Sentences with phrase «lionfish numbers»

«It shows that by creating safe havens, small pockets of reef where lionfish numbers are kept low, we can help native species recover.

What hasn't been shown is their potential abundance and the related effect high lionfish numbers may have on the «economically important» reef fishes.

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Pacific lionfish were first reported off the coast of Florida in the 1980s, and have been gaining swiftly in number ever since.

That ship has, in fact, attracted a great deal of marine life, and now, a great number of lionfish.

With no natural predators to keep lionfish in check, they are free to reproduce in great numbers.

Once their range of sounds is pinned down, an array of hydrophones could be deployed around a reef to get an idea of the number, size and sex of lionfish living there.

But, by preying on a variety of reef fish species, lionfish are reducing the number of fish that clean algae off coral reefs, she said.

Researchers gathered reports of lionfish sightings from fishermen and divers, discovering that in just one year, lionfish have colonized nearly all of Cyprus» southeastern coast, and that the animals» numbers are expected to grow.

Their results indicate there is no relationship between the density of lionfish and that of native predators, suggesting that, «interactions with native predators do not influence» the number of lionfish in those areas, the study said.

The Condreco is in excellent condition with the most amazing soft corals and has attracted large numbers of Honeycomb & White - eyed moray eels, lionfish & all types of scorpion fish.

Huge barrel sponges and Gorgonians dominated this reef; in a single sponge you can find sheltering a number of Lionfish, Shrimps, Worms, Nudibranch and other varieties of macro sea life.

Lastly a number of dwarf lionfish — distinguishable by the fact that the pectoral fin is a single filament, not separated as in the common lionfish.