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Assessment of the Status and Risk Posed by the Invasive Lionfish in North Carolina Hardbottom Communities

The Indo-Pacific Lionfish, a venomous predatory fish with few natural enemies, is established along the southeast shelf of the United States. Within the last three years lionfish have spread from Florida to Cape Hatteras NC and Bermuda. To our knowledge this is the first Pacific marine fish to become established in Atlantic waters. However, it may not be the last. [continued]

Project Details:


Principal Investigator: Paula Whitfield
NOS Center for Fisheries and Habitat Research, Beaufort, NC

Mission Coordinator: Doug Kesling

Date & Location of Operations:
Leg 1: 8/2 - 8/7, 2004 Onslow Bay, NC
Leg 2: 8/9 - 8/14, 2004 Onslow Bay, NC
Leg 3: 8/16 - 8/21, 2004 Onslow Bay, NC

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