New device to destroy 'lion fish'

[@jc3944]

Pretty much a Hawaiian style spear. You can't really call it an invention when it's existed for years already.

[@edbobathan4198]

tru

[@wakaka2waka]

+Fishes worst enemy Trust this guy. He's the Fishes' worst enemy. He's got to be a reliable source.

[@jc3944]

+wakaka2waka definitely the worst enemy of all the fish in the ocean, which makes me a reliable source, obviously. But seriously this thing really is a Hawaiian spear, no invention was made buy this guy.

[@wakaka2waka]

+Fishes worst enemy Yessir, I will never doubt you, You Who Cannot be Named. Fishdemort! I will be always your humble servant, part of the great organization called the Fish Eaters.

[@jc3944]

+wakaka2waka Thanks my humble servant!

[@SporkSlayer]

"Florida inventor believes he developed an invention."

[@jerrytang3146]

Uh, he invented a development?

[@123TauruZ321]

@@jerrytang3146 No, he inveloped a develompment.

[@deenibeeniable]

Stop. He invented a developed belief.

[@crowdsurferx]

He invented an envelope

[@briantotse3]

Lionfish really are awful for other ecosystems. Like the man in the video said, they can deplete an area of other fish within weeks.

[@alexbraun2243]

Let's not get to righteous about the preaching and affecting all the eco systems because I think humans have done it quite successfully across the board

[@ItsGarrus]

@@alexbraun2243 only the ones that don’t care. Doesn’t mean we can’t appreciate the ones that actually put in the effort to promote stability.

[@dustinsmith9999]

thats the lamest pole spear I've ever seen. Seems like a really good way to get tagged.

[@wiseferret4745]

Ignorant hippies don't understand the importance and logic behind conservation. This is important. This is something humanity's doing to HELP the world.

[@msdaisy6949]

Wise Ferret: ignorant hippies? Thats just a cop out to show how insecure you really are in your own skin, to call ppl that, just because YOU dont understand them. You're just STUPID.

[@lorimchair2190]

They were here before Andrew. We were catching them at Keystone point in North Miami about 1962!

[@ThisisDanBell]

Lionfish filets are delicious.

[@alexbraun2243]

All these videos are making me very very hungry

[@SumOneX3]

***** The Lionfish are an invasive species, meaning their habitat is somewhere else. By doing this, they could in no way make them an endangered species, and they're simply trying to save and restore the reefs.

[@courtneyh9163]

+SumOneX3 Actually, the term invasive species comes under the umbrella of 'Alien species'. Invasive means that they are not endemic to that area AND they have detrimental affects on the native populations. Some alien species fit right in and don't causse any problems, they are just alien species.

[@veloro7]

Barely a new device. Fishermen all over the world use such a method.

[@JenJungg]

totally agree with you 100% but it said specifically in the video that the hurricane brought the lion fish to the waters. but humans do play a role in this as well

[@michaelbaker3841]

I wonder why nobody has thought to vacuum them up? Hand held deep water vacuums have long been used for ocean archeological sites. The water pump is on the boat and the pumped water and larger objects are caught in a screen, where somebody on the boat can just pick them off the screen; whereas sand and water just flows through.

[@R3M11XxNATIONS]

this is literally a mini Hawaiian Sling... not really new... >.>?

[@joehentalack2443]

Also teaching Sharks and large Groupers that it is good eating,their cartilage mouth don't get'stung",and also when a lion-fish is not moving,it does not look like a regular fish but more like a "floating"piece of sea-weed......But spear one and give it to any reef shark,and it will gulp it like pop-corn.......!!!!

[@guns21111boatbuilding]

The lion fish problem is more serious than you may think, they have spread all the way down to Trinidad and Tobago, which are the most south ward part of the caribbean.

[@2012listo]

Ooooooo.... he re-invented the Hawaiian sling! How smart! I haven't seen one of those since Jamaica. They use a branch, inner tube and a 'humbrella rib' for the spear. But new, I dont think so.

[@snakeriverfisher]

in the Philippines also

[@TheAtheistAussie]

Well here in Australia they are about $55 WHOLESALE. Times that by 5/6 and that's what they would be in stores at RETAIL price. And our $ is basically the same value as the USA.

[@CLINT_theNotorious_TTG]

Hawaiian Sling is what that is…. Ah come on your only decades late! Lmfao 😂😂😂

[@ianstradian]

I can't prove this with photos but I caught a lion fish at Alabama Point in 1983. It was rare but not unheard of. Could there be two species of Lion fish or at least two breeding styles of lion fish? The lion fish were never as bad as they are since hurricane Andrew. If someone can shed some light on this for me it would be nice.

[@Shark2497]

I'm fine using a pole spear.

[@DaOzMan0608]

And you're getting lunch at the same time.

[@IsitJason]

So that fish will eat ANYTHING in sight, but if they try to stop them, they're bastards? your logic is so good

[@thebackyardbear]

Possibly the LEAST effective method of control yet...

[@deejake1019]

Well, i'm not surprise the moment he said "taste like fish" 😂

[@therrienmichael08]

Yeah like sorry I asked dink.

[@fjb4932]

"...what HE calls a Lionfish invasion..." Ahh, no. He, and any, and everyone who knows ANYTHING about this calls it a Lionfish Invasion ! Wake up and smell the fish ! ( They're damn tasty eating, too ! ) ...

[@omnipotentdwarf571]

Someone ought to be able to make an underwater device that can suck a lion fish into a tube, through spinning blades, chopping it into little pieces, and shoot the pieces out the back as fish food.

[@whysosyria1]

Nah they're pretty good tasting.

[@chriscallis1484]

I was thinking the same thing watching this

[@SPECTORMANZ]

Then the Lion fish will eat their chopped-upped brethren, increasing their population more.

[@Littlebit31]

In some areas there are divers who are introducing them to area predators, eel, shark, grouper, etc. they spear them and then either basket them up to sell to restaurants or they pass them to the predators.

[@Darthbelal]

When asked what Lionfish taste like, he should've said "tastes just like chicken!"

[@Rel2shady53]

he said just like fish not chicken

[@DurrrDogPoo]

+Terrell Cammon no shit einstein. you know why he's saying he should've said "tastes just like chicken"? holy fuck you're dumb

[@Rel2shady53]

+DurrrDogPoo OK did I ask no I didnt so stay in your lane thanks auto-correct .damn nosy people

[@madasahatter5514]

Actually they have proved they all come from around seven individuals most likely released by aquarium owners in the past because they got too big. And as voracious predators they probably started eating all the other fish in the tanks!

[@blai1976]

In the Red Sea, there are animals that eat the Lion fish. Their numbers are controlled, there is a balance. In South Florida, Lion fish have no predators. They are an invasive species in South Florida, which has the only barrier reef in all of America. I shouldn't have to point out the obvious difference in situation, locale, and climate.

[@alectraproject]

In 1968 Perth WA us school kids made these to get crayfish and octopus. We could hide in our school bags and use them on the way home.

[@scottloveday8598]

Thanks for showing us the jet trails at the end for clouds

[@TheAtheistAussie]

I like you’re thinking however as much as i love to preserve wildlife this option won’t work. One, it's very very expensive and the USA is struggling with money as we speak. Two, the distributers that sell these already have too many of them in their local waters. Unfortunately the only option is to reduce their numbers.

[@Turkeysanwhich]

You can't kill the whole species if you're killing them in one area...

[@LapisMinecraft]

Call Of Duty - Underwater Warfare

[@MrLookitspam]

I was under the impression they were very toxic.

[@DracoonTheDarksigner]

I killed one! I'm helping the environment! :D

[@xevious2501]

All these outbreaks leads straight back to aquarium shops attempting to meet demands for more and more exotic animals. I dont denia the crave but these foreign animals not only do damage to our waters but often eliminate the native species. And lets not forget theres tons of creatures overseas that would kill our tourism and beaches if there number explode, such as the box jelly , which is already starting to show up on our florida shores.

[@livefree1030]

It's merely a spear gun.

[@Tevikolady]

Got this recommended in my feed today. A solid 10 years after this new device was introduced

[@baneyboy1]

It would cost to much money to quote" capture, contain, feed, and transport" the fish than to just simply exterminate them. You know how countries are stingy with their money

[@tommelli5428]

Miami Seaquarium was a fault for allowing Lionfish and several other non native exotics escape and become established in Florida waters. THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE and pay interested citizens $10 for each lionfish killed/collected. Lionfish Bounty Program

[@snakeriverfisher]

its private aholes that let them go

[@lolitsacateating]

@alectraproject How did you make them?

[@mboyd03]

The number one complaint I get on the boat I work in is that the Lionfish slides down the spear. I have had people leave it on the boat because they do not like them.

[@microiguana]

thank you for describing what they would be if they didn't control the lion fish population.

[@DjSpinMaster]

I catch these all the time around Florida. They don't have much meat but man are they tasty.

[@ashleyblake2345]

You guys are saying that there are a ton of them and they are not popular. Maybe this is just in Iowa but our LFS (local fish store) rarely has them. We have been waiting for 2 months for a fuzzy dwarf lion fish. They cost $50.

[@DYNABIKE1]

The Lion Fish Cookbook can be found on Amazon .com for two years already. Come on people eat'm to beat'm !!

[@Lehmann108]

A mini Hawaiian sling.

[@RetiredTeacher-gz9wo]

Use a "trident" paralyzer tip. Hawaiian sling worked perfectly!!

[@davidtunnicliff5442]

yeah hows that working for you? in the meantime 1billion sharks have been killed for fins.

[@TheAtheistAussie]

That's what I'm saying they are over pricing them here.

[@2005bushman]

How 'bout sending a space craft to Mars to better understand Earth? and then giving an astronaut a burial at sea?...

[@TheAtheistAussie]

No you don't understand, i work in the Aqaurium industry, lionfish are not popular for purchase. Tangs are much more popular and cheaper then lionfish, logic says, make the lionfish cheaper. Nothing to do with making a living. They barely sell any, so they would gain more money by at least selling some cheaper.

[@deenibeeniable]

I'm not a diver. I don't see how or why this is better than a spear.

[@rohanlawrence8188]

Hurricane andrew!! Nothing about the cruise ships that sucks them up in their ballast and deposit them in other ports?

[@eyeballhopscotch2268]

The mini-spear for the man not manly enough for a normal sized spear.

[@Amsmosh]

Play it safe and use a pole spear.

[@got2kittys]

They're a few thousand years late for inventing sling spears. I have a nice 6 foot and a 4 foot shorty. But they're correct, they work great.

[@Nursefire]

@USNSarDiver You won't have any fish left to fish for in area's that these invasive species live. They also breed monthly in these waters rather the 1 x a year they normally did. These are like asian carp they need to be controlled.

[@biodot88]

Invention? It is a simple Hawaiian sling. That is called "prior art" in inventing terms kids.

[@j5892000]

you didnt invent a spear

[@russg1801]

"Good-eating fish" but they're a pain - possibly literally! - to clean and generally so small they're not worth the bother. That's why they totally suck - they just destroy other species while they provide no sport for rod-and-reel anglers. Too bad there isn't a species around that grows as fast as a dorado, will eat lionfish exclusively, and will enthusiastically hit a hook baited with one, or a lure that looks like one. As a salt water fisherman, I can DREAM, can't I?

[@nyg1984]

Old video... Fast forward to 2021 and the Lionfish of Florida has met the biggest predator on earth; Behold The Wealthy Foodie! Armed with a bottomless appetite for the new and exotic. Paired with a creative 5 star chef, the possibilities are endless.😛

[@snakeriverfisher]

have they made an impact on the fish????

[@divedawg100]

@coolseannie True... but a part of nature several thousand miles away. Indonesian and western Pacific reefs are pretty cool to dive, but those reef ecosystems evolved with lionfish such that lionfish are a treat to see. If that was the case in the Caribbean, people wouldn't be nearly as concerned (CW in about 2002). But today, few things are more depressing than seeing a Caribbean reef covered with algae... because lionfish have eaten ALL the fish that eat algae.

[@Graff1zArt]

Yo i'm from guam in the pacific you can fillet these and eat them not only will you be ridding them from your reefs you can have a snack too. good luck

[@snakeriverfisher]

Hafa adia

[@agrille87]

where can you get the sling this guy invented

[@TheRenemeng]

by the time you get them to the aquarium they will be dead. and not every one has the money to go and buy expensive gear to keep fishes alive. please dont get me wrong, its a good idea. just not affordable for mostly every one.

[@a.wilson1979]

I agree but it's too slow this way. There should be a cruzade with industrial methods of suction the lion fish by divers with large hoses into net cages and after send them to the shore to be recycled as animal food or manure.

[@lulululu175]

It's a fish but it's also a lion. Cool stuff

[@pnggolfer9]

@CondemnedPatriot It's not just americans, most modernized countries have some people actively working against invasive species. I think the reason we try to intervene so much is because each of the examples you mentioned were introduced by man. There is a lot of truth however, that each of these invasives will drastically transform their new habitat. True, it is eventually part of nature, but at these rates something needs to be attempted.

[@chimyshark]

invention sucks, it's a new design, but when the new design doesn't improve upon the older one, I guess I'd just get the older one...

[@fatsackcat7251]

damn peter is a savage 😂

[@TheAtheistAussie]

Retail? I only know Lionfish price wholesale which is about $55 times that by about 4 and that's your retail price here.

[@strangemanmtd8350]

That is just a small lame hand spear.

[@robertonestaj1329]

New? Same way they discovered the "new" land?

[@RaptorJesus.]

i'm glad they eat em, i'm not a fan of culling, but things getting eaten is A-OK

[@Barnekkid]

Yeah, pop all those nasty lion fish. But just remember, all that action attracts jaws.

[@sfbluestar]

a spear that takes two hands to operate. hmmm... is that an upgrade from an one-hand spear?

[@knox7945]

A weapon to surpass metal gear

[@ontherisewithcandyceevette3037]

did she say "reeks"

[@BobABooey.]

We need some kind of under water shop vac .

[@readynow12345]

I would have no problem eating them, but raw no fucking way.

[@treehugger4916]

whats sushi

[@RicoDuroska]

Kevin Kane Raw fish that has been flash frozen to kill any parasites, unlike pulling it directly out of the ocean and putting it into your mouth.

[@dionysus122]

RicoDuroska That's usually the best way to eat fish, fresh and raw.

[@RicoDuroska]

TightManlyPants also the best way to get a parasite.

[@dionysus122]

RicoDuroska I've eaten plenty of raw fish and shellfish straight out of the ocean. Some people's stomachs can handle eating like that; others can't. Have you ever eaten ceviche?

[@WorshipInTruth]

I hope they eat those lionfish.

[@yxnglucci4801]

bro for what reason these things are never full when they eat you'll just be wasting money on them more then what they cost.

[@DYNABIKE1]

They have them on the menus all down the Florida Keys , Bahamas , Belize. They sure are a much better fish then that Trash Tilapia !!!!!!

[@Jessiejam-44]

No it Was Not the Miami see aquarium who is responsible for the release of lien fish. It was all the people who live on the water with a really nice saltwater aquariums in the exotic fish in them that were ruptured during the storm. Hence releasing the lion fish into the ocean...

[@CaptainEverythingHumorandMore]

Uh Oh, I can hear PETA coming and crying.

[@magiclarry7688]

They taste great. Very mild fish taste.

[@KiddSteely]

why is lionfish in quote marks? thats the actual name of the fish

[@mark031363]

Restaurants all over are selling this delicious fish.

[@SBSpears]

@stunod15 than why don't you come over to the atlantic side and use a net to catch them. its not that hard plus its fun

[@kspoon86]

spring loaded, but yeah basically.

[@mobenterprise9489]

Lmao...just lmao I'm from the Caribbean and I've been using this shooting method from my early teens...2000..about 20 years ago...new invention...😅😅

[@taijiangah]

Terrible idea to eat it sashimi style without first freezing and thawing. Great way to get a parasite infection.

[@Trinitrotoluene101]

Gawd i wish it was 89 degrees F. Here!

[@TheAtheistAussie]

You would think that people would sell these ALOT cheaper to Aquarium users then what they are been sold for since they're such a pest. But nope greed is more important.

[@snakeriverfisher]

thats where they came from is personal aquariums,

[@LokiToxtrocity]

@baneyboy1 You are right I just got a lionfish but when it gets to big for its fish tank I will donate it to an aquarium.

[@great-grandmakirk8828]

Well, it’s basically a small speargun nothing special. Not a new invention.

[@laughtoohard9655]

I wonder if science could attack this problem biologically. For example, non viable sperm in males, and or, non viable eggs in females. Perhaps something the Lionfish could ingest.

[@TheAtheistAussie]

You have a problem with Pythons in America? Ok excuse my ignorance in that department, i was mainly focusing on Australia, since Lionfish are native to the Indo-Pacific and are collected and sold here. Infact the Lionfish sold in your country are by good chance imported from ours. Anyway we do not have a python problem here, and i am unaware of the costs so i can't contribute to that. And to be honest I'm not sure why Lionfish are overpriced, they're not rare nor popular.

[@richyleed]

So he re-invented the wheel (spear gun). This is so exciting *being sarcastic*