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Saving the Ocean  Scourge of the Lionfish

Learn how lionfish are damaging native species in the Caribbean and Atlantic. Details

 

Program: Saving the Ocean

Episode: Scourge of the Lionfish

Lionfish are beautiful, colorful reef fish found throughout the Indian and Pacific oceans — that’s the good news. The bad news is they’re now found all over the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic coasts of North and South America as well. Alien to those waters, lionfish are the perfect invasive species — aggressive, without predators, prolific breeders and tolerant of a wide range of conditions.

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Duration: (26:47)
Premiere Date: 01/24/2013
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: NR
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