Lionfish numbers declining: The hunter is now the hunted
The numbers of invasive lionfish in the waters around the Cayman Islands appear to be decreasing, partially because of continued culling by local scuba divers, but also because they’re now on the menu for other marine predators.
Lionfish have voracious appetites, consuming 460,000 prey fish per acre per year in densely populated areas, and because it is an unfamiliar creature in the Caribbean Sea, it has no natural predators. There are some signs, however, that at least in the Cayman Islands, that may be starting to change. For a more complete summary of the story, please see the below link:
Published on: Aug 24, 2025 07:36 PM