Brazil's Porto Seguro is paying $10 for each captured lionfish; nearly 500 have been removed as they threaten native reefs and local fisheries
- The municipality of Porto Seguro, Brazil, is paying $10 for each captured lionfish, which has invaded the region's waters and threatened native species.
- Nearly 500 of the invasive fish have been removed from the sea far south of Bahia, in about a month after the invasion, and brought to the Fishermen's Colony in areas outside of the Recife de Fora Marine Natural Park.
- Authorities are attempting to control a venomous predator that reproduces rapidly, threatening local reefs, native fish, crustaceans and fisheries, according to a report by CPG.
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- The municipality of Porto Seguro, Brazil, is paying $10 for each captured lionfish, which has invaded the region's waters and threatened native species.
- Nearly 500 of the invasive fish have been removed from the sea far south of Bahia, in about a month after the invasion, and brought to the Fishermen's Colony in areas outside of the Recife de Fora Marine Natural Park.
- Authorities are attempting to control a venomous predator that reproduces rapidly, threatening local reefs, native fish, crustaceans and fisheries, according to a report by CPG.
Sources: Times of India