Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission expands its lionfish removal competition with new award categories to ...

Georgia officials ask for public help to combat aquatic invasive species like blue land crabs and snakeheads.

A lionfish swims in one of the tanks at the N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher in July 2014. If you were to ask artificial intelligence to build the perfect invasive invader, the computer technology might ...

One lionfish alone can reduce the maturation of native fish species by 79%, according to NOAA Fisheries. Lionfish are ...

FLORIDA (WJHG/WECP) - The 2025 FWC Lionfish Challenge celebrated a significant milestone as it marked its 10th anniversary. Divers from around the state competed until the final moment for the titles ...

Invasive Asian swamp eels are spreading in South Florida canals. UF wants the public's help to track this threat to native ...

FWC is unsure of whether the apparent population decrease can be attributed to a new disease, mitigation efforts, a natural ebb and flow of invasive species populations or a combination of those ...

Head under the waves of the Atlantic Ocean, and you will find one of the most beautiful killers in the sea. Meet the lionfish, an extravagant-looking fish featuring flowing spines and vivid zebra ...

A maroon-striped marauder with venomous spikes is rapidly multiplying in the Caribbean's warm waters, swallowing native species, stinging divers and generally wreaking havoc on an ecologically ...

How sick of the lionfish is the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission? Enough so to offer you up to $5,000 to catch the nasty critters and get them out of Florida waters. The FWC's ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Liz writes about the ocean and its protection. Lionfish were introduced to the Caribbean in the 1980s. Although unconfirmed, it is ...

Lionfish are native to the Indo-Pacific Ocean, but their exotic stripes and venomous features have made them popular in the aquarium trade. Lionfish may have first been released into the Atlantic ...