How Florida is handling invasive lionfish

Name: How Florida is handling invasive lionfish
Uploaded: 2016-08-21T20:15:16Z
Duration: P510S
Description: Florida's southern coast is one of the most popular dive spots in the world, home to the only tropical coral reef in the continental U.S. But hundreds of fish species here are in danger from the worst-known case of an invasive species: lionfish. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Yasmeen Qureshi has the story.

Clip: 08/21/2016 | 8m 30s

Florida's southern coast is one of the most popular dive spots in the world, home to the only tropical coral reef in the continental U.S. But hundreds of fish species here are in danger from the worst-known case of an invasive species: lionfish. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Yasmeen Qureshi has the story.

Aired: 08/21/16

Rating: NR

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