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A strategy to control the population of invasive species is being developed by the Ministry of Environment. The plans follow legislation passed last month that extended powers to members of the public to destroy pest birds that threaten the livelihoo...

A record catch of 72 lionfish were landed during the weekend’s Groundswell Lionfish Tournament based at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS). The event attracted 94 participants on eight lionfish catching teams, all of them using spears. T...

Efforts are continuing to help eradicate the lionfish from Bermuda waters. But the invasive species is still posing environmental and economic problems as the population increases. Researcher Corey Eddy will be speaking tomorrow at the Bermuda Under...

Government has devised a war plan to reduce numbers of invasive lionfish in Bermuda’s waters. Health and Environment Minister Trevor Moniz said that the strategy provided “a guide and cohesive long-term plan on how to tackle this problem based on exp...

Residents are being asked to join the fight against an invading predator that threatens to destroy Bermuda’s marine ecosystem. The call to arms has been issued by the Bermuda Lionfish Taskforce (BLT), which recommends that an army of volunteers could...

More money and personnel are needed to fight the battle against invasive lionfish, according to chairman of the Bermuda Lionfish Taskforce James Gleason. Addressing the Hamilton Rotary, Mr Gleason said it was unlikely Bermuda would ever be able to co...

Top lionfish researchers will speak on the Island next week as part of an event organised by the Ocean Support Foundation. James Morris Jr, of the National Ocean Service, and Lad Akins, of the Reef Environmental Education Foundation, will speak at a ...

Kiskadee, Brazil Pepper and poisonous fish are not the first thing that comes to mind when someone says the word “alien,” but that’s what they are: alien species. More commonly referred to as invasive or non-native species, there’s more potential dan...

While it’s rare that we are told to eat as much fish as possible, in terms of invasive species it may be the best way to get a handle on the population explosion. This is particularly the case of the lionfish population in Bermuda, which is one of th...