Lionfish have become a recent threat in Caribbean waters. To reduce the rate at which they are increasing, NOAA announced a campaign to introduce the fish as a new restaurant offering. But given the risks, is it a sustainable pest management strategy?
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Invasive species threaten the biodiversity of an area in many ways. One of those ways, as seen in an example in California’s Tomales Bay, is by changing the dynamics of the food chain.
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Water hyacinth control had evaded land managers for many years and choked the life out of lakes and ponds. In the late 1990s, researchers from Florida discovered that the aquatic weed could be most effectively controlled through integrated pest management.
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