From a business standpoint I’d definitely open up a restaurant featuring only invasive species for super low cost and turn it to chain restaurants, but I’m also satisfied as a photographer.

i cant believe these guys are acting like they dont know where the lion fish came from, when back in the early 80's lion fish were a hot seller in the Pet Aquarium businesses along the south atlantic coast. From Boca to deerfield on down to miami. It was even common to see lion fish in music videos and television shows shot in florida inside peoples aquariums. And how did these fish get out into the atlantic. Well. back then salt water aquariums business was huge. everyone wanted the bigger and baddest tank. but few knew the complexity of maintaining a tank with various types of fish all from different regions of the world, not to mention the massive time and costs involved. As such when people gave up, instead of destroying the fish or selling back to pet shops (which shops typically didnt buy back not knowing what kinda bacterial infections and pestilence such fish may carry) their owners not wanting to destroy the fish often opting to dump their fish into the canals and outlets all along the coast, some specifically dumping their fish from their boats never considering the possible harm to the ecosystem. i know this, because i saw it first hand many times. Today, those very same aquarium pet shops have far worst than lionfish in their possession, lets not even get into all the species of piranha, and no ones doing anything about it. So with all this talk of the invasive species problem, all one has to do is got to their local big business fish aquarium shop to see first hand the source of the problem. no.. i love exotic animals like the next guy, but considering the utter damage these things can do without their native predators to keep them in check. i say no to their possession and sales, and forget fines, only hard jail time will prevent such sales. cause youd gota be all kinds of stupid to get 15 or more years just to sell an exotic animal no matter the cost.

@marilynalvarez9951

4 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree with you more it's the same thing that happened with the pythons in the Everglades.

@garynorden1117

4 жыл бұрын

@@marilynalvarez9951 Just need a hurricane to hit a pet shop. That's one of the ways that it all started

@raveousone

4 жыл бұрын

funny but reading this i'm reminded of the anti gun argument people use .... some retard couldn't handle the responsibility and bad things happened so let make laws not to punish those that abuse the privilege of owning a beautiful fish in a tank but to stop anyone from enjoying that privilege no matter how responsible they are

@lylacor8401

4 жыл бұрын

@@marilynalvarez9951 Or the snake heads.

@grannysweet

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for speaking the truth 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

this documentary should be named " catching lion fish competition '

"These are lionfish safe gloves" reminds me of the simpsons "these goggles do nothing to protect from acid"

The big guy with the re breather, I remember him in an early high def show. He did deep cave diving and exploration in Florida.

Finally... something we can kill without pissing someone off....ha

@Pearg0ld

4 жыл бұрын

Read the comments, there are *MANY* people who hate this and think the lion fish should live without intervention. Some are rooting for the fish to win

@markgarin6355

4 жыл бұрын

@Kate Kuray People Eating Tasty Animals.....yup.. ha

@markgarin6355

4 жыл бұрын

@@Pearg0ld well....they would be wrong.

@rageraptor7127

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Asshole bro there’s no way wtf

@annajohnston9528

3 жыл бұрын

Also Iguanas in Florida, you get payed to pop those.

People used to have them as pets. Some let them go and others was washed out when hurricanes hit Florida. The quills have a glad at the base of it

VERY INTERESTING. Living in Florida this is a big problem

These guys are the best.

I would love to learn to dive. So relaxing

Why would spearing them be illegal with a rebreather on an invasive species if that's the law it needs to be changed immediately ad hoc

@RM-rh3mz

2 жыл бұрын

Right, you can’t spear them in half of the keys and south Florida as well. No spear fishing laws. 🤦🏼‍♂️

Great job.

You know, I had thought this would have been more about the actual species and why they are able to thrive in the environment they were introduced to and possibly talking about the real problem AKA humans releasing their exotic pets into the wild. That's what I think of when I think of a nature documentary. Not some jackass who's view on the creatures being shown is "Kill em' all and let God sort em' out".

@Pashasmom1

4 жыл бұрын

That bald guy takes himself much too seriously. I'm guessing there is some really deep seated anger going on there.

@rageraptor7127

3 жыл бұрын

I mean i think we need more people like him if we really want to wipe the invasion out.

@alyrojas623

3 жыл бұрын

True i understand that they are an invasive species and need to go but he should at least show some respect. they are just beautiful living creatures that are just trying to live their lives no need to insult them.

@rageraptor7127

3 жыл бұрын

@@alyrojas623 there is no such thing as a pleasant death. Wether you insult them or not. If at the end of the day if your going to wipe them out then it’s all the same action. Although of course it should always be done with the intent to help preserve and conserve nature. Not simply with the notion of killing for the sake of killing. Although there are also times when we must acknowledge that we can’t wipe them out in the way we wish we could. So we need to request help from people who have no mindset for respect to kill. And so long as they don’t kill native species. We should get the same result in the end.

@alyrojas623

3 жыл бұрын

@@rageraptor7127 I know there is no such thing as a Pleasant death all im saying is that man should have a bit more respect towards the animals who he is killing. i understand these fish are an invasive species and will completly destroy the ecosystem if allowed to their own devices and need to be removed or lowered in numbers until they are eradicated from that area or the ecosystem has time to adapt to the new threats, however his line of thinking that the lionfish are "EVIL" is the same type of reasoning that has lead to the near extinction of many large predators around the world. his mockery twords the fish he's about to exterminate just really annoyed me 😅

Wish I could get a cooler full of that fish,have a nice family fish fry.

wow nice color !!!

Ah so my favorite fish is conquering the seas to the point of war with humans...interesting.

@AttilatheThrilla

3 жыл бұрын

What? Jellyfish??

@lylacor8401

3 жыл бұрын

@@AttilatheThrilla if you mean man ó war than let it be clear that's not a jellyfish.

@bad71hd

3 жыл бұрын

They are your fave because you are clueless!! I live in s florida. We will kill them all of we can.

So beautiful

JUST THREE? HAHAHA COME ON... YOU'RE KIDDING RIGHT?

Interesting. I've seen these native diving in Egypt in the Red Sea, however nobody really ate them there, at the same time I never saw them as abundant in this documentary. I guess there must be some other way they are controlled there. I guess it's like American crayfish in the rivers in the UK, and American grey squirrels computing with the native English / European species. I'm an environmentalist but I need to eat too and I've caught crayfish in rivers in the UK when I lived in Oxford too. I've never thought of catching lionfish though, wouldn't want to try lol. Looks pretty risky job. I wonder what their natural predator is in the Red Sea though.

@liliaaaaaaaa

4 жыл бұрын

lionfish-hunting.com/what-eats-lionfish/ The weblink above gives some info on natural predators of lionfish in the Red Sea, sharks, Moray eels, groupers etc. I've certainly seen plenty of eels and groupers around the reefs there probably keeps the lionfish in check in their natural environment.

@DrJamesBWood

4 жыл бұрын

No natural predators here.

Leave those lobsters alone and only kill the lion fish.

Lobster fishermen catching and selling lionfish, bit of a win win I think. They're making money either way.

keep up the good work get rid all of them

Can be bought at Whole Foods and cooked like Flounder. My preference if the fish is fresh is Cevice.

@justinbales9883

4 жыл бұрын

Tastes delicious

19:28: There were 1,2,3, 3 Lionfish! I told you there was an invasion X,D!!

@monkeyking-self-proclaimed7050

3 жыл бұрын

Should kill off people too. We're invading the whole Earth.

Is there a grid system where locations/reefs are listed with coordinates, who cleared it and when? For the deeper levels, 200ft. etc., maybe a submersible with a vacuum attached?

YES

lionfish is native to our south pacific waters. we have a similar problem with the invasive armoured catfish which is unfortunately not good to eat.

perhaps they can find a way to eliminate lionfish eggs. They trained eels, sharks and groupers to eat them can smaller fish be trained to eat their eggs?

@38:43 He sold 6,000lbs of lion fish at $6 a lb so how much money did he make??....

@vx_uk_nw

3 жыл бұрын

36k

They're Evil and I Hate Them 🤓

nice job,lets catch more lionfish people

Too many ads,., I just wanna see the beautiful content !

We need to get a taste for these fish because then we’ll definitely get the population under control, lol.

The BEST Cevice!!!

Nice to focus fishing on just the invasive species..

Are they eatable ??? The Lion Fish Cook has been for sale now for 4 years. - aaah Yes and they are Delicious. Florida restaurants have them on their menus !

@justinbales9883

4 жыл бұрын

They taste amazingly good

We will Never wipe them out at this late time - - But if We could just educate everyone what a delicious seafood source they are We might be able to eat them into a controlled state. We need to create a big market for them and even more would be harvested. Try them once and You will eat them again !!!!!!

@zealkurusuthegatorman5439

3 жыл бұрын

Scuba Divers can also teach predatory fishes like the mako sharks, barracuda, moray eels and groupers to attack lionfish.

@NipponAsahi

3 жыл бұрын

We can give it to african tooo. They would be happy to eat it

@DYNABIKE1

3 жыл бұрын

@@zealkurusuthegatorman5439 Attack is a different concept. To eat them as regular food Yes. That is what needs to happen. Each new generation will learn Lion Fish are good food.

That derby actually sounds like a great time

When I'm older, retired, have a boat and a scuba certification...I want to hunt lionfish. Looks like fun!

This fish looks so cute

@rageraptor7127

3 жыл бұрын

They still predators and don’t belong there

The problem with Lionfish is that they do the same thing humans do.

@user-hs2hd7wp9g

3 жыл бұрын

ok boomer

@metricdeep8856

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-hs2hd7wp9g ....Is the Tik Tok app not working for you today?

@cheech460

3 жыл бұрын

@@metricdeep8856 no i think the app is working fine. He is just here learning about the sting so he can start his new challenge.

Lion fish rolls yum

Just like snakes,some people wanted to have this beautiful sucker in their tank,when youngsters got bigger and started to eat every other cute fish in their tank,instead off killing them(I did)they released them in the wild(criminal)and now,it's a huge mess............

Invasive species. Lol 😂 that's irritating nowadays

Are they able to just kill and leave them there to be eaten by crabs or other scavengers? I've been seeing these videos and damn they are in munchies of 50+ without a care because they dont have many predators. And they have to be joking asking how they got there everyone knows lion fish were really hot seller when I was a kid

the choice of background music in this one..... lol

@YehoshuaChicagoCubs

3 жыл бұрын

right

I'm sure glad they're tournaments to go after them

Good eating

@23:37 Taking notes under water... Wait but how?? 🤯

Scuba divers! Who saw the new face-down jump water entry method?

in the APAC region, these toxic invaders are thriving so it seems its up to us humans to consume our problems.

We caught them at Keystone Point in North Miami about 1962

They taste good... Fish n chips of lion fish should be subsidized

I remember when I did some diving between 1974-1976 off Mombassa, Kenya and there were many lionfish there.

21:41 there was one right next to her head

It’s so strange seeing two humans hug each other now. I can’t wait for us to get back to these days where we can embrace each other before we mutilate fish

Invasive species give me some EVOLVE FPS vibes. We’re fighting a loosing war. But we still fight. Bro if I was in that water. I would be spearing these things left and right all day until I literally couldn’t go anymore. I wouldn’t even care if I got to eat. Just leave em to die in the water.

@markgarin6355

3 жыл бұрын

Don't know, leave them in the water someone steps on it or something tries to eat it. Better a hot BBQ or bonfire.

Where can I get the lion keep? I live in the U.K. but dive to kill lion fish in North Cyprus 👌🇬🇧

The distruction of habitat will force nature to make a way.

@DYNABIKE1

4 жыл бұрын

That makes no sense in this case of over populated reef fish that are in no way in balance with their current environment. No habitat destruction apples to this problem.

@rageraptor7127

3 жыл бұрын

With enough time yes. But animals don’t adapt when they don’t even have a chance to. There have to be survivors in order for it to work out. And even so it will take hundreds of generations before the fish start adapting. By then the lion fish population would be even worse.

What feam needs a diver for 2021???? Get af me!

Apparently in Florida now I don't see how with pure budlight waters

Super cavitation rounds ? That would kill them at high rate .

These very human beings have more in common with Lionfish than they'd be willing to admit. Lmao.

Can we eat them ? We need to balance them !

@kieranh2005

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

How about humas? They're also one of the invasive species.

@christiaanprinsloo8951

4 жыл бұрын

WE brought lionfish here, idiot. What a fucking stupid argument.

makes me hungry for one...

Invasive species and its not allowed to use rebreathers ?

@kieranh2005

3 жыл бұрын

General rule. They need to make an exception.

pls teach us chinese people how to eat this lionfish, and boom, problem sovled!

@thepunisher4507

5 жыл бұрын

your in luck, they apparently are very tasty and safe to eat if prepared properly. People are now eating them as a way to control their growth and you could probably find a place that serves them if you look.

@colorsplash77

5 жыл бұрын

I will give you my cevice recipe Lion Fish Filets....Lime Juice to Cover, Cilantro. Jalepeno peppers, 6 cloves garlic, Red Onion Let sit 1 hour EAT!!!!

@konstellashon1364

4 жыл бұрын

Gordon Ramsay cooked some on his KZread channel.

why are they counting them and not killing them?

Why aren't you saying how and why they got here ??? Seems fishy no pun intended

@nicholase82

5 жыл бұрын

Some say people were dumping aquamarine fish.

@dbirdeycapozzi9807

5 жыл бұрын

It could also be a symptom of the out- of-balance ocean environment.

@colorsplash77

5 жыл бұрын

@@dbirdeycapozzi9807if people can dump it when it gets too big then here in Florida, they will! from Feral Hogs to pythons, Cobras, lionfish......

@markblix6880

5 жыл бұрын

Why dont you do some studying on the subject. You need to be told everything?

@christopherfarrington9270

4 жыл бұрын

they swam there duh

Well why don’t they take the fish that lionfish feed on and breed them to persevere that species?

@justinbales9883

4 жыл бұрын

They eat everything

@Pearg0ld

4 жыл бұрын

If it fits in a lion fishes mouth it really doesn't care

@samanthasander6192

4 жыл бұрын

I personally have a lionfish in my large aquarium. Even though I think he is super cool I totally respect the decision to try and manage the population in the ocean.. when he was a baby I was told I wouldn't have to worry about my clown fish. I had planned on putting our clownfish in another tank, but never got the chance. Within 2 days he ate both my clownfish 🙄. But have to respect his instinct

@NipponAsahi

3 жыл бұрын

@@samanthasander6192 lionfish is invading species. They will makes the native fish go extinct.

Live look at us border camps

So they didn't even caught %.000001 of what one fish can reproduce 😥😢

These things got in here the same way pythons and anacondas did, jackasses who wanted a cool pet but got bored an irresponsibly dumped them in the wild. Some people are just completely selfish and now everyone else needs to pay the price. they ought to outlaw selling these kinds of animals to people and put anyone outside research labs and aquariums caught with them with intent to sell behind bars and anyone with ones as pets should get a hefty fine.

Ain’t nothing more toxic than people, just saying

what about asian carp?

It's surprising there not using the spin's for medical purposes

Invasive species rivalry lol

"Team frapper" 😂😂😂really??? Check urban dictionary. 👋

@binteake7133

4 жыл бұрын

batty boys :P

I'm glad it's at least fun to do. Some asshole properly released his fish in the sea so other human can come and fix the problem now.

Nothing at all about training sharks to eat lionfish???

@DrJamesBWood

4 жыл бұрын

Training wild sharks to eat from humans makes a great photo op but may not be the best idea. Training any large predator to eat from humans may not be the best idea. . . Training a shark to eat a speared lionfish doesnt mean they will then go hunt them. . .

@TheKonch

3 жыл бұрын

Elaine B sharks will die if they eat lion fish sind lion fish are covered in venomous spines

A losing battle .

I just got a 95 dollar baby lion fish for Xmas

@Smorgellep

3 жыл бұрын

No offence but keep it till it dies And if not you kill it Don’t let that fish anywhere els except for your tank or in your belly

@joechino9022

2 жыл бұрын

Do not let it go. 🤷🏻‍♂️

why restrict where you can kill these fish and use a rebreather?

time for gene drive eradication??

Florida, and talking millimeters?

Don’t take it too far tho.

@autisticguitar666

3 жыл бұрын

you can't

So messed up

Lion fish is that neighborhood who uses your trash can, let's their dog shit on your law, then say it's your problem not theirs.

I dont understand? Isnt this just natures course and humans trying to change it? Its the ocean, let them be and do what they do!

@AZlumpbox

Жыл бұрын

It's an invasive species and is causing issues with the wildlife, as well as them being venomous, it's best to remove them

Did he just say they did well but killing three.... Is he really a marine biologist

@justinbales9883

4 жыл бұрын

Yes great job... There destroying all types of ecologies they don't belong in... Plus they taste great...😂

@DrJamesBWood

4 жыл бұрын

Yup, not bad for 30 minutes in at that site before moving on. Dr. James

The first time I saw a lionfish is in Florida since 1985 when I am 11 years old. They freak me out all the way because they look like ugly psychos all the time.

I really HATE these fish. Ill be in derbys this year! Salt life

@semaphor3

3 жыл бұрын

Hate the people who released them to the wild, these fish are just doing what they do in nature - survive. Hating an animal for its very nature is utterly retarded.

oop-

Never trust a lion fish to tell the truth.

How come cool ass animals get hunted to extinction, but we can actively hunt the shit out of lionfish and not make a dent in the population?

@TheKonch

3 жыл бұрын

One reason is that lion fish breed faster than a rhinoceros or a tiger

These fish barely move, atleast make a kill shot.

Lots of talk and chest beating, but not much fishing/catching.

Soooo how are they gona handle the invasive species in the USA 😂😂😂

@pedrogoncalves6107

5 жыл бұрын

walllllll! genious!

@biggunna8863

5 жыл бұрын

pedro gonçalves No I meant the ones from 1492

@mralone5501

5 жыл бұрын

USA is a one , Land of peoples from ireland , england , taking land of indiens peoples , country without history :D

@binteake7133

4 жыл бұрын

maybe building a wall underwater?

@brucewayne5916

3 жыл бұрын

Shoot them or bomb them

I once touched a Lion Fish... I am now LionFish-man!

@mba2ceo

4 жыл бұрын

so U mean NO will touch U ?

@binteake7133

4 жыл бұрын

where? on its sensitive spot?? :p

@christopherfarrington9270

4 жыл бұрын

pervert