The fearless lionfish huntresses of the Caribbean
Two women are working to save the coral reef from the invasive lionfish, using it as a sustainable teaching tool and cooking ...
The Business Standard7d
Suckermouth catfish have overrun our rivers. Who’s fighting back?
The battle against invasive species is a long and grueling one, but it is winnable. The first step is recognising that the locals on the frontlines are not just individuals fighting a losing battle ...
Mongabay News on MSN6d
Caribbean reef sharks rebound in Belize with shark fishers’ help
By Marco Lopez Rosie knows the Lighthouse Reef Atoll like the back of her fin. She calls this atoll home and is a matriarch ...
Travel + Leisure on MSN2d
I’ve Scuba Dived All Across the Caribbean—but This Little-known Island Is My Favorite
With over 87 diving sites, the small Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire is a must-visit destination for scuba divers.
Mongabay7d
To save a Honduran reef, locals craft custom gear and hunt invasive lionfish
Without a natural predator, invasive lionfish, which damage coral reefs, have become widespread throughout the Caribbean over the ... miles), a group of venomous fish native to the Indo-Pacific ...
Smithsonian Magazine22d
This Invasive Species Awareness Week, Learn How Museum Researchers Track the Rogue Wildlife Infiltrating American Ecosystems
From a beautiful fish that’s eating the Caribbean to a tiny bivalve with a huge impact, North America’s most notorious introduced species have reshaped the continent’s ecosystems ...
Fish in the world's hottest reef ecosystem show greater thermal tolerance but lower biodiversity
Researchers at the Mubadala Arabian Center for Climate and Environmental Sciences (Mubadala ACCESS) at NYU Abu Dhabi have ...
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Cuba’s Underwater Jewels Are in Tourism’s Path
gleams against the blue Caribbean Sea. Healthy reefs support a food chain that links plankton to predators. Besides silky sharks, predators in Gardens of the Queen include large fish such as this ...