The dazzling, colourful lionfish is a must for any exotic aquarium, but it has also become a major threat to the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean. “It’s beautiful, but you have to kill it,” said Mavi Escalona, a Venezuelan nurse and amateur spearfisher. “It causes a lot of damage, and it’s delicious!” Full Text -> BorneoBulletin

Traducción de cortesía -> El deslumbrante y colorido el pez león es imprescindible para cualquier acuario exótico, pero también se ha convertido en una gran amenaza para el Océano Atlántico occidental y el Caribe. “Es hermoso, pero hay que matarlo”, dijo Mavi Escalona, enfermera venezolana y pescador submarino aficionado. “¡Causa mucho daño y es delicioso!”

The biggest fear is a fishhook puncturing the inner tube that keeps them afloat far from shore. Then come sharks grabbing their catch and maybe biting their legs. And the current that threatens to pull them out to sea. By Matias Delacroix & Juan Pablo Arráez. Full Text-> BorneoBulletin