Video of Possibly The Most Infested Invasive Lionfish Region

[@DanBowkley]

Sorry but all I see are lionfish tacos, lionfish ceviche, lionfish bisque, lionfish and chips, Cajun grilled lionfish, all just waiting to happen.

[@borntwice4724]

Dan Bowkley Thanks, now I’m hungry for tacos 🌮🙌

[@freeholdtacticalmed]

Kill them all...and eat them!

[@toughtalk747]

Yum😊

[@Full_Name]

for a minute there you sounded like Gump’s best friend, if only It was shrimp you talked about

[@DanBowkley]

@Chilelargo ygrueso absolutely! It's only the spines that are venomous, the rest is just fish. Yummy, yummy fish.

[@Scrap5000]

Those underwater vacuums that they use to suck up sand for finding gold, attached to a wood chipper, would be perfect for this.

[@TheBaldingPied]

we need to preserve the meat though

[@wilsocn]

I have thought the same when I see these videos. As it is, it's like trying to put out a house fire one bucket at a time.

[@gordonsalive9998]

PMA DOOD Not if you DONT. If you want to attract sharks such a device would be ideal.

[@pac6010]

Yeah but think about cost effectiveness though. Those big vacuum machines for gold are viable because how else are you going to get fine gold particles out of sand on the bottom of the ocean ? Lionfish on the other hand are these half retarded things that just sit on the bottom of the ocean floor and hardly move. One guy with dive gear and a spear pole can do the work of an expensive machine much more effectively.

[@robertlafnear4865]

I thought of that first ( lol )... that would be a perfect way to speed suck and kill these trash fish... something like a gold dredge Vac.

[@abashir5177]

spread rumour in china that lion fish has medicinal properties and they will make them endangered in no time

[@FuckGoogle2]

Yes but in the Pacific where they belong.

[@ThePupil]

Unfortunately in China almost everything has medicinal properties.

[@sthui2866]

Chinese medicine is from the wisdom of their ancestors hundreds and thousands years ago so its likely impossible for this to happen. Every Chinese medicine is traditional

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[@thastayapongsak4422]

@@sthui2866 Chinese medicine is mostly placebo

[@markjob7736]

Memo to Lionfish: "The beatings shall continue until morale improves"

[@dmctalon7262]

i see dinner for a week, location please, pretty please with fried lionfish on top!!

[@joshcramer6086]

@Dmctalon I agree sir. But there’s so many to possibly eat. It takes a chief with true knowledge to prepare fish before you can enjoy.

[@amistenson2535]

@@joshcramer6086 not for lionfish, just don’t get stung by the barbs and don’t eat them. There are barbs on the dorsal fins, pelvic/anal fins, and the pectoral fins. Very easy to tell the difference between a barb and a fin.

[@louisramos4290]

Get the name of the side of the vessel,then search the USCG registry for location of vessels with that name registered. Then, locate the nearest marine laboratory and request location through "freedom of information act."

[@timc2168]

Your link still doesn't tell anyone where this place is located. Whats the big secret? Do you want them to thrive? Tell everyone so they can go there and eradicate them.

[@EmilyonAndromeda]

Tim C Most likely Pensacola Florida

[@vincentmiceli2554]

I spent 3 weeks in micronesia scuba diving and the only way to see a lion fish was to look into deep crevices in the reef. They sure were not out in the open like this and they were not nearly as big. These devils need to be eradicated from Florida, the Bahamas and the Caribbean. If we do not take quick drastic action, the only fish we will see are lionfish as they eat all the fry of every other fish.

[@ThinkItSinkItReefIt]

it is bad situation for sure and does not appear to be improving

[@rixille]

@@ThinkItSinkItReefIt Even today it appears they have reached the mediterranean.. Seems like not enough is being done to control their populations. It's obviously very hard to do so considering how rapidly their population can grow.

[@cdnerin]

WOW. That's insane! I watched another vidoe that they have been able to study them more closely and discovered that even when they're in high concentrations like this, the food isn't as plentiful for them and they can shut down their metabolism. They said that in 3 months of not being fed one iota, they only lost 10% of their body weight... so they can survive till more fish eggs hatch & wipe them out too, GRR. I hope you're able to spear some of them -- every little bit helps!

[@how2scuba]

Holy crap! That's the most lion fish I have ever seen in one frame!

[@ruslangelaev]

You sir, are the John Wick of the Ocean! Great job!

[@nqi87]

I like how the Lionfish in the video don't even care that they're being hunted down. They casually look at their human predators like " what took you so long"?

[@amyrichard3203]

That’s because lionfish are dumb as a bag of hammers…

[@tyroneclarke1666]

Great work guys 👍

[@tomharrell1954]

Thank you so much for the work you are doing. Be careful. God Bless.

[@joshs3916]

Glad to see this going on. Just went out today and only saw one. Looking for a place like this.

[@NightmareSWGOH]

Great work

[@phumbles3032]

Can I have permission to use this clip in my presentation about Invasive Species?

[@coenbaljon9718]

I feel like this is gonna blow up, at the moment this video has 91k views.

[@Leutchik]

The density of these destructive pests is so high that it seems like a six-inch suction dredge could clean out every lionfish in sight in a couple of minutes. Somebody should try it. There is no steady, dependable supply of lionfish for the restaurants currently. If there WAS, lionfish would be a popular menu item and that would do the ocean ecosystem a lot of good.

[@Renville80]

Leutchik nah, find a way to make lionfish appealing to practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Problem solved.

[@smartugmarketing]

I work with a marine research group here in FL. Can you share where this video was shot? We are very interested in logging data from as many different locations as possible to monitor the impact of the spread. Thank you in advance.

[@peterinbrat]

Is there any site tracking lionfish plagues?

[@Rorschachqp]

This is like a standard amount of lion fish. Go to any underwater cage and it will be this many before harvesting.

[@KayelynSimmons]

where was this video filmed? In what part of the Keys?

[@ThinkItSinkItReefIt]

Kayelyn Simmons check out the link in the video description for more info. Thanks!

[@KayelynSimmons]

Thank you!

[@hitimes]

+ThinkItSinkItReefIt Link doesn't work. Please tell us where this is.

[@ThinkItSinkItReefIt]

+David Tatelman link has been updated, thanks

[@brucepedersen4032]

Nice catch

[@albert214]

Notice that there are NO juvenile or small fish in the area. They have eaten ALL OF THEM.

[@bobthediverdudemerrick6811]

The Lionfish although invasive has boosted Florida's economy though. Everyone that watches these videos wants to go Lionfish hunting. There are restaurants in Florida now that will purchase your Lionfish. So it may have some bad parts, there are a lot of good parts. I can't wait to go and get me a sack of that delicious white meat fish.

[@badkarma2202]

What’s that location??

[@joshs3916]

Where was this shot? I tried the link but it refuses to load.

[@josehechavarria2003]

good job

[@jesbsnrn]

great work. thanks

[@amberbryeans114]

Look how dead the reef is wherever you see them!

[@americanallthewayredneck3917]

Nice job

[@ThinkItSinkItReefIt]

thanks jeff

[@thegoodfriendsnetwork]

Damn i can watch these videos all day... bam bam bam on right after another...

[@BillAngelos]

someone was eating well that night.

[@yankee9736]

This is what happens when a person deliberately or by accident do.

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

They are getting bigger and bigger and bigger

[@Sillyzombie666]

i find it funny that no matter how many of these lion fish videos i watch, that the lion fish just sit there and make no attempt to leave as all of their kind around them get stabbed and hauled away in a tube

[@jezwc]

2 million eggs per year.

[@jono2233]

The troops (military forces) should be put on this problem. They could do some good there.

[@eiramacir]

JON that's a fantastic idea!!! And should be implemented as compared to inciting possible Nuclear & religious wars

[@TimCates]

EAT THEM....they are actually pretty good...not poison...Google Fred Lentz in Puerto Rico...tell him I sent you

[@markrothenberg9867]

Correct, lion fish are not poisonous, their spine barbs are venomous.

[@PianoUniverse]

They can even adapt to low salinity environments.

[@GatorGillLLCSteveandTresaShort]

HOW DEEP WERE YOU GUYS?

[@ThinkItSinkItReefIt]

120' ish

[@kentonkirkpatrick5225]

Good thing they're so stupid and don't swim away. Somebody should invent an underwater vacuum.

[@michaelbagley9116]

We need a creative use of UROVs with vacuum to such them up and just grind them up.

[@spicynoodle5821]

That one girl in canada "lionfish are extremely dangerous, they eat nonstop"

[@yourwisecousinjoe8841]

There are thousands of them down there... kill these invasive fishes.

[@ThinkItSinkItReefIt]

it is unbelievable how many of them were there

[@mattl727]

But WHERE is this place?! Are you keeping it a secret so only you can go kill these things? Just tell us where that was and help save the reefs

[@dustinjr1993]

They practically walked into the zookeeper

[@GreenNGoldFever]

Nice job cleaning the wreck!!! They're a delicious nuisance!!!

[@HuyyKiwi]

Keep it up guys !!!!

[@MrWegerer]

Dammm..well done

[@mowthatlawn5422]

you rock

[@roadhouse6999]

someone call the Hawaii National Guard shark cavalry

[@TadekWaleczny]

Dobra robota 👍

[@murlbailer3755]

Gone unchecked they will overrun everything. Thank you guys for what you do.☠️

[@chuforeichi]

is this pokemon go?

[@Nosci1020]

all i can see is dinner!

[@mackdarwinian8054]

Its like shooting fish in a barrell.

[@alexbraun2243]

One spear thrower at a time seems to be a little bit primitive. I think you need some kind of laser gun blaster to wipe them out all in one go otherwise you're going to be there all day

[@Bubbletruckwindowcleaning]

I wonder if someday people will do the same to humans...Humans have no natural predators...They just stand around just like the lion fish...

[@jackriley5974]

Think what a man could do with a large hose and a dredge pump??

[@jelleesi]

SO.MANY.TACOS.

[@kevinlau6372]

please export all of them to Japan

[@slider903]

Only for them to get a craving for it and start taking them from where they are actually needed. In short another species bites the dust.

[@79monte]

Yep time to round up dinner

[@lorenzolim6534]

time for humans to eat more lionfish

[@bowtome3378]

Holy shit

[@smacurface]

You guys have a serious problem there !

[@Tom-io5os]

I like scrap5000 comment. By using a wood chipper they could feed the lionfish to the fish they are eating. Help the reef fish.

[@247ah]

Lion fish ceviche!

[@austingode]

And I see money 💰..... I could do that all week long and sell to whole foods

[@angeliesalvebernardez8587]

*Watches the Video* Sounds pretty fun to kill but spiny and venomous

[@bigrich6750]

Target rich environment!

[@jessstark2258]

it is gonna take every diver working hard to control these rascals - here is my contribution to the effort in Cayman - kzbin.info/www/bejne/j32klpiPrMuWopY - feeding snapper and kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJCllaeFe86So8k - Feeding Moray

[@lawrencechin3400]

A pity that the sea is invaded by lionfish. They can destroy many smaller fish 🐠 species. Time to get rid of them.

[@bogdanljubinkovic739]

You need machine gun for this area

[@a.wilson1979]

There should be a reward from the government or NGOs for each lion fish killed, with banners as used for wanted criminals.

[@joshcramer6086]

I say give fishermen money every one killed an caught. Turn them into fertilizer, pig food, fish food for a species we do eat often, give people incentive to kill them and they’ll be gone.

[@mattwroe4776]

Could you just murder them let them sink so crab can eat

[@RexDogDelivers]

I was thumbs up until he started killing them. Look he gets $5 a fish to kill them. Orrrr sell them as aquarium fish and make some real money. I so need to move to Florida.

[@tomobrien6983]

They have banned the sale of lionfish for aquariums......just harvest and sell to restaurants

[@HA-eu9ph]

Aquarium fish, didn’t he kill them? Seems like food to me

[@RexDogDelivers]

@@HA-eu9ph I would be finding ways to get them in to the fish hobby trade. As in we have talked several times about a road trip on down there. Florida is a gold mine in the pet trade if people just took the time. Trust me open these animals up to the hobby market and see how many invasive species suddenly disappear.

[@retroman4541]

I hope they ate those fish.

[@xeakira]

+Ondre White do you not know what type of fish this is or something? lol......

[@retroman4541]

+Swag Johnson Heh... joking I know they are brimming with venom.

[@darkadept876]

+Ondre White only the spines. These are actually good eating.

[@retroman4541]

Nor Norranun what the hell man?

[@retroman4541]

JD Mo Yes, I know, I study marine biology and I know that they are invasive.

[@ImNotADeeJay]

make the reef great againg

[@amyrichard3203]

Nerve gas the entire nest...

[@loveunderlaw]

NO THAT’S WASTEFUL, EAT THEM INSTEAD!!

[@rockyhighwayroad7365]

I want one for my Aquarium.

[@rockyhighwayroad7365]

+JD Mo Saying which ocean they only belong in is like saying blacks only belong in Africa. is that what you are saying fish racist??

[@hmrhuang]

Disgusting, smh....