Did you know: a native species in the indo-pacific, Lionfish is a significant invasive species in the west Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, and Mediterranean Sea?
As a result of human error in the late 1980s, a handful of lionfish slipped undetected into Atlantic waters off the coast of Florida. Fast forward to today, the invasive lionfish has completely taken over the Atlantic Ocean from Boston to Brazil to Barcelona. Everywhere they appear, they destroy coral reefs and oceanic food chains.