Lionfish Are a Plague. Can Training Sharks to Eat Them Work?

[@yotamshitrit6820]

"This food is giving me food" -Shark

[@bighotcreamyjakepaul3618]

Yotam Shitrit lol

[@pilotpuntastic6513]

Yotam Shitrit must resist eating tasty diver tastier fish kabobs

[@KetaceanKyle]

Actually humans aren't all that tasty to a lot of predators including most sharks. We also have very little nutritional value. Most humans that get bite are usually mistaken for prey and the shark will often spit the human out. If they are eaten its either the shark was really hungry or a tiger shark which has been know to eat small tricycles, other man made objects and well anything it could fit into its mouth.

[@brandonnookie3560]

The same shark always came back but I have a idea Barucudes and groupers and some other fish eat lion fish also these people lost the lion fish from the bag cause of a group then when a girl was gonna get the lion fish back in the bag the grouper won't plop yum that was a taste meal then the grouper is like What

[@brandonnookie3560]

Grouper

[@danieledward8992]

I saw the original video a long time ago and basically what they are doing in the video is training the sharks to attack the lion fish from BELOW to avoid getting hurt by the spines. Once it’s inside the shark there is no problem with the spines or anything, it gets digested just like anything else the sharks eats. This has been going on for a while and does not effect anything badly. EDIT: The lion fish also aren’t fully dead either, just hurt and bleeding which lures the shark(s) in.

[@lostagain7292]

this is all I wanted to know from the video and wasn't even mentioned. watched several other videos and wasn't mentioned either. not quite sure how THE MOST OBVIOUS QUESTION wasn't even touched on in 4 videos on the subject... anyway, thanks for the answer!

[@paulwalker5225]

Thanks m8

[@ukariah]

my first thought was will the sharks end up getting poisoned cause they think its food now but noone else was asking so thanks

[@lauralishes1]

So basically what they showed in this video then...

[@ukariah]

@@lauralishes1 where in the video did they explain that the sharks would learn to attack from below.

[@cheahlionel8925]

Hoomen: *offers shark lionfish* Shark: no wan Hoomen: *pspsps* *wiggles lionfish* Shark: *is for me?*

[@ianbalcazar7993]

This made me laugh way too much

[@romerobert2981]

This type of talk makes me cringe beyond belief

[@quantumkyzer9700]

@@romerobert2981 Dude, the grubhub ad is literally your pfp

[@nikolademitri731]

I miss the big yellow duck... I remember when you swam through the 3 rivers of my town on your world wide journey... simpler times.. times before the lion fish..

[@justaorangewithapeel7986]

@@quantumkyzer9700 lol

[@connorduke4619]

Tell the Chinese that lionfish spines are a better aphrodisiac than rhino horns! They''ll be wiped out before xmas.

[@connorduke4619]

@Joe Curr Because the xenophobics are still in the majority everywhere.

[@masked4794]

@Joe Curr they are look at what china is doing in africa

[@rageraptor7127]

Lol I’m dead 💀

[@letstradetogether2897]

ok got it i am chinese and hopefully this thing is not filled with poison

[@Jade_Df]

If you're just saying this to be funny and not racist, I as a Chinese person find this super funny in context.

[@nczioox1116]

"What do you do for a living?" "I train sharks"

[@asianpersuasion4901]

Atlantic World, featuring Chris Pratt

[@jamessparkman6604]

i think you can train alligators to eat pythons can you do that

[@m0j0101]

Lion fish are freakin delicious. They're popping up in more restaurants in florida

[@Shinji-Is-Him]

@@Music.cigars.2024 People still eat them

[@peterxiong7952]

Parasites and unwanted bacteria? Lol so does everything else that isn’t farmed and fed antibiotics.

[@elreloko7791]

@@Music.cigars.2024 That's why food is cooked buddy.

[@skrubknight884]

@@Music.cigars.2024 so does your beef and chicken

[@mediumrarechicken3074]

@@Music.cigars.2024 almost every meat does bud thats why you cook them. You don't seem to know anything.

[@CT-nb5lm]

this is awesome... it's disturbing when you see a dead reef with 100 Lionfish & no other life anywhere around cause you know not too long ago it was thriving..

[@mitch1862]

They didn't destroy the reefs we did. Are you actually blaming them ?

[@mitch1862]

@Jude Rodriguez they live in already destroyed reef's

[@zackathlon]

@@mitch1862 some rich arseholes helped destroy them by introducing these species. Which is why we must eradicate these pests like all other introduced pests around the world, such as cats, cane toads and certain plants.

[@blizzard1198]

@@zackathlon and huamns

[@uselesslyuseless2125]

@@blizzard1198 least genocidal mf on the Internet

[@lukelblitz3627]

people in the comments thinking they know more than the actual marine biologists that made this project make me angry "oh but he is poisonous he is gonna kill the shark" "oh the shark are gonna be the next invasive species" please stop,you are not smarter then the professionals who studied this their entire lives

[@joshuapeters567]

people in the comment section sure are stupid for sure.

[@tan8281]

Loli Raviolli truth

[@tonyhoang987]

Head first because the spines fold back

[@cretinousjester3475]

Nikolas De Moulin: Plus if I'm not mistaken, sharks that are native to the Pacific already feed on lionfish but sharks in the Caribbean may not pay them no mind. They are one of nature's most marvelous feeding machines afterall.

[@Countryboy2206]

the same professionals that released the fish into open water...

[@TheKaijuGamer_]

Using Nature against Nature is the best. Training one of the top predators in the ocean, to prey on one of the most invasive marine species.

[@78taramarie]

Just execute order 66

[@wheneverwherever6950]

CTHEWOLF777 lmao

[@nedya5383]

CTHEWOLF777 XD

[@soop1565]

will be done, my lord

[@78taramarie]

President Lusamine good

[@teddygames8429]

CTHEWOLF777 "the remaining lion fish will be hunted down and defeted" "the attempt on my life has left me scarred and deformed"

[@Banamabolt]

Just make hunting lionfish a job

[@miguelarias5000]

BaNaMa BoLt fr

[@crimsonchin5877]

Who gonna pay the hunters? You?

[@Banamabolt]

I would if I had a small loan of a million dollars

[@jirahblikestheinternet248]

they def have that and ive seen bags bags of dead lion fish that some restaurants even try to incorporate into the menu but there are overwhelming numbers of lion fish in the waters still its sad

[@RedRaptor78]

It is, they sell for about 10 bucks or more a lb.

[@thegren1190]

for all those with questions the lion fish have venom the difference is that you can eat or drink it and its not in the meat and you need to have the venom in your blood to work. Poison on the other hand you cant eat or drink and if you are wondering if the sharks got hurt while eating the bones don’t worry they are fine sharks have U a shaped stomach and strong stomach acid for dissolving fish bones, and if you are wondering if they get hurt from eating it they don’t because they learned to eat it starting from the head to avoid the spines

[@bryandragon75]

Thanks

[@JetInAJar]

I love how the sharks take the food and run away with it as if the diver’s going to take it away.

[@Dekunutcase]

Next time someone tells you that their *insert pet here* is too big to take care of or too inconvenient, so just release it, show them this video.

[@a-ramenartist9734]

Also with the invasive burmese python in florida, man I swear there are so many invasive species that could be avoided if Floridians researched their animals

[@Favour135]

i hope your not lion about training sharks

[@Misscleooo]

Nova lol

[@Demonslayerbornandraised]

Nova 😂

[@RailroaderAMTKLIRR]

Nova n

[@Macatawai]

nova

[@NULL-ug7ve]

@@Demonslayerbornandraised your eye brows..

[@Broken-Flesh]

I'd love to go spearfishing for them. I hear they taste amazing!

[@hellmo6087]

wtf with your channel picture...i'm gonna have nightmares

[@Broken-Flesh]

Don't kid yourself, you're gonna have wet dreams for months!!

[@hellmo6087]

of course ''wet dreams'',i'm gonna puke while sleeping and maybe die choked

[@Broken-Flesh]

Do you know what a wet dream is? I can assure you, it doesn't involve puking. XD

[@hellmo6087]

if i have a wet dream with that picture i'm gonna puke instead of other stuff...

[@MintyMiku]

2:02 why is that little fish feeding himself to the lionfish lol

[@CryptidBogLord]

I think it got caught in the strong current caused by the lionfish shooting it's mouth outward so fast.

[@ihsanmb]

existential crisis

[@Zaxares]

As Ashley said above, it got sucked in by the vacuum created by the lionfish opening its mouth and inhaling suddenly. It looks slow only because the camera speed has been slowed way down. At normal speed you'd blink and miss it.

[@areagamer51ent97]

It lost his friend so it went in there not knowing ,

[@lorenzolim6534]

cause normally the reefs are safe and they dont register the lionfish as predator

[@graphicsRat]

I'd like to see footage of sharks attacking Lionfish on their own.

[@dobeeeeval]

There was a video of a grouper doing it.

[@brucekent7442]

People in Florida have also released the Burmese Pythons which are now an invasive species.

[@rolexomegaspecialist9411]

Gator Food...

[@Kaiserboo1871]

@@rolexomegaspecialist9411 This is actually true to some extent. The best way to deal with an invasive species is to train a local species to eat it if possible.

[@jamessparkman6604]

@@rolexomegaspecialist9411 did you know that bob cats are eating python eggs

[@theillegalpoptart8371]

....And then PETA comes in.....

[@pugs9098]

CRAFTING TABLE Hell nah, we are going to build a reef wall to keep them out.

[@CyberMachine]

They're instantly killing them and helping the environment. PETA doesn't give af

[@timmyboylol3635]

+opamigaaa in the UK they care about minks who are very invasive aggressive little fuckers

[@IgnatianMystic]

pugs 909 Then we spear PETA and feed _them_ to the sharks.

[@armenianispogs8087]

@@timmyboylol3635 Ive seen them i watch the mink man

[@maxd2215]

Good example of beneficial coexistence between man and shark. Hope the effort pays off.

[@Kevin-um1nq]

But the lion fish have venomous spikes, right? Won't that poison the sharks?

[@Leo-qv2nu]

I dont care much about what happens to lion fish but when hunting a lion fish an animal has to eat it head first to not be injected with venom and the stomach acid destroys their spines and the venom once they are in the stomach.

[@flipclips-yourdailydoseofc6312]

Minty Actually sharks eat lionfish naturally in other areas all the time...xD

[@lasigna0212]

Minty Lionfish's venom hasn't effects on sharks

[@lasseheims3117]

Minty Sharks and Groupers are immune against the poison.

[@bry7487]

+tetekofa Ah yes, how intelligent. Instead of just answering the question, you throw "snowflakes" in there. Wonderful.

[@Grouperhunter]

Nice video.A couple years ago I caught a bunch of lionfish and had them for pets for a good while.They made great pets since they where easy to take care of.Lionfish taste very good as well so I now spear them and make cevichle from the fillets.

[@fishbuddy547]

grouperhunter Wow, that's cool. Do local markets near the warfs sell lionfish meat?

[@sayomi9]

This seems like a great plan to reduce lionfish populations! Just hope sharks don't become conditioned to hang around people and take any kind of fish divers spear. That would be annoying

[@jamesathersmith2191]

sayomi9 they do that anyway, they can’t resist a struggling fish.

[@bright93]

Train people to eat them....

[@kevinlau6372]

Japanese eat them as sashimi

[@Amatersuful]

i feel like they would make good fish and chips

[@slider903]

We We need more people to know about this.

[@connorduke4619]

Tell the Chinese that lionfish spines are a better aphrodisiac than rhino horns! They''ll be wiped out before xmas.

[@Tevikolady]

its a delicacy in florida.

[@raynarayskye]

Shark: Bruh, you don't ever bring sauce. tho

[@brandont5995]

Honestly spearing lionfish looks like I'd be a pretty fun passtime

[@x7shadow429]

Shark:*Destroyes lion fish leaving nothing but blood Smithsonian channel:Its brighter here

[@tbag7409]

Watching him bull's eye those fish and feed the sharks is SUPER SATISFYING to watch.

[@TropicalViking0]

The everyday teenage shark: "Ugh. Lion Fish AGAIN?"

[@kieperokke]

sharks are cute :v

[@ThePalatineHill]

only reef sharks, others are a bit ehhh

[@awesomeeliam7882]

Yhorm el gigante agreed

[@toomanyblocks8448]

Sure, but only some of them

[@elaineb7065]

Most sharkies are cute. Goblin sharkies, not so much, but all sharkies are awesome!!!

[@JustaDislikeButton]

No I'm cute

[@MasterYota1]

4 years ago . I wonder how they are doing now getting rid of them?

[@maddog7398]

I remember this one restaurant I went too having one of these in their tanks. It always gave me a bad vibe.

[@12potatos]

Just realized the voice of the guy from this video is the same one used on multiple characters in fallout 3!

[@TheOneAndOnlyLewis]

If the sharks get an appetite for the Lion fish, surely it wont prey as much on native species to the reef, then causing that species to bloom.

[@misabodybuilder]

once the lion fish population is severely reduced the sharks will get hungry and will target their usual prey

[@katiesuter4810]

Lewis Wright sharks eat a lot of different fish, they wouldn't just focus on eating lion fish. Plus the fish that the lion fish are eating would have a chance to replenish themselves creating more food for the larger fish that the lion fish had been eating while they were babies. It might screw the food chain up temporarily but nature has a way of balancing these things out (as long as humans don't put another invasive species in the water)

[@blackjack650jones8]

Or become a pest!

[@lorenzolim6534]

Lewis Wright but the lionfish are eating them so insert lionfish in the food chain

[@elaineb7065]

@bouke Kalkwijk Most species of shark atre at least near-threatened, if not endangered, so having a reason to encourage them to live & do their work, like eating lionfish, can only be a good thing.

[@welpi1983]

And the poison does not affect the shark? If they hunt the lion fish, will they not use the prickles, does it not hurt the shark?

[@i39darkblade]

Some sharks are immune to poisons

[@grandexandi]

Can't we eat them as well? I mean, I'm all for cheaper sushi.

[@a-ramenartist9734]

Yeah, though unfortunately their massive population does not mean cheaper food, as the diving itself is fairly taxing, unlike commercial net fishing, which cant be done legally or ethically on reefs. At best it will probably cost the same as your average fish.

[@jackomalley3687]

Well if enough restaurants start serving lionfish they'll create a huge demand

[@ryleyhaling4546]

Doesn’t this sound a heck of a lot similar to the cane toad?

[@XShrike0]

It is the same with pretty much any introduced species.

[@WJen8]

I hunt lionfish and serve them at my restaurant for a few reasons: 1) they are an invasive pest 2) there are so many of them, it's a free resource 3) innovation: there aren't a ton of tried and tested recipes for lionfish 4) they actually taste good when cooked in certain ways 5) I'm getting a TON of money from researchers and other purchasers of their venom It's a good feeling to know I'm helping the environment while still making a living doing what I love.

[@vincentadultman6226]

Dude start working up on some starfish too

[@heroyuy9137]

the question is, 2 years after, did it work? or all the shark learned was diver=free food.

[@rohitv2434]

This feed is feeding me. - SHARKO 🦈

[@ifitscool]

Well if you dont make exotic pets illegal(or put stiff laws in place), dont expect anything to change.

[@Eric_Pham]

they have

[@jeromes6058]

ifitscool lets call it the "loss of freedom act of 2017".

[@ifitscool]

Jerome Saverimuttu who's freedom?

[@GorillionDollars]

Let's not punish responsible exotic pet owners because of stupid people.

[@jeromes6058]

ifitscool ours

[@kayang5103]

Always wanted to go to Florida to go hunt for lion fishes... they seem to be good cooking... white meat

[@morphz1929]

"No Lionfish were hurt in making of this video"

[@haneefahmoore6440]

That was awesome to watch 👏

[@juliusraben3526]

But.... im just wondering one thing: are sharks immune to the lionfish poison?

[@nepadron]

are the spiky parts of the fish painful to eat or digest I wonder?

[@Dr.Croc_13]

It makes sense. Think about it; sharks are the first ones to show up to try to take a speared fish cause of the blood. Well the principle is the same no matter what, even with the lion fish.

[@liambhagan9239]

Lion fish are delicious and just float around the sea floor. Never had a fish that was so easy to catch and was so tasty.

[@lorenzolim6534]

so a couple of stupid aquarium hobysists released around a dozen lionfish in the sea and now it has become a problem

[@alexojeda9048]

Maybe we should feed the hobbyists to the sharks! ; )

[@clivenazareth7069]

This is fascinating, thanks

[@kunjupulla]

50 years later: "Man hanged for killing lionfish."

[@crisitansardina9595]

Sooo is it working?

[@KrazyKoto]

I do worry though that this might make sharks more aggressive to spear fisherman since they'll be used to picking off kills from speared Lionfish... but anything to decrease the lionfish numbers would be great.

[@CB-nd9ki]

you're also teaching the shark to expect lionfish from divers

[@SirGoofyparrotfish]

Pros and cons about teaching sharks to eat lionfish Pros They might prefer it as their new prey Cons They may come up to bathers and scuba divers thinking they have lionfish but instead they got driven away,shot or get killed :/

[@zirova1289]

Ya know I keep saltwater fish and plan on keeping a lion fish but hey im not gonna be biased! Keep the endangered fish and also making sure the predatory fish stay at a minimum. Happy hunting divers! I might join in to snag a few though I live in the center of the u.s xd

[@jeffrobey3831]

Maybe Marine Institutions can raise sharks in captivity on Lion fish, then release them into the wild.

[@w.t.o.154]

Lionfish are the absolute worse. I sure hope they can condition sharks to hunt these invaders of the Atlantic

[@TheYavy]

Lionfish is spreading in mediterranean as well

[@coffeefish]

They are training the sharks to get their food from humans.

[@luckybon3966]

how strong is the lionfish poison? the shark seems not effect it by them

[@kotk05]

those sharks were like "Thanks Dad!" chomp!

[@therock4569]

I thought that Barracudas were the main predators of Lionfish. But I guess this plan works too.

[@d_wang9836]

Yea, I don't feel bad for the animal this time

[@JoePiervincentiWorld]

Extremely interesting!

[@streamspoart2671]

Just claim lionfish has ingredients for "traditional medicine", problem solved

[@misterbig9025]

1:26 If it has venomous spine how come the shark can eat it?

[@ttimeforgaming]

Hey! Just like humans

[@a-ramenartist9734]

"Were the real monsters", how edgy and original

[@xevious2501]

Blame the exotic fish retailers for selling such fish. Indeed the love of rare and special fish is an attractive thing both for retailers as well as buyers, but the transactions dont account for the unwise. Instead of destroying the fish when they get to large buyers will set them free, and as a result we get invasive plagues. better off simply making them illegal to such a degree that any dealer will loose their licesnse for owning or selling them permanently!. a harsh enough punishment will deter such sales.

[@chadbagwell8252]

Training them to eat off the end of your spear seems much more likely to have sharks associate any speared fish with food than to go after free swimming lion fish. Increased danger for spearfishing = more bad press for sharks, if a bite occurs. They’re delicious fish. Eat them yourself or shake them off the spear and move on. At least that way the association of people with food on behalf of sharks might be somewhat less direct. Granted, it doesn’t make for as good of viewing on KZbin.

[@whyyoumadbro2370]

Chad Bagwell I think it is meant to give the shark a taste bite. If they continue doing this to other sharks (as long as it’s only ONCE) They can develop a taste for the lion fish.

[@fg786]

OK so I have one question remaining. WIth lion fish it is always mentioned that they have a) spines and b) are venomous. So how is no predator eating them affected by the spines and the venom? Does it make a difference for a fish to be poked with spines from the outside rather then the inside? How the venom enters your bloodstream shouldn't matter.

[@jwang9989]

Sharks seem to eat stingrays and other fish with venomous spikes so why not lionfish?

[@javierserna5284]

Jw4n9 they are not used to eat although sharks are immune to there venom.

[@TheZoomjuice]

Is there an update to this story?

[@Decembirth]

We can decimate the Large Tuna population and allow Asia to destroy Shark species for fin soup, but not these things?

[@martinuribe1524]

No!

[@a-ramenartist9734]

Those fish can be easily caught by massive fishing boats with terribly large nets, in a reef setting the best way to catch fish is spear fishing, which is comparably slower.

[@personalitycrisis2766]

Genuine question, how do the lion fishes spines not injure the sharks? This seems like a pretty good idea I’m just curious

[@johnweir3168]

When extended, the spines do ward off a shark, however, is the fish is speared, the shark can bite the lionfish from an angle that the shark doesn't normally get to attack it. When swallowed from the front, the spines fold back along the top of the fish and the shark can swallow it. Similarly, if taken by the tail, the shark can swallow the fish in a way the spines don't sting it. The problem is the lionfish keep its spines pointed toward any predator and its body in a position a shark cannot get to it. I have been diving along the reef in Belize for a few months. There are nurse sharks here that will point out a lionfish to divers in the hopes the diver will spear it and feed it to them. I have had up to 4 nurse sharks follow me on a dive and they will get very excited when they locate a lionfish. They will push the lionfish around, but will not eat it unless it has been speared and they can get a safe angle on it.

[@Iguana5k]

Wouldnt it be better to drop the dead lionfish from a boat? This way the sharks will harrass every spear fisher they see...

[@dreammaker9642]

Sharks harass spear fisherman either way because they are opportunistic predators. So they’ve learned that the sound of a spear gun = a nice and easy meal. It is their territory and we are guests so can’t really complain. However if the sharks get a taste for the lion fish then you the lion fish will fall back into the chaîne food and balance should be restored.

[@ginosogoretic2276]

Lionfish: Yeaah we have no predators Human: Hol up that's illegal Lemme change that

[@TheAscael]

I think training Asians to eat lionfish Fins is more effective, I mean look at the number of sharks.

[@brenandemossita1000]

Adrian Ascael Funny but wrong lol

[@redpanda6918]

Adrian Ascael not all Asians eat sharks tho and not all Asians are Chinese who eats everything and kill everything they can exchange for money. Just fund a research and say that injecting themselves with the lionfish venom would make them immune to turning into a shrimp and I bet you Chinese people would hunt this fish to extinction.

[@unstoppableExodia]

Night Sky have Chinese medicine believe that lion fish venom is a good ingredient for giving old guys lasting boners and it'll be hunted to extinction in American waters in now time. Only trouble is if demand for it stays strong it would then be hunted from its natural habitat

[@muhammadzinc5228]

not all Asians are Chinese...we don't eat sharkfin soup like the Chinese

[@TheAgentTexas]

The fact that the sharks can eat these things without problems is as crazy as camels eating prickly pear cactuses without any problems. It doesn't make sense.

[@meleshawilliams5073]

wouldn't that introduce more sharks into our waters?

[@roxylamour1119]

Melesha Williams so what?

[@meleshawilliams5073]

Roxy Lamour I see you have not clearly thought about it.

[@jtstephens6108]

Melesha Williams I see you clearly don't know the importance of sharks.

[@jtstephens6108]

Ibrahim not really, it will make the sharks associate divers with food, which means they can become a little aggressive with divers. They do not develop a taste for lionfish.

[@r.sprajapati5093]

JT Stephens .

[@Acuraly]

I Love how we blame the fish for simply surviving, when man decided to transport them into the waters not the fish itself

[@mr.x2567]

I mean, take care of the fish first, then the humans that released them.

[@JustaDadLegacyPW]

First off.... Lion fish were introduced to Florida waters because of a hurricane destroying an aquarium in South Florida. Second, lion fish are hunted year round. Each boat can come in with anywhere from 100-200 at a time. We still can't control them. Chances are that shark will die when multiple syringes are lodged in his stomach

[@dantederi5062]

Imagine seeing a roasted chicken handing out sandwiches

[@MonsieurGilbert]

Forst

[@miguelarias5000]

Your Mom niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@johngunner2315]

Shark: yh come over here guys like wtf , this food is giving us food . Buddy shark: that food is cool for now , save this food until the food has no food for us . Lol

[@yerdasellsavon2073]

we too are an invasive species would it be right for another species to capture us and feed us to a bigger species?

[@davidbrian8295]

The narrator sounds like one of the voices in Fallout 3. lol Cool video, also saw people trying to get groupers and morae eels to add them to their diets.

[@dashroodle9507]

What keeps them controlled in their native habitat?

[@Hamsters831]

1:27 "protected by highly venomous spines." any chance these sharks will die after eating it?

[@i39darkblade]

Sharks have an immunity to poisons. That's why they're perfect for this

[@i39darkblade]

@chobopanda But it is true that sharks are immune to that stuff

[@raymondperrelli2539]

they look amazing in large aquariums

[@schwinnbike18]

Do the poisonous tips of the lionfish hurt/sting the mouth and stomach of sharks after eaten??

[@Magpiebard]

I'm missing something, but... is it a case that the sharks don't recognize them since they aren't native and don't realize they are edible? And hand (okay, long pole with big ass spikes) feeding somehow makes the light go off in their brains to 'hey, it's actually food?!" Whatever works to return as much balance to an area, but... sharks aren't known, at least as far as my very very not biologist brains has ever read, as rooters and crevice hunters. Unless the idea is to have divers go digging about and spend time constantly feeding the sharks lionfish they kill for them - and that seems rather dangerous to any divers who DON'T wander the water stick feeding sharks if the sharks have equated divers with pizza delivery drivers. Not a knock, but the whole clip and the others I've been seeing would really be more informative if they explained the actual long term (in quick laymen's terms) the how & whys and not just 'spear invasive pest, feed on stick to sharks, invasive creature partially neutralized'. Individual lion fish hand fed to sharks can't possibly reach the numbers to make even a tiny dent.. so how do they go from A to B (let alone how they plan on making it thru to Z!)?

[@jimmyj6209]

A dozen Lionfish? People who were responsible should be made to clean this mess... A sin to the natural world

[@d1ehl.]

Where's the follow-up video to this?

[@xavier84623]

Do the sharks get stung?

[@RocketmanRockyMatrix]

Don't have the sharks depend on the diving-master for food.

[@thangyang5613]

on my green card you guy call me a resident alien. a lion fish you guy call a alien.

[@MILKWynn]

Shark: Welcome to shark tank!! Human: So you can eat lionfish Shark: Sold!!!

[@Wildboy0001]

will shark not get hurt by that poisen fish?