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RBEmerson · 12-31-2004, 08:31 AM

Originally posted by Ricordia
Sorry for the late reply, haven't visited here in a while.

The lionfish in the Atlantic were the direct result of a hurricane, not a careless fishkeeper who threw them into the ocean. The hurricane destroyed a home with a reef tank containing a mated pair. The fish were washed into the ocean along with most of the guy's house.

Just thought I'd clear that up.

Ricordia

Um, er, perhaps that accounts for a pair but there have been sightings off North Carolina, South Carolina, and off the coast near Titusville, Florida. That's a touch far ranging for fish lost from a single tank. Additionally, there are a host of other species sighted in the Palm Beach and Broward County area along Florida's Atlantic coast. Specifically, I refer you to "Invaders from Inner Space" by Alex Brylske, Dive Training magazine, the October 2004 edition, pp 30-41. Despite the rather lurid title, this is a soundly researched article on the problem of "wrong fish in the wrong place".

Copies of Dive Training can be found, for free, at many dive or scuba shops or check their web site.

12-31-2004, 08:31 AM	#11
RBEmerson Registered Join Date: May 2003 Location: Skippack, PA Posts: 47	Originally posted by Ricordia Sorry for the late reply, haven't visited here in a while. The lionfish in the Atlantic were the direct result of a hurricane, not a careless fishkeeper who threw them into the ocean. The hurricane destroyed a home with a reef tank containing a mated pair. The fish were washed into the ocean along with most of the guy's house. Just thought I'd clear that up. Ricordia Um, er, perhaps that accounts for a pair but there have been sightings off North Carolina, South Carolina, and off the coast near Titusville, Florida. That's a touch far ranging for fish lost from a single tank. Additionally, there are a host of other species sighted in the Palm Beach and Broward County area along Florida's Atlantic coast. Specifically, I refer you to "Invaders from Inner Space" by Alex Brylske, Dive Training magazine, the October 2004 edition, pp 30-41. Despite the rather lurid title, this is a soundly researched article on the problem of "wrong fish in the wrong place". Copies of Dive Training can be found, for free, at many dive or scuba shops or check their web site. Sometimes I sits and thinks, sometimes I just sits.