, I used to go spear fishing and I killed like 7/8 of those!

[@mls.design]

So Lionfish are kinda like humans, both are incredibly destructive invasive species.

[@tehalexy]

You're linking sources that are the base of your video? damn, take my abo :-D i knew about the american lionfish prob but i didn't know that they already start to conquer the mediteran sea ... if they arrive in croatia, i'm happy to go dive hunting for delicious lionfish :>

[@aldogjipali2835]

They have already arrived in South Albania. I would say its only a matter of time, but then again, the part of of the Adriatic sea from the middle of Albania up to Croatia has mostly sandy bottom. That might prevent them from invading that part of the Mediterranean.

[@elvisperezley9244]

Long story short, we're screwed

[@terramater]

😅 there are some possibilities, there's still hope

[@Dimitriterrorman]

I didn't know we had lionfish in the Mediterranean

[@FreePalestine711]

in Türkiye we kill this fish as a hobby and then we give it to the goverment and we will be rewarded with money