Teaching Sharks (and Eels) to Attack Invasive Lionfish

If sharks and eels are taught to eat invasive lionfish, they can help lower lionfish population in the Caribbean.
Lionfish are quickly eating and replacing native species of fish in the Caribbean. Their population in the Caribbean has exploded in recent years. This video shows sharks eating lionfish.
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[@NiftyShifty1]

No lionfish were harmed in the making of this video.

[@SP-qs4yh]

Nathan Frey apart from they got eaten

[@Petekoko]

SPRIZAH FoR AnIMalS hardly leaves a dent on their population especially now that they are invading other places in the world

[@hellstarremina7605]

They teach the shark,eels and many living sea creature to eat lion fish! poor lion fish! in danger species coming soon I wish i can control everything

[@trparnell87]

John Carlo they destroy entire ecosystems. We teaching these predators to recognize them as food since the lionfish has no real natural predators.

[@hellstarremina7605]

SivSama what lionfish destroying the entire ecosysten? How lionfish are cute and kind poor lionfish what happen in 2018

[@bjcantrell1990]

Alternate Title: Sharks learn to eat with a fork.

[@Seerwealth]

knife as well as napkin.

[@Seerwealth]

DO THEY SPIT out BONES ALSO?

[@TheGodlessGuitarist]

The diver's will be well shocked when a shark turns up in a DJ

[@faeryb0mb517]

that's clearly a really big two pronged dinglehopper v nv

[@shartface929]

(and eels)

[@mc4906]

This is the equivalent of aliens coming from space to feed us cheeseburgers

[@thatyellowfellow]

Because the cheeseburgers are killing the moon

[@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668]

@@thatyellowfellow Curse you, McDonalds

[@r3zaful]

Spicy cheesburgers, because their venom

[@neoion3587]

Teaching human to Attack Invasive Cheeseburgers

[@Discorded]

It's not but ok

[@marvingeleijnse]

Always amazes me how fast sharks can be. They can look so sluggish patrolling the reef, but they’re capable of such bursts of speed

[@kimmyera174]

Yup. Surprised me too, and I've liked sharks for a long time too. I do forget that they can go really fast, but to just see it at the end there. It's like woah, just glad its not swimming at me like that.

[@Fine_i_set_the_handle]

Most fish are like that. Even aquarium fish that float around so lazily can clear the full length of a 4+ foot tank in a flash when motivated.

[@generator3013]

Meanwhile in Sharktube and Eeltube: Making humans think we don't know how to catch fish to get free food

[@protogenoi1]

lol under ratted comment

[@pyalot]

„Mum I dont like spicy food.“ „Shut up baby and say thank you to the nice man who gave you the free lionfish.“

[@-nightcoreruya-6773]

😂 LMAO

[@scottysatpanalysis]

Give him a little kissy goodbye.... oops he bled

[@aHat69]

baaaby shark doo do dodo dodo

[@lobsterking1451]

@@aHat69 NO NO NOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@draconian234]

@@lobsterking1451 😂

[@tianzining]

Shark: too good to be true! Now we have human waiters serving diner ?

[@Shinji-Is-Him]

Eel: I know right

[@whatintheworld6413]

@@mikeb1039 shark in Asian water eat lionfish even barakuda

[@Im-mv6bf]

@@mikeb1039 humans feeding sharks bad, yes. Sharks eating lion fish good

[@ms.blackcatass]

Other shark: *Yay*

[@aripapa4794]

Dinner*

[@aubie6246]

I think this is a great way to introduce new predators to lionfish- but my second thoughts was a negative thing to come from this technique unfortunately is that it also teaches the sharks to come to divers for food, which we all know that teaching wild animals to associate humans with food is dangerous. I hate to say that it could potentially lead to bites by hungry sharks who think that humans = free food.

[@Gostwriterindisguise]

Sea bears.

[@mirkohoble]

Maybe the first generation, once the humans stop this practice the sharks will hunt lionfish themselves and teach their children. The future generations of sharks won't remember who gave them the idea.

[@blooved4389]

@@mirkohoble thats optimistic.

[@Bluepenguin28]

@@mirkohoble too optimistic

[@angelosefstratiou5352]

But the sharks won't see the divers as food but rather as something that gives them food.

[@TheLovelyVocal]

I knew the eels could eat them, but I'm glad to hear the sharks are immune to their poison too. Edit: Apparently I never heard that these fish are venomous and not poisonous.

[@Flarflenugen]

It's not that they are immune, it's that they are eating it in such a way that the venom isn't released from the spikes. The divers are trying to teach them how to correctly eat the fish so they don't get hurt

[@crackmuffins001]

Big difference between venomous and poisonous .

[@Feja2503]

They are venomous, and even we can eat them.

[@LargeBanana]

@@FirstLast-gv1zl Let's be real, some probably got stuck.

[@Something_From_Outer_Space]

here in brazil its "venenoso" like poisonous and venomous is the same thing here xd

[@reedscuba]

I was diving off Cayman Brac and I'm convinced that sharks, eels and barracuda know what a spear is. We were constantly followed by a combination of all three, and our guide speared 32 lionfish in a week. Not one of them went to waste.

[@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668]

There are some fish who use hunting buddies for food. Morays are in that group. So they now see humans as worthy teammates.

[@Strangesolstice]

@@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668 I like it, symbiosis

[@spicylemon8501]

I had one that kept bumping into me like it was saying “there is one there can you get it for me” and it was so annoying but funny I had to keep pushing him away so the others could have a few fish

[@kevinmathewson4272]

it'd be interesting to see if they still followed you without the spear

[@SirKolass]

The spear gods have descended

[@GabHowDoI]

Lionfish: "being an invasive specie without any natural predator" Humans: Say "ahh" Shark: AHHHHHH

[@roadhouse6999]

It's cool to see how the sharks try to get a good angle on the fish before biting it. They're such good boys.

[@tnac2329]

Lionfish: I have venomous spines that kill anyone that touches it, no one would ever dare to eat me! Sharks: Okay, and?

[@lizzy8525]

I was wondering about that... Are they immune to the poison? Or do they just not eat the barbs?

[@CaptainKotetsu]

@@lizzy8525 The poison probably doesn’t affect sharks. Hammerheads regularly get stung while eating stingrays, and tiger sharks are known for eating jellyfish and sea snakes.

[@lizzy8525]

@@CaptainKotetsu Thanks a lot for the info!

[@matalvis]

@@lizzy8525 Sharks and Eels are like the oceans Honey Badger. They Don't Give A FUCK!

[@lionman3378]

@mosses Soto LOL!

[@Gamerkat10]

I like how almost all the sharks start off politely swimming past you not getting in the way, and then stop and go "oh hey is that for me?" and come back lol

[@r3zaful]

Sharks actually pretty docile to humans,

[@V1ctorTrophies]

@@r3zaful Some, yes. Others like say, a Great White or even Tiger would prove more difficult to handle.

[@RamadaArtist]

Honestly it very much reminded me of trying to feed stray or skittish dogs, that are just like, "yo don't get too close, i'mma back up now," and then, "huh, is that food... nah not interested," and then, "okay one bite," and then run off to eat it by themselves at a safe distance.

[@ShaddySoldier]

@@V1ctorTrophies great whites leave humans alone unless they are confused. Tigers and bull sharks are aggressive to humans.

[@V1ctorTrophies]

@@ShaddySoldier true, I meant more as in a scenario as this video, I don’t think the great white would be able to be as gentle

[@trislele349]

Shark in movie : brutal and menace Shark irl : hey water monkey, what's your offer? May i have pet as well?

[@timeforgottenprince8271]

I'm not a fan of seafood, but seeing all of the sharks and barracuda's happily chomping down on lionfish somewhat makes me tempted to try out lionfish for myself.

[@templar19]

So we got a good news and bad news situation. Good news: humans have begun serving up food on forks for us! Bad news: they're feeding us the ugliest shit in the ocean.

[@simplicitylost]

Worse news: Some of them are still cutting off our fins and then leaving us to die! 0.0

[@xbenci]

maybe it tastes good

[@TieuDaoVuong]

yeah, i have the same opinion, shark fins surely taste good.

[@simplicitylost]

@@TieuDaoVuong Mmmm, nothing gets me salivating quite like knowing the animal I’m eating was tortured. 🤤😋

[@christianayala176]

I can definatelly see this on a Family Guy weird Cutoff. 😂😂

[@Helman114]

Shark and Eel: *dangery predators* Human: *gib free food* Shark and Eel: *cats and dogs of 22nd century*

[@bakedgoldfish45]

Guess what? People already are keeping eels as pets.

[@GarrettDenton]

underrated comment

[@Tater_Toot]

Imagine after a few thousand more years, domesticated eels and sharks as pets are now as common as cats and dogs

[@jehoiakimelidoronila5450]

What a wholesome comment.

[@wanderinwolf3804]

@@Tater_Toot I would love to have a domesticated shark!

[@Brydav_Massbear]

Aren’t they covered in venomous barbs?

[@CoolBrittany90210]

Very smart on your part. Very smart

[@richardlew3667]

I'm just waiting for PETA to criticize the eradication of harmful invasive species

[@Granero38]

Richard Lew They do already. Morrissey spoke out against feral cat trappings - they are the largest threat to Australian wildlife and have already eradicated multiple native species

[@evewhoo]

Eliz G Don't harm the invasive species! *Ignores the mass numbers of native species that rapidly go extinct because of said invasives*

[@beta511ee4]

Richard Lew Harmful and invasive? How?

[@abeham1078]

Obunga Is watching lion fish dont directly eat coral

[@beta511ee4]

Eliz G Can’t you just let nature take its course?

[@cristinalingvay3621]

Hi, marine biology major here. This is a great example of biological control! The only thing I would say is harmful about this method is that it teaches sharks that humans = food, and lead to sharks biting humans or showing aggression towards humans. Then, people assume sharks are inherently bad or harmful creatures when in reality, we taught them to be that way!! This is why reef sharks tend to swim around/up to divers expecting food from them. I would probably recommend killing the lionfish, releasing them from the spear, and then letting the sharks go at them. That way, there's a degree of separation there.

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

thanks,bye...

[@Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1024]

I mean the real solution is that humans shouldn't be swimming in the ocean without deep diver suits

[@meh_veel]

Yep, that's also the reason why you can't feed at the zoos casually.

[@timeup2549]

Nobody asked, redditor

[@MannyGonzalezReyna]

I totally agree with you.

[@rivkahwolf4595]

Amazing! Fantastic work, thank you for doing this!

[@apacheizm23]

Two thumbs up. Thank you for you're work.

[@rrieps4587]

I have seen this done many times with sharks and eels as well as big groupers and snappers. Nevertheless, in those areas, you still see lionfish hanging out in the open with all of those other critters swimming around. My conclusion is that they will eat lionfish if someone disables them or puts them in a vulnerable position, but otherwise will wait for the divers to do it. In one place in the Turks & Caicos, the big Nassau groupers will come out to meet divers and take them to the lionfish, pointing them out like bird dogs. They typically select a diver who has something in his/her hand that looks like a weapon, and will try to persuade him/her to go get them a lionfish. I have seen only one instance of a grouper grab an healthy lionfish. That was when i went into a tight little cave and, leaving my attendant grouper at the opening, scared a lionfish out right into the groupers mouth. The grouper seemed quite satisfied with itself, but still followed me around begging me to hunt for more.

[@jayzenstyle]

Damn lazy ass fish

[@krisorszag9551]

Yeah, as nice as it would be if this trained other fish to eat lionfish I think all it really does is create a potentially dangerous association between divers and food for the fish (sharks).

[@toughmanrandysavage3077]

That probably the shark equivalent to eating a burrito from Chipotle, probably had the shits for days.

[@mopar21]

Literally laughed out loud

[@tgardner866]

That is so funny! haha

[@knox7945]

Oh god! Here comes the spines! AAAAAHHHHH!!!

[@armenianispogs8087]

@@knox7945 Ahhh! Dont say that eww 😂😂

[@sleepingicarus243]

TOUGH MAN RANDY SAVAGE yes just yes

[@Donovan-ve5ec]

No tenía conocimiento de que este pez fuera una especie invasora y problemática, yo soy de España y este pez sólo lo encuentras como mascota en tienda, pero me encanta como habéis hecho del problema una solución, enseñando a las especies locales a devorarlos y como es un pez lento es una comida fácil! Bravo

[@logangagnepain7154]

Nature never stops being so beautiful and utterly terrifying

[@ro-gamingftw3327]

the chaotic lawful equivalent of "florida person training squirrels to attack people"

[@Travthememer]

I'm a Florida man and now I'm gonna be the squirrel king

[@ILiekFishes]

chaotic lawful is just neutral. do you mean chaotic good?

[@Hyperion_Dark]

chaotic lawful??? stop using terms you dont understand

[@raissacamelo7498]

Omg! This random person misused a D&D term! I am so pissed off. ☺️😝

[@Hyperion_Dark]

@@raissacamelo7498 Correct.

[@samwich417uselton6]

Everyone, take a minute to learn from the experts in the comment section.

[@harmlessspider3693]

Ikr!!! It is irritating

[@get3607]

Ah the KZbin experts at its finest.see how they stalk every documentary videos, scientific videos etc. Comment section and write their expert opinion on the subject.

[@harmlessspider3693]

I usually always comment my opinions on the comment sections of videos like this, although I usually comment my opinions on others expert opinions that I believe to not be exactly “experts” not that I am an expert, but I think I have a bit of a better grasp on this than some of the people here.

[@hashkeksii5010]

@dwone jones Nah u shut up fam

[@josephstalin7395]

Samwich417 Uselton I see.

[@DYNABIKE1]

Great Job !!! This needs to happen as much as possible and maybe We could end up with a breakeven population of these Invasive eating machines.

[@OnlyBanzho]

Probably the dopest thing I’ve witnessed on YT. No way I’d be ready to do this

[@davidmuniz1479]

Bruh you could do it too, lil bit of practice and now you black aqua man 😂

[@deerlyqueery]

This is actually a really smart idea- Since the Lionfish doesn't have any predators in the areas it's invasive if you teach the ones that can eat it to eat it then they'll really get hunting down the population!

[@miskakopperoinen8408]

Exactly. There's also the fact that sharks live for a decent while and morays aren't terribly short-lived either. You might get even multiple decades of benefit from training a single animal.

[@wizzlesticks]

It was worth a shot. The program stopped four years ago because it didn't have ongoing success. They didn't think about this too well. Sharks will not go underneath the coral looking for lionfish where they hide. The divers were holding them out in the open which is not a natural setting for the fish to be hunted.

[@kristenblount8422]

@@wizzlesticks Yup. And now all the predators just bother divers because now they associate spearfishing (& sometimes just regular divers) with food.

[@highadmiraljt5853]

Training the morays, I think atleast, would’ve been better than also training sharks since morays eels do live in small crevices near coral, where lion fish live.

[@Magi_H2U]

Lionfish: "Nooooo...we should not be randomly fed to fish that usually don't eat us! That's illegal!" Eel and Shark: "Yummy food! Time to Rip and Tear!"

[@beatbeast747]

*Lionfish have no predators, they said.*

[@aidenmcdaniel4641]

Then people made sharks their bitch

[@hans3331000]

No natural predators in the atlantic. so they dont know if they are edible. you just have to show them they can eat it.

[@warzone822]

None as fierce as WHITE DUDE WITH POKEY POKEY STICK!!

[@Scorpio-mq9dk]

Fear the pokey stick. Fear it

[@spiralentree737]

Are the sharks and eels immune to the venomous spikes

[@TheOriginalDeckBoy]

Sensational work lads...

[@andrew1ups]

Amazing work guys

[@TheAcePilotX]

Shark: Why is it spicy

[@stoneforest2639]

It’s so adorable how careful and worried the sharks are like “uhm? Human? Are you sure I can have this? Do you want me to eat this? Thank you human! Weeeeeeee........*off into distance*”

[@clemdane]

This is very very smart wildlife management. I love this type of innovation.

[@Crakinator]

I find it so cool how moray eels squish their prey by tying themselves into a knot and dragging the victim through.

[@yourselfcrab2361]

lionfish: *exists* Humans, Sharks and eels: I'm 'bout to end this man's whole career

[@victorjnorbubhutia348]

Hope you can do it..

[@reddeadtryhardbichfromgtay2048]

why do yall still exist?

[@AlexGaming-jp8og]

@@reddeadtryhardbichfromgtay2048 tf is your problem?

[@reddeadtryhardbichfromgtay2048]

@@AlexGaming-jp8og Overused boring comments that should have been dead 2 years ago. You trying to have one with me?

[@AlexGaming-jp8og]

@@reddeadtryhardbichfromgtay2048 your just an asshole,you said "wHy Do YaLl ExSisT",like wtf,he just made a joke,asshole.

[@wolfgangamadeusmozart113]

I don't get it. Why won't they just build a wall?

[@professionalshitpost4443]

Juun Jūgo make the lionfish pay for it

[@Misto_deVito6009]

Even if they could do that, it's a bit late don't ya think?

[@zamaii_]

sammy man9000 haha J O K E

[@Mo-io2nx]

UNDERRATED COMMENT right here!

[@-FromTheWest]

😂

[@dein45d]

Awesome. Good work!

[@RustledBurritos]

the sudden burst of speed from that last shark was actually terrifying

[@asianpersuasion4901]

2:38 holy shit that’s fast

[@afout07]

whats even crazier is that sharks arent that fast compared to some other fish. you should see how fast a wahoo or a bonito swims

[@JetFalcon710]

@@afout07 Perhaps black marlins as well

[@YeetusDeletus67]

Shark after eating a small pincushion: ”something don’t feel right”

[@rwalper]

I love the videos showing people in boats chumming the water so people in cages can get up and close to creatures like the great white sharks. I especially like the part where they get these really big sharks to associate boats and human shapes in the water with getting easy food.

[@kingghidorah8106]

chumming makes sharks think of us as food because we inside a cage are in the same vulnerable state as the bait. However if you swim or dive freely the sharks will gladly swim near you, circle around and even let you escort them but won't attack you at all unless you touch them without consent or they're emaciated. You should check Malibu Artist drone footage and see how sharks play hide and seek with the divers without even disturbing them.

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

Thank you so much for doing what you could for our marine ecosystem.

[@Theboomdoctor]

Poor sharko getting dupped into noming a spicy boi

[@rohithvishwajith4988]

They don’t get harmed by poison or venom

[@myyou7335]

Hahaha . They might just develop a taste for spice.

[@huh2634]

Why did you really badly edit fake teeth into the shark in the thumbnail😂😂

[@Erik-kp1jw]

I think it was on purpose and satire 😂

[@ayayan31]

It's so people could notice it. Click the video, comment, but give a view in the process. It seems you've fallen to their trap card

[@nickjd121]

@@ayayan31 Uhhh no, I didn't even realize that until I saw this comment. I clicked to see what the title said, teaching the sharks to eat lionfish. I doubt anyone clicked because of the teeth 😂

[@asifgetto]

just saw after this comment man

[@omarpikm2101]

i just noticed that what and why

[@GodOfPizza]

I find it wild how the shark snaps from just floating around being a meat slab in the water to instant kill mode

[@phillipbrewster969]

Why do i love these videos sooooo much there like my favorite

[@20PINKluvr]

Ah I see how predators learn to eat them without their spines getting in the way. Theyre fed the lionfish at a certain angle where they have the spines facing away and their weak spot faced towards the predator. I saw a video of a grouper eating a lionfish that was free swimming and it kept on analyzing it and charged at the weak spot..probably been taught how to eat it

[@protogenoi1]

no my friend, they where just thought that the ""bouble people"" give free food only

[@lukeraagas8035]

Man, those lionfish are some great actors it feels like they are being eaten for real....... oh wait

[@randomanimations2143]

Actually the sharks are the actors

[@Reader999]

Actually the lionfish are props except instead of using props, the shark actors use real lion fish corpses just like this 6 million dollar man show- wait

[@tripolicXcards]

Lionfish: Why do I hear boss music that sounds like Doom music?

[@rickkwitkoski1976]

Ok, subbed. I see that you gave numerous scuba vids. Watching some...

[@grahamyodude]

2:38 DID YOU SEE HOW FAST THAT SHARK DARTED AWAY JHEEZE

[@Nico_Sama]

Sharks sure can move fast if they want to, scary.

[@iamf6641]

Only inbabshort span to chomp your head off

[@josephpa05]

Wtf man did you see how fucking fast he took off

[@crisbowman]

@@josephpa05 Look up the Mako shark.

[@matalvis]

@@josephpa05 Sharks save energy and only "Sprint" when they can get food.

[@runvsjp8287]

I'm confident when saying that "I" like many others who may know or have at worst heard/seen a lionfish, whether thru documenteries, at aquarium or in real life experience and would have thought that a Lionfish would be the type you're better off evading. They are a predator within their own rights. The spikes and poison is a formidable defense it would seem, so therefore this has definitely been an educational experience to see the ease other predators eating this fish. Knowing that the Lionfish is an invasive species I think what the divers are trying to do is great👍keep up the keeping up guys and all the best in your ongoing fight👌

[@Where14]

How the hell do y’all stay afloat with those balls of titanium

[@peternagy6847]

I'm starting to really like reef sharks; they're not (as) intimidating, very docile (compared to other sharks), and in this case extremely helpful.

[@Helena-me6mp]

most sharks are pretty docile, if you arent stupid, they wont attack you... okay bullsharks maybe?!

[@peternagy6847]

@@Helena-me6mp Bullsharks *definitely* Also tiger sharks.

[@abberant3112]

@@peternagy6847 also great whites. Sure if you see it you're probably alright, but you aren't going to see the vertical launch.

[@Park-ll6mj]

You can see an immediate increase in the shark's speed the moment the lionfish gets speared. There ability to detect that kind of thing is incredible!

[@rogerplourde1151]

nice idea keep up the good work

[@solosailorsv8065]

Teaching sharks to scalp from Spearfishing people...the locals are gonna 'love' you . . . .

[@georgesfridge]

"ight bro, so i'll give ya free lessons and some free food, just don't eat me k?" "deal"

[@p3rk4n27]

Do you even play hungry shark world?

[@Urajotoface]

Just wait until they get the sharks big enough then they'll start eating the divers xD

[@pikachu.1569]

I do 😂😂

[@arsenalarifmohd]

Lmao

[@laszlalo3677]

You need at lease a L shark

[@bbcultra4824]

You need the tiger shark geeze

[@tomdoyle310]

In 10 Years when AI takes over: "Teaching Sharks, Eels, and Lionfish to work together to attack invasive humans"

[@sawmillmatt1]

Your comment wins the comment section 😂😂😂

[@nowgoawayanddosomethinggoo8978]

diver "this thing's kinda spiny tho" shark: "ya in da carribean mon! we like dem spicy!"

[@madisonatteberry9720]

This might actually work. The last time I went diving in the open, we were around a coral reef and saw several lionfish when out from under one of the reef rocks (I think a black tip) and started to tear apart the lionfish. We couldn't figure it out. This might be the reason, though what is shown a different species of shark others could be teaching different shark species the same. Groupers have already been eating lionfish for a while now, yes, this could possible work.

[@madisonatteberry9720]

@M T Open season. Shark steaks are good and groupers are better.....eels- Uh.....that depends, never had eel......or maybe I have but can't remember?

[@madisonatteberry9720]

@M T Well, after a while the species eating them should gain immunity to their venom, so it should be fine. I go down to the deep south parts of Florida and some of the restaurants will serve them, provided, they've got the stock. They go through Lionfish so quickly.

[@dreammaker9642]

@M T it’s not that simple, they do not early reproduce as fast and on the contrary it would be a good thing as it would kinda repair the some of the damage of our over fishing. See the more sharks are around a reef the healthier the reef is. Reefs that have no sharks left are generally already dead. We desperately need sharks so a spike in their population would be more than welcome...

[@nelioanderson5315]

No natural predators? Problem solved. Brilliant

[@904lifestyle]

This is an Awesome example of how mother nature can work for us instead of against us

[@Rubbernecker]

Nice work!!!!

[@R.P.McMurphy]

0:30 awww he acts like a fussy kid, so cuteeee :)

[@jacobbateson8215]

YOU GET A LION FISH AND YOU GET A LION FISH

[@blackshards3415]

0:47 - This eel is like: WTF are you land animals doing here?

[@September2004]

Remember that Javier Bardem speech in Skyfall? We should trap a bunch of sharks in one place with nothing but lionfish to eat. Once they start to eat them without having to be fed, release them. Same with groupers and eels. “Now they no longer eat coconut. Now they only eat rat.” Of course, I wouldn’t want it to get so far to the point where they only eat lionfish but I suspect that something we won’t have to worry about.

[@ehawkx1103]

Using a native animal to get rid of an invasive species is an amazing thing to watch. Helping nature hold its balance.

[@sikamika7007]

The sharks looked so harmless it made me fear less of them 😀

[@rwoodward8839]

What a great idea! Thanks Mr Eel and thank you Mr Shark for getting rid of an invasive species.

[@sorrowtw]

Lionfish: I HAVE VENOMOUS SPINE MUHAHAHAHA Sharks, Eels and groupers: ok, and?

[@Jul-fu4yu]

Great thumbnail love the use of MSpaint for the teeth

[@TheSlinger22]

Lion fish: natural predators? No Humans: hold my beer...

[@benlubbers4943]

Sharks: "We have been apex predators since before these uppity lizards called rexes roamed the Earth. To quote my favourite hooman the John Cena, *are you sure about that*?"

[@mctwista3179]

this invasive species needs this! lovely footage!

[@xjustinjx]

The last shark, the way it just shoots off like a bullet. Scary stuff

[@Porceliankitty]

I love how these fish just happily accept help from humans.

[@wana2dmaxmax233]

Please keep doing this for the sake of our oceans!

[@protogenoi1]

He is just feeding fish, they ware not learning. to help you have to fish them out. its not difficult, but we have to get off our asses to do it

[@justmrcrow]

@@protogenoi1 They're learning, if you feed it to a shark, it will remember it's edible (probably)

[@protogenoi1]

@@justmrcrow Hi Fire, yeah I would ike to beleive that they will learn to hunt and start feeding on lionfish but in relity, they are just learning that people with bubbles give food.

[@justmrcrow]

@@protogenoi1 Yeah, but in which other way would you feed them ?

[@protogenoi1]

@@justmrcrow Hi Fire, well to gu is enjoying feeding the sharks etc, so how to feed them is how he is doing I guess. But if you arking how to tech them to search for lionfish, than that is another story. There is no other way than need, its evolution, they have to be in need of food and they cannot find and learn that way. Mind you this will take years to be imprinted in sharks etc that lionfish is a source of food. Imagin a shark will find out that lionfish is a source of food, it will procreate but its "kids" have no clue they are born with the "intelligence" to hunt that it was imprinted in them through decades. This is an addition to that. So guesstimate, heheheh but once food will be scarse they will turn on the lionfish, lionfish is shooting in its own foot by eating everything. Unfortunately it will take the destruction or many speceis for this to happen. Hope it is clear , m english is not the best.

[@JuanVanSteyvoort]

Bravooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo !... Awesome initiative... I could not think it was possible... 🙂 From Brussels, with Love...

[@CharlieDof93]

What a genius solution to such a disastrous issue. I hope sharks in general learn to eat more lionfish

[@zachm9202]

Make the sea great again!

[@Alusnovalotus]

for putting a problem into an ecosystem that was innocent in the first place. thanks bastard humans

[@willliam1343]

Robert Mueller..... is that you?

[@grahamkight9111]

@@Alusnovalotus actually lion fish are the ones destroying the ecosystem

[@sonnythecuckoobird650]

@@Alusnovalotus actually it’s an invasive species it’s called life

[@ihavenoname3014]

@@grahamkight9111 yeah, dude, after having been released by careless pet owners into environments they were not native to.

[@GoddardsKoalaFitness]

This is fucking awesome work!

[@homosexualitymydearwatson4109]

GoddardsFitness k but how the hell are they swimming with the sharks and not getting killed

[@homosexualitymydearwatson4109]

Johanna Smithy I never knew about that, I honestly used to think of the as mindless beasts but this actually puts a new perspective of sharks

[@haroldthetalkingtree7509]

@@homosexualitymydearwatson4109 Not just sharks, all animals are here to live; not kill. Bears, Big cats, and other predators don't attack on sight. It's very simple logic that most people are too ignorant to realize, now don't get me wrong I'm not attacking you. You seem nice and can actually understand this stuff. But anyways don't try to pet one just because I said this, they are still instinctive and unpredictable. Btw you may already know this, I was just assuming :/

[@dan_iel_lara4792]

That last shark said some 0-60 in 0.3 seconds 😂

[@scytheria7]

1:22 this shark is so sleek and GORGEOUS omg

[@josephhughes2651]

Correct title: Teaching Sharks and Eels that Humans bring food....

[@junapristama5233]

Lol its so fuckin true...

[@iloveapples4918]

Well hey atleast they won't attack People

[@magnusthered4973]

The ones that sharks us why we fish definitely already no this

[@Falckie8008]

@@magnusthered4973 do you have dyslexia XD

[@magnusthered4973]

@@Falckie8008 no I was just drunk that day

[@MarbRedFred]

That thumbnail has the greatest photoshop skills ever seen in all of history

[@gabygee9917]

That shark at 2:10 is so gentle, it's like "woa, for me? thank you, don't mind if I do"

[@marknienstadt6963]

Are there any harmful effects on the sharks and eals from eating those poisoned spines?

[@mr.unfortunate]

0:45 EEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@anorman95]

Lion fish: Nooo my venom is supposed to keep you from eating me! Sharks & moray eels: lOl SpIcY fOoD mAkEs MoUtH gO bUrRrR

[@toesly]

This is really cool.

[@kingghidorah8106]

Shark: Thanks for the offer! (picks fish graciously and swims away) Eel: GRAOARRR GNIAMGH!