How Lionfish Took over the Mediterranean Sea | Wild to Know

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    From its original home in the warm waters of the Pacific, it’s conquered oceans thousands of miles away - even as far as Cyprus.
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    Real-Time Point Distribution Map, United States Geological Survey (USGS)
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    1985-2018 Lionfish Invasion, USGS Wetlands and Aquatic Research Center, Matthew Neilson
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    Creature Feature: Red Lionfish, by Sea of Change Foundation, Raquel Gilliland, SOC Education/Outreach Internseaofchange.com/creature-feat...
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    Real-Time Point Distribution Map, United States Geological Survey (USGS)
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    1985-2018 Lionfish Invasion, USGS Wetlands and Aquatic Research Center, Matthew Neilson
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    Lionfish: An Invasive Species, Sea Grant, University of Florida
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    Genetics reveal the identity and origin of the lionfish invasion in the Mediterranean Sea. Bariche, M., Kleitou, P., Kalogirou, S. et al., Sci Rep 7, 6782 (2017).
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    Preventing a LIONfish invasion in the MEDiterranean through early response and targeted REmoval (RELIONMED-LIFE)” - LIFE16 NAT/CY/000832
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    Impact of Red Sea Fish Migrants through the Suez Canal on the Aquatic Environment of the Eastern Mediterranean by Daniel Golani, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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    Invading the Mediterranean Sea: biodiversity patterns shaped by human activities
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    TC 04:35
    Lionfish: a culinary battle to win
    By Theo PanayidesAugust 3, 2020, Cyprus Mail
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    Lions on the Line Illustrates Impact of Lionfish on Reefs, by David Renner, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resourceswww.trussvilletribune.com/201...
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  • @terramater
    @terramater  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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  • @makinist_lcp
    @makinist_lcp ปีที่แล้ว +161

    I live in Lebanon, and we have a long line of fishermen in my family. Lionfish who crossed into our waters from the Suez Canal have done visible damages to our reefs, which has been catastrophic for us economically. Our waters are nowhere near as lively as before, and local native species like sea breams and mullets are becoming rarer and harder to catch compared to 10 years ago. Some people have strated eating lionfish, but a lot of local fishermen are too afraid of handling it because of the venomous spines and usually throw it back after catching it which is why the population has not been controlled.

    • @alphakay3917
      @alphakay3917 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Hey im lebanese too. I completely agree man, its a huge problem that needs mass awareness

    • @Andy34_24
      @Andy34_24 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Instead of blaming a fish why don’t you stop polluting your sea ? Is all about the global heat stop the blame on this fish. Other species may have gone deeper too hard to catch they have to adapt same as us humans.

    • @makinist_lcp
      @makinist_lcp ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@Andy34_24 i'm not blaming the fish itself. the fish is a tropical species that found itself a new biological niche, warming waters caused by pollution is the main culprit and you are right about that.

    • @MoMo-ib9ej
      @MoMo-ib9ej ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Lion fish shawarma is the solution. It's obvious

    • @alphakay3917
      @alphakay3917 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MoMo-ib9ej IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN

  • @LilyTheCuteLabra
    @LilyTheCuteLabra 2 ปีที่แล้ว +284

    Lionfish: I'm the world's most skillful invader🐠.
    Human: hold my pan.

    • @deadandbored
      @deadandbored 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      humans in process of invading other planets 🙃

  • @Larutus
    @Larutus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +361

    We have them throughout the Caribbean, but our diving community feels obligated to hunt as many as possible. Every dive trip seems to have at least one person with a pole spear and one with a zoo keeper. We catch what we can, sometimes about 30 per weekend (3-4 dives). They taste great grilled, and even better fried.

    • @juliusperseus8612
      @juliusperseus8612 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yep it's a really good fish

    • @zephyrbear
      @zephyrbear ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They go rather well in a Fish Pie too! Delicious fish!

    • @Nigelrathbone1
      @Nigelrathbone1 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I don 't think there are enough spear fisherman to make a dent

    • @wavemaker2077
      @wavemaker2077 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Nigelrathbone1 Just put enough groupers, wrasses and giant eels in the sea and these lionfish population will be controlled. The problem is that these fishes are rare in the Atlantic and the Carribean because of overfishing.

    • @billyanderson8149
      @billyanderson8149 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They’re to ugly for me to eat lol but thanks lol

  • @isaacgriffin5690
    @isaacgriffin5690 2 ปีที่แล้ว +402

    "How lion fish took of Cyprus waters"
    Spends half the video talking about Florida

    • @justyournormalpizza
      @justyournormalpizza 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lol

    • @rcgonzo144
      @rcgonzo144 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yea because it is about the "how" not the "where"

    • @MonkPetite
      @MonkPetite ปีที่แล้ว

      Then you will see that the Lionfish has to be fed too. So how does it help ?

    • @Ouzconqueror
      @Ouzconqueror ปีที่แล้ว

      From Red Sea

    • @Andy34_24
      @Andy34_24 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂

  • @ronaldmorrison2765
    @ronaldmorrison2765 2 ปีที่แล้ว +237

    While in the Florida Keys I attempted to eat lionfish at one of the many restaurants but I only found one that had it as a regular menu item and that restaurant is only open for dinner when I was not nearby to take advantage of it. I hope more restaurants there and around the world will get onboard with this as a regular menu item.

    • @Gmtail
      @Gmtail 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Maaku Too Not true at all.. Lionfish are still a gigantic issue in the keys and the rest of Florida.

    • @Gmtail
      @Gmtail 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @Maaku Too you don’t have to be a prick. So yeah come down here and work in the commercial setting like I do, you’ll know first hand how bad it actually is. At the moment there are many volunteer groups that are allowed to spear the on the reef sanctuaries, whereas nobody else can collect anything from these places.
      Outside of the sanctuaries, there are tournaments, some with prize money and you’ll see these people come in with literal boat loads. There is one such tournament in Marathon where all the fish gets cooked as soon as it’s ashore and it gets handed out for free to anyone that wants to eat it. Still though, this barely helps.

    • @serena-yu
      @serena-yu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I have such an impression Americans tend to eat only a very narrow range of meats, like beef and salmon. If the fish can arrive at Asia at a decent price, there are 3 billion people waiting for them who are not as skeptical at a food source.

    • @jayive34
      @jayive34 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I just heard it's actually delicious.

    • @serinadelmar6012
      @serinadelmar6012 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@serena-yu I agree but the impression of Asia is to eat literally everything including shark fins which is barbaric.

  • @Tamo8
    @Tamo8 2 ปีที่แล้ว +205

    So lionfish are kinda like feral hogs, both are incredibly destructive invasive species in the ecosystems they inhabit and both taste great

  • @terramater
    @terramater  2 ปีที่แล้ว +314

    We're curious... would you eat lionfish?

    • @aki-fi3gk
      @aki-fi3gk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      No im vegan
      Eventhough it is bad for the ecosystem it is still living

    • @mariaq8087
      @mariaq8087 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm not sure... Lol no, don't think so... Lol

    • @aminebrahimi3948
      @aminebrahimi3948 2 ปีที่แล้ว +112

      Yeah, why not , If I see this n the market and the price is affordable I will go for it.

    • @chesterdagoc5915
      @chesterdagoc5915 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      @@aki-fi3gk even it's still living it should be eradicated from the Atlantic it is destroying many ecosystems

    • @aki-fi3gk
      @aki-fi3gk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@chesterdagoc5915 There got to be another way other than eating them. I liked the idea of teaching shark s to eat them

  • @lordbao6678
    @lordbao6678 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    This remind me of the situation we Vietnamese have with Red Eared Slider. In the early 2010s, these turtles often made headline as people back then had no idea what to do with them. That was until someone found out that their meat taste better than our local turtles and it's quite rare to spot them in the wild nowadays.

  • @desertegle40cal
    @desertegle40cal 2 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    Yeah I remember when we were younger, like around 1998, we used to go to the Keys every July for the Lobster Mini Season. You never saw these things. It wasn’t until the early 2000s that I first saw a fisherman catch one at the Ft. Pierce inlet and everyone gathered around because we were all used to seeing these things strictly in fish tanks. Fast forward to around 2010 and now when we go lobstering the hotels, fish shops and everyplace else warns us about the Lion fish. Explaining that each year more and more people are getting stung while lobstering. Just like how the Python and the Iguana have taken over florida because idiotic and ignorant pet owners decide they should let their pets go in the wild was better than selling or euthanizing the animal, they did the same with the lion fish and now we have an epidemic of invasive and dangerous fish in our waters. Thanks ignorant pet owners! We can always count of you doing the wrong thing! I wonder what invasive species of animal or fish dumb people will introduce into environments they don’t belong in next!

    • @AndiNovaOfficial
      @AndiNovaOfficial 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Amen.

    • @dingfeldersmurfalot4560
      @dingfeldersmurfalot4560 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Yup. It's disgusting how weak and indulgent and irresponsible "pet" owners and others can be. Zero thought for the future, only "my convenience now." On the other hand, this is not so exotic-- people gift their kids AND others with puppies and kittens all the time, only to see those poor creatures neglected or killed directly, left off on the side of the road, sold, drowned, or otherwise abandoned.

    • @fishingaddicts4739
      @fishingaddicts4739 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lion fish aren’t as bad anymore in Florida 20 years ago was there worst.

    • @desertegle40cal
      @desertegle40cal ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@fishingaddicts4739 You said it. After i made this post I started asking others who go lobstering during Florida’s mini season and regular lobster season if they run into packs of lion fish anymore and i was surprised by the answer. People are now hunting these buggers down for their delicious meat. I even got to eat one and it taste like red or mangrove snapper. So people’s hunger are actually making a dent in these invasive little monsters.

    • @TheNightshadePrince
      @TheNightshadePrince ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I don't mind the iguanas; they steal hibiscus flowers but are otherwise cool animals. Hopefully the Pythons and other invasive snakes will be hunted to extinction but I kinda hope the iguanas are here to stay cause they're cool. Also, I'd argue that imports of have brought much worse creatures than stupid pet owners, Prime examples, chestnut blight, fire ants, emerald ash bore, Widow spiders, Japanese Honey suckle, nonnative grasses, tumble weeds and I could find many other examples. :)

  • @ariw9405
    @ariw9405 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    This is one of the reasons I am a huge advocate of right regulations on the pet industry. There are far too many irresponsible people that get fad pets then decide they don’t want them. Florida is overrun by invasive animals due to people wanting exotic pets like pythons, iguanas, pea fowl, & of course the lion fish.

    • @wavemaker2077
      @wavemaker2077 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      At least no one got infatuated with piranhas yet.

    • @LOLquendoTV
      @LOLquendoTV ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yeah, thats a depressing sight on youtube as well, lots of videos of people with non domesticated exotic pets getting millions of views. It drives the perception that they're an appropriate pet, which leads to abandonment, injury when they snap, lack of care for the animal's needs etc. I cringe every time I see another stupid caracal video

    • @sandralison7584
      @sandralison7584 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      There should be licences for pet ownership.

    • @terramater
      @terramater  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hi Sandra! Yes, please!

  • @mikehunt221
    @mikehunt221 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I dont really eat any fish, but a year or two ago I watched some videos of people fishing and cooking lionfish. I've wanted to eat it ever since, it looks so incredibly good. Even for a person like me that doesn't like fish. This is making me want to go to Cyprus so I can finally taste them lol.

    • @froggygoblin6514
      @froggygoblin6514 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Btw If you go, go to phaphos zoo if you want if you do go to the show and pet the owl niya

    • @stijn9971
      @stijn9971 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@froggygoblin6514 Yes let's pay money to pet an owl in captivity 🤦🏽

    • @Jack-ys2qj
      @Jack-ys2qj ปีที่แล้ว

      Dont forget you can go to tje Caribbean too for these bastards

    • @per.kallberg
      @per.kallberg ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I can vouch for its tastiness 😋

    • @brokolosbinala2970
      @brokolosbinala2970 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I live in Crete and I'm seeing many lionfish in my local fish market lately so maybe I'll try it

  • @vinchino
    @vinchino 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I have a restaurant in the Caribbean populated by lionfish. But nobody were able to help me to buy lionfish from local fisherman. And some that do, sell them for extremely expensive (not a really great way to introduce people into eating a new type of fish with high price).

  • @ScarabChris
    @ScarabChris ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I was in the aquarium business for over 20 years in the Miami area. I can say with 100% certainty the Lionfish invasion was caused by aquarium owners. The Lionfish are very cute when they are small (under 5 inches long" but they grow very fast. You get a little one, say 2 inches from head to tail, and in a year it can reach 8-10 inches. Their growth is not limited by the size aquarium they are kept in so people release them. They are good to eat because they are part of the grouper family. Thankfully they do not get as large as most groupers. I think 12-14 inches from head to tail is about the max they will grow. Some groupers will get a big as 6-7 feet long and hundreds of pounds.

    • @yrooxrksvi7142
      @yrooxrksvi7142 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      They're not part of the grouper family (Serranidae), they're related to scorpionfishes (Scorpaenidae) and stonefishes (Synanceiidae).

  • @amindatua2792
    @amindatua2792 2 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    Dear Terra Mater, you never fail to impress us. you are making a difference. you guys tells an incredible stories :) ♡

    • @lnz971
      @lnz971 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      you blow like a pro!

  • @amaldrew3830
    @amaldrew3830 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    "if you can't beat it, eat it"
    -i'll take the entire stock

  • @jehnlove2117
    @jehnlove2117 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    "If you can't beat it, eat it." Love this!

  • @stevebennett9839
    @stevebennett9839 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Lion fish r beautiful but definitely a problem where their not found naturally. Thanks for another great video.

  • @oichilli7309
    @oichilli7309 2 ปีที่แล้ว +165

    If they have no natural enemies we should give them one. I heard of a primate who is great in eradicating other species, already did it with hundreds of species. They are even trying to eradicate themselves sometimes intentonal and sometimes not even a bit. We should ask them.

    • @uwuowo4856
      @uwuowo4856 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Hmm yes hmmm hmmmmmmmmmm
      Hmmmm i wonder hmmmmmm spices...yes mmmmm

    • @thePronto
      @thePronto 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@uwuowo4856 chili misspelled one word, but you misspelled your screen name: sad ass...

    • @yumyumcrackers9777
      @yumyumcrackers9777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You mean the n word people?

    • @Hyraladen
      @Hyraladen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Oi Chilli, yeah joke.
      But did you even watch the full video?
      We're already hunting them to reduce or exterminate their numbers in places they were never supposed to be. They even are training Sharks to start eating Lionfish

    • @oichilli7309
      @oichilli7309 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thePronto yeah sry autocorrection

  • @aminebrahimi3948
    @aminebrahimi3948 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Love your channel for the high quality and well produced content, and also your realistic and well research approach about the conservation of the environment.

  • @philipalcazar
    @philipalcazar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    Amazing to see this story finally covered & published! And what a perfect timing with Johnny Harris’ Cyprus series released this week. Great video - I miss you friends! Can’t wait to be back!

  • @patricko-h9105
    @patricko-h9105 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I always look forward to these tysm!

  • @elnitro6622
    @elnitro6622 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    As a professional SCUBA Diver working in Cancún and Riviera Maya for half a decade, I can tell you first hand about the damage these guys can inflict upon reefs. They’re remarkably tough and adaptable, not to mention that they lay thousands upon thousands of eggs from a single female. Even worse, when they feel threatened or heavily injured, they will release their eggs into the water. There’s little hope at keeping these fellas under control, unfortunately.

    • @terramater
      @terramater  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi El, oh man... :( thanks for sharing your experience with us

    • @LimeLivesMatter
      @LimeLivesMatter 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      😂😂😂 All we have to do is over-eat them

  • @Dunkskins
    @Dunkskins 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Awesome informative video, I had no idea they were edible, thats surely a great way as you guys mentioned to help cull them and give the other fish a chance at reproducing, as humans if something is tasty we either breed it, or make it go extinct.

  • @pennywiseslostredballoon861
    @pennywiseslostredballoon861 2 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    The name "Dragonfish" 🐲is more apt for the lion fish..😂😂

    • @devinsmith4790
      @devinsmith4790 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Vorefish is also a good name.

    • @MartinJPR
      @MartinJPR 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      They’re called dragonfish in my language, which is Norwegian.

    • @WanderTheNomad
      @WanderTheNomad 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@devinsmith4790 That would be the gulper eel

    • @asmrgreaseball
      @asmrgreaseball 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      There is already a fish named the dragonfish

    • @biomutarist6832
      @biomutarist6832 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Personally I think the name fits: lion colours, fins looking like lion manes, lion's lethargy, lion's status as apex predator...

  • @pennywiseslostredballoon861
    @pennywiseslostredballoon861 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    "If you can't beat it, then eat it.."😅😅
    Dat's some great words over there...
    Never knew *FRYING PANS* can become *_SURPRISING WEAPONS_* 😂😂

  • @mariaq8087
    @mariaq8087 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Oh wow! Had no idea about this. Regards from the Island of Cyprus 🏝️🏝️🏝️🇨🇾🇨🇾🇨🇾

    • @OnlyKaerius
      @OnlyKaerius 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The sea around Cyprus is already overfished as well, so this might be the deathknell for the marine ecosystem.
      I worked there as a scuba instructor back in 2010. I remember there was another invasive predatory fish there even back then, that was poisonous (to eat) and wrecking havoc on local fish populations. Possibly toadfish.

    • @mariaq8087
      @mariaq8087 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@OnlyKaerius what part of Cyprus were you at? Il have to read up about that, sounds interesting

    • @OnlyKaerius
      @OnlyKaerius 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@mariaq8087 First in Ayia Napa, then in Pernera.

    • @mariaq8087
      @mariaq8087 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@OnlyKaerius very nice. Ayia Napa is beautiful, maybe one day youl return again.

    • @ntifasist
      @ntifasist 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Toadfish or rabbitfish as we call it in cyprus is the other invasive species in our seas. Along with lionfish plus overfishing they pose a great threat to the local ecosystem.

  • @carlob517
    @carlob517 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Lionfish looks like a business opportunity waiting to happen

  • @carlb8610
    @carlb8610 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video - thank you!

  • @bicolorangel4759
    @bicolorangel4759 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Eradicating lionfish by eating them is not practical. It is very expensive to harvest lionfish in large quantity. As a simple evidence, you could never see any affordable seafood in your local supermarkert, which are caught by divers by hand.

    • @ShadowebEB
      @ShadowebEB 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They were definitely talking about vacations, obviously you won't find it in Walmart.

    • @larrygaroth9773
      @larrygaroth9773 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You can actually find quite a large amount of affordable fish at areas like Ralph's or Vons, forgot which one exactly but you can even get certain lobsters for 15 bucks

    • @ShadowebEB
      @ShadowebEB 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@larrygaroth9773 that's not relevant to the discussion. Also I don't live in the US.

    • @bicolorangel4759
      @bicolorangel4759 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@larrygaroth9773 Not sure for the fish you mentioned. But lobsters sold in market are often not caught by divers. For example, Boston lobsters are caught by cages.

  • @chameleontrapper
    @chameleontrapper 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I eat lionfish at least 1 once a week from some local restaurant's here in Florida. Absolutely delicious creatures

  • @christinakakoulli
    @christinakakoulli 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great vid!

  • @marijnvanderlaan1197
    @marijnvanderlaan1197 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    nice video! Do you think its better to remove the lionfish from the ecosystem? or to feed them to the sharks and other local predators? I don't want sharks to recognize divers with food sources.. but stimulating natural predation would be a very efficient for removing the lionfish, especially for greater depths

  • @fredericcolombier5380
    @fredericcolombier5380 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Pterois volitans is excellent to eat & one of the ingredient of a typical sea water food of south France the Bouillabaisse ...
    Once the thorns are cut, like all rock fish, it's very tasty.
    All Scorpene type fish are excellent to eat , like Stone Fish , red Lion fish , these one & other species .

  • @mickbanzon3060
    @mickbanzon3060 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "If you can't beat it, eat it."
    I see you're followers of Rimuru Tempest as well.

  • @jslfcs6655
    @jslfcs6655 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome sight those manta rays gliding through the ocean. A little bit spooky , too.

  • @systemerror9174
    @systemerror9174 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Lion: I'm the king of the jungle.
    Lionfish: I'm the king of the sea jungle.
    Great White: I'm still here you idiot! I will never fit to a pan, only my fin though.

  • @theonlyholyDEMIGOD
    @theonlyholyDEMIGOD 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Lionfish kinda reminded me of a mobile game called Shark Evolution

  • @ps3301
    @ps3301 2 ปีที่แล้ว +739

    Tell japanese to eat lionfish instead of tuna. Problem solved.

    • @boygood215
      @boygood215 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      make sense

    • @Bilal-cj7bu
      @Bilal-cj7bu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +183

      And Chinese as well They eat anything that moves

    • @Daito-Chan
      @Daito-Chan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      It seems that sharks can eat them without having issues with the poison so way better solution: sharks eat lion fish for us wen dont have to deal with the poison spikes and sharks will attack less humans

    • @brandcack4117
      @brandcack4117 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Facts, just give them full legal rights to every lionfish in the world

    • @brandcack4117
      @brandcack4117 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      They’ll make em extinct within the year if they do

  • @jonospursuitofthewild7755
    @jonospursuitofthewild7755 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fascinating video 🙂

  • @stefanschneider3681
    @stefanschneider3681 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'll be in Rhodos two weeks from now, also in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, I'm curious what I will find! Good video!

  • @TheEpicLifeOfJacob
    @TheEpicLifeOfJacob 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    "If you can't beat em', Eat em'!" - Jeff Daimer

  • @Dreeblet
    @Dreeblet 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    They found the first ones in the Adriatic recently. Just near my home. So it begins.

  • @satorptest6746
    @satorptest6746 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video!!!

  • @DonKatuwawala
    @DonKatuwawala 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very informative video

  • @leponpon6935
    @leponpon6935 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Haven't had lionfish yet, can't wait to get some : )P

  • @willemvanoranje5724
    @willemvanoranje5724 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I subscribed! I knew about this issue, it also doesn't help that the Suez canal allows invasive species to come in from the Red Sea. But this fish-pac-man isn't a nice addition either...

  • @lucpraslan
    @lucpraslan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love the Pacman-isation lol 😆

  • @despawn7663
    @despawn7663 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great music accompany this.

  • @russellhr10
    @russellhr10 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    They're right lionfish are freaking delicious! and anytime I'm in a place they've invaded I make a point to seek out a place I can eat them

  • @Viatoreptil
    @Viatoreptil 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Awesome video. So what are the major factors (predators/parasites) that keep lionfish in check in the Indo-Pacific Region?

    • @danielbell8679
      @danielbell8679 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      The predators recognize them as prey. Not so outside their traditional range. When hand speared however, and then left dead on the reef, sharks will zero in on their leaking bodily fluids and gobble 'em up. Likewise, moray eels will happily snap up a dead lionfish left dangling in front of their lairs. Perhsps the top predators can be schooled to eat then in the invaded areas.

    • @wavemaker2077
      @wavemaker2077 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I saw a video in the Pacific where eel-like creatures that hide under the seabed eat those lionfish. There are none of those creatures in the Atlantic.

  • @stevehogan8829
    @stevehogan8829 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Chef Ramsey... Please keep it up.

  • @zacmarulo8721
    @zacmarulo8721 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi. Jamaican here. Lionfish are a problem here but we eat so many now that our fisheries are recovering. I've eaten one myself. pretty good.

  • @andrews993
    @andrews993 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    We do our part, being careful when you fillet them. Almost better than snapper.

  • @TheWorldHasGoneNuts
    @TheWorldHasGoneNuts 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Well I had no idea these fish were a problem here, but it would certainly help to explain the obvious lack of fish nearer the coast line compared to 25 years ago when I was still a kid. Or maybe the increased levels of petrol and plastic pollution, and the noticeably warmer sea has had more of an impact!

    • @Andy34_24
      @Andy34_24 ปีที่แล้ว

      True that’s the main reason, partially this video makes no sense

  • @WISDOMLINES7
    @WISDOMLINES7 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    impressive infotainment.. Stay blessed.. Love n regards.. 🌷🌷👍

  • @fozman845
    @fozman845 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Lion fish have spread everywhere from north carolina around Florida all the way to Texas waters. Depths from 10ft to 300ft plus cold water has no effect on them. However they taste pretty good when eaten.

  • @cprogrammerguy
    @cprogrammerguy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I got recently stung by Lionfish last week, I hecking regret swimming and trying to touch them!

  • @mochiboni2560
    @mochiboni2560 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Beautiful yet deadly...
    It sucks how they're still invasive till this day, I didnt know they had a large appetite, I thought it was just their venom that makes it harder for them to have predators

    • @lenafromterramater3690
      @lenafromterramater3690 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That's why we are trying to raise more awareness about them through our video 😉

    • @mochiboni2560
      @mochiboni2560 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lenafromterramater3690 Well I cant swim nor dive to kill these guys but I sure hope the video makes others who can do the same thing, thank you for the video! Though it does teach the every day people like me to not just release exotic fishes into the wild willy nilly, not that I ever have since exotic animals dont interest me much

  • @Lionfish_Extermination_Corp
    @Lionfish_Extermination_Corp 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very good video. I wish it could be updated to say venom instead of poison lionfish are not poisonous in any way, but they are venomous and venom can be eaten even raw. Not that I recommend you drink a whole bunch! Great video, and very informative!

    • @terramater
      @terramater  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hi Nathaniel!
      Thank you for watching it! What would you like to see next?

  • @davidec.4021
    @davidec.4021 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another 10/10 video

  • @thatonedog819
    @thatonedog819 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Worth noting that they could have been released accidentally during a hurricane and not necessarily that they were released on purpose.

    • @thekraken1173
      @thekraken1173 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Everywhere isn’t Florida, Mediterrenean shores aren’t as Flat as Fl and floods, hurricanes as big as Florida hurricanes and floods don’t happen here.

  • @truthboom
    @truthboom 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    reminds me of the lionfish in feeding frenzy

    • @mariobenedicto3582
      @mariobenedicto3582 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same here! Cute game!
      On a sidenote: They can eat 90% of their body weight daily... now THAT'S gluttony!

    • @sonarbuge7958
      @sonarbuge7958 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Xbox 360 arcade game?

    • @chesterdagoc5915
      @chesterdagoc5915 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sonarbuge7958 thats an old computer game

    • @niggacockball7995
      @niggacockball7995 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@chesterdagoc5915 released for both i think

    • @samsunguser3148
      @samsunguser3148 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Finally, someone said it. A terror for little fishes in game and in real life

  • @pedrolo0422
    @pedrolo0422 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I was in Turkey this summer on the mediterranean side and saw two of them in a few days. I was wondering how they had gotten there 😅

    • @terramater
      @terramater  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Now you know 😅

  • @tankbg1311
    @tankbg1311 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Why do i think people will start massive farms for these fish to profit even more and if an outbrakes happens our oceans will be doomed?

    • @erlinacobrado7947
      @erlinacobrado7947 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Why the hell do I think you are right? God help us

    • @blazep1344
      @blazep1344 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No one is going to do that.
      The lion fish are going to cost more to maintain then what they are actually sold for...
      Also lion fish taste like shit, the environmental groups are paying people like Gordon Ramsey to say it is a delicacy so they could promote the attempted removal of this species.

  • @tengkualiff
    @tengkualiff 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Always glad to see Lionfish dead where its invading. At some point, i got obsessed with lionfish videos ever since I knew they were invasive. Now seeing more videos spreading awareness about how bad they are, i'm glad we are doing more to prevent this from happening again.

    • @karentjuhh101
      @karentjuhh101 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I'm never glad to see them dead. It is the humans fault that they ended up in the wromg place. But now it has to be done to safe the environment

    • @TankManHeavy
      @TankManHeavy ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Its also important not to see them as "bad", they're just instinctually living. They're only "bad" when not in their actual habitat.

    • @serinadelmar6012
      @serinadelmar6012 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@karentjuhh101 A handful of selfish humans from Florida. Obviously now it is better that as many lionfish are killed as quickly as possible.

  • @jonthatcher3958
    @jonthatcher3958 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm not convinced on the idea that home aquarium hobbyists created this problem or even played a part in its creation for that matter.

  • @tehalexy
    @tehalexy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You're linking sources that are the base of your video?
    damn, take my abo :-D
    i knew about the american lionfish prob but i didn't know that they already start to conquer the mediteran sea ...
    if they arrive in croatia, i'm happy to go dive hunting for delicious lionfish :>

    • @aldogjipali2835
      @aldogjipali2835 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They have already arrived in South Albania. I would say its only a matter of time, but then again, the part of of the Adriatic sea from the middle of Albania up to Croatia has mostly sandy bottom. That might prevent them from invading that part of the Mediterranean.

  • @phlvn100
    @phlvn100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    And i‘ve heard that turkies are also slowely tqking over the island… they should learn to control this invasive species problem

    • @SD-cf4tx
      @SD-cf4tx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      they have been already there for more than 700 years. you are a lil bit late

    • @patricianoll1229
      @patricianoll1229 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Impossible

  • @jimmyneutron4329
    @jimmyneutron4329 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Here in Colombia and all of the Caribbean we also have a massive problem with these; and all thanks to Americans from Florida who bought them as pets and then thoughtlessly released them into the ocean without any consideration of the hazards of introducing new species into a given ecosystem

  • @Mefbuz
    @Mefbuz 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks, interesting

  • @r1ftz793
    @r1ftz793 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’ve caught two off these off Busselton in the Westen Australia

  • @hylacinerea970
    @hylacinerea970 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    as a fish enthusiast, i’ve never understood the lionfish hype. i find them disgusting, if i’m ever on the coast i’m intentionally eating one :^)c

  • @Kathikas1
    @Kathikas1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I’m not so sure about the timeline of Lionfish in the Eastern Mediterranean. In the late 60’s and early 70’s I used to dive along the north coast of Cyprus and they were a not uncommon sight then, even in shallow waters. Could they have always been present in deeper waters and as temperatures rise they did as well?

    • @johnmalin1676
      @johnmalin1676 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Sea Temperatures around Cyprus are the same now as they were in the 70's, so i doubt that is the reason

    • @raclark2730
      @raclark2730 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Here's a theory, could they have travelled through the Suez canal.

  • @moises75434
    @moises75434 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why do I like this style docu so much

    • @terramater
      @terramater  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Moises! We're glad you like it!

  • @zemlidrakona2915
    @zemlidrakona2915 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Growing up we called these Turkey fish, but now Lionfish seems to be the preferred name.

  • @pjacobsen1000
    @pjacobsen1000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    It's a beautiful fish! I used to be very happy to see one on diving trips in South East Asia.

    • @dickenscider7328
      @dickenscider7328 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I personally think they are very ugly.

    • @joechino9022
      @joechino9022 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Beautiful but deadly...

  • @tashubijjala9566
    @tashubijjala9566 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I wish they would upload every day!

  • @luminousblue1539
    @luminousblue1539 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is very interesting

  • @ZRHTrainspotter
    @ZRHTrainspotter 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Through the Suez Canal, dangerous animals from the tropical Red Sea and Indian Ocean are entering the Mediterranean. The lionfish and nomad jellyfish have already arrived, now just wait a few more years, until the first reports of Sea Snakes and Box Jellyfish (Morbakka Fenneri) are reported in the southeastern Mediterranean.

    • @controllerplayer1720
      @controllerplayer1720 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      i doubt this is purposely released by the biological laboratory ships on other places without the lionfish so that the people cannot go on fishing to cause food crisis just like how they sabotage the food storage or doing their Tyrannical Foolicies(policies) to suppress and oppress those farmers..

  • @Incidental104
    @Incidental104 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    When I read “invasion in Cyprus” thought the video was gonna be about something different

  • @antoniopacelli
    @antoniopacelli 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "If you Can't beat it...eat it.."
    Same solution for the biological weapons phagocytosis..
    [No Sonya, you fell in the crucible when you was little..]

  • @LeeFav.
    @LeeFav. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I Sea another great knowledge..

  • @DaniSlot
    @DaniSlot 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It was introduced to unknown territory, that fish was, as part of a process in freeing some of them for whatever reason, there was this story circling around, thats how lionfish conquered a huge part of a their territory..

  • @carsinogenesis
    @carsinogenesis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I like how they said "we're getting pay back" like it's the lion fish's fault for being released by humans... brilliant

  • @alexlveperez7210
    @alexlveperez7210 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Looking at their "native range" - all the way from Korea to the frigid waters south of South Africa, they don't seem to prefer particularly warm waters. Its clearly not a tropical fish.

    • @serinadelmar6012
      @serinadelmar6012 ปีที่แล้ว

      “these heat-loving fish are more efficient in warmer waters.” Which is why they are settling in the eastern Mediterranean.

    • @wavemaker2077
      @wavemaker2077 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      What do you mean they are not tropical fish? Well there are not so many of them in the tropical waters because there are predators hunting them but they are native to tropical waters.

    • @joshuaericsantos3552
      @joshuaericsantos3552 ปีที่แล้ว

      They are common here in South east asia but they are slow and easy prey for top predators in our sea, and we also eat them.

  • @HomeSkillit
    @HomeSkillit 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Lion fish tacos are amazing. When I visit Florida next year it's on the menu 👌

    • @lenafromterramater3690
      @lenafromterramater3690 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      So you are brave enough to eat them?! 😊🐠

    • @HomeSkillit
      @HomeSkillit 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lenafromterramater3690 nothing a pair of scissors cant fix.

  • @rockandblues3635
    @rockandblues3635 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    wow beautiful fish

    • @terramater
      @terramater  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi Rock!
      Amazing, right? 😍

  • @Manos_P_
    @Manos_P_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I see this channel a lot and I did not expect a video about my country! And that's unfortunate nevertheless. Before some months some biologists created some kind of tournament with a price for the person who catch the most lionfish! And then they cooked them in public to raise awareness and people to taste them

  • @terramater
    @terramater  ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Killer whales are currently invading completely new territories in the far north, completely re-shaping the Arctic: ▶th-cam.com/video/FsAfZxyw3r0/w-d-xo.html

    • @ProfezorSnayp
      @ProfezorSnayp ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Let's hunt and eat them.

    • @rainerkinzinger555
      @rainerkinzinger555 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I have tasted this fish in its native habitat, and I can tell you they are not tasty, even local fishermen hate this fish because of its unpleasant taste compared to other fish.
      Nice propaganda that they taste good though 👍.
      May I suggest harvesting these creatures and turning them into organic fertilizer or fish meal? To be honest a sh!tty tilapia fish is more palatable than this one

    • @controllerplayer1720
      @controllerplayer1720 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      i doubt this is purposely released by the biological laboratory ships on other places without the lionfish so that the people cannot go on fishing to cause food crisis just like how they sabotage the food storage or doing their Tyrannical Foolicies(policies) to suppress and oppress those farmers..

  • @kirckolivares8635
    @kirckolivares8635 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just found out about this...thanks for this video. I will include lionfish in my seafood .

    • @terramater
      @terramater  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi KIRCK! Thanks for watching!

  • @barryjames3747
    @barryjames3747 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would happily buy it at morrisons here in the UK

  • @jamestiscareno4387
    @jamestiscareno4387 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Lionfish are not very hard to catch because they have an aggressive nature so they instinctively stand their ground. The one I had in my aquarium would then somewhat move his fins outwards and foreward daring you to touch him. I was told his sting was 3x that of a bee sting. I don't know if that's accurate. When cleaning the tank he resists being moved out of the way. Truly awesome fish to watch.

  • @hera7884
    @hera7884 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nice job humanity. Let me know when you all feel like doing something good and monumental for the world instead of something horrible and detrimental.
    Keep making a bad situation worse.

    • @mochachino56
      @mochachino56 ปีที่แล้ว

      Stop hating on humanity, you are a human too.
      We are apex species, and if humanity perish, another "humanity" civilization or any apex species will do the same as us.

    • @hera7884
      @hera7884 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mochachino56 lol

  • @Mityaatanasov
    @Mityaatanasov ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow i’m definitely going to search for this fish in the bulgarian fish market ✅

  • @Miko36019
    @Miko36019 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was catching them by hundreds a week . They taste very good especially sweet and sour.

  • @clockworkNate
    @clockworkNate 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    So it's only a problem brought to light because it's cutting into profits for humans that do even more overfishing lmao. Damn these fish eating all these other fish that we could be selling 😂

    • @kaleb8082
      @kaleb8082 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No, I’m pretty sure he mentioned the fact that fish populations dropped by 65%, their prey are vital to ecosystem balance, and their presence caused damage to the entire area the are present when invasive.

    • @clockworkNate
      @clockworkNate 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kaleb8082 They must be eating all the whales and sharks in the ocean as well.

    • @ShadowebEB
      @ShadowebEB 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@clockworkNate I don't think you understand how an ecosystem works. Adding predators is good, adding predators that don't have other predators in the region (none-native species) and with a fast reproduction rate, you have a problem! Sharks and whales have a very low reproduction rate and are native nearly everywhere as they're travelers, they're generally good for the ecosystems.

  • @Boo-pv4hn
    @Boo-pv4hn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Making games out of killing fish won’t help anyone long term, if they are kept in check people will still want to hunt them even if it’s in there native habitat

  • @undeadnecro6495
    @undeadnecro6495 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Barracuda and eel love these guys and aren’t affected by the venom

  • @yakzivz1104
    @yakzivz1104 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    well it sounds like lion fish needs to be on every restaurants menu!!!

    • @terramater
      @terramater  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hi Yakziv! That would definitely change the current situation!