Florida may ban import of live lionfish

[Rob]

Invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish are breeding and preying on Atlantic wildlife in plague-like proportions. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is considering the outright ban of all live lionfish. While the proverbial cat is already out of the bag and such a ban will likely have little impact on invasive populations, this proposal may pave the way for further bans of other wildlife.

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[fat walrus]

A ban would be useless as the vast majority of the Indo-Pacific comes through the West Coast and a ban would simply drive up curiosity and demand.

The current Lionfish population in the Caribbean is traced back by DNA testing to have originated from 6-8 female Lionfish going back to several decades ago.