Gladstone Thurston
Source: The Bahamas Weekly
March 21, 2010

Marsh Harbour, Bahamas - The explosion of lionfish population in Bahamian waters is "a plague of biblical proportions stalking the Bahamian economy," the Reef Conservancy Society of Abaco is warning. They are convinced that unless urgent action is taken it will wreck tourism, fishing and related industries.

It has now been confirmed that lionfish, known for their voracious appetite for Bahamian marine life, have been decimating fish that tend the coral reefs.

The loss of herbivorous fish sets the stage for seaweeds to potentially overwhelm coral reefs and disrupt the delicate ecological balance in which they exist, studies show.

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