KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaica is reporting a big decline in sightings of lionfish, the voracious invasive species that has been wreaking havoc on regional reefs for years and wolfing down native ...

In the span of a few years, lionfish spread from the coast of the US to the Bahamas and throughout the Caribbean. The invasive species is devastating ecosystems, eating everything in its path. Now, ...

The prickly lionfish usually makes its home in the Indo-Pacific, but in recent decades the species has become an invasive presence in the Caribbean and along the coast of Florida. Unfortunately, the ...

An adult lionfish can grow as large as 18 inches, while juveniles may be as small as 1 inch or less. An adult weighs about 2.5 pounds. The lionfish’s head and body are brightly striped with brown and ...

Lionfish from the Indo-Pacific waters are beautiful, but you don't want one for a neighbor. And that's exactly what is happening in the Caribbean. The invasive species, which was first spotted off the ...

This restaurant in Curacao only serves Lionfish. Lionfish tacos, Lionfish ceviche, Lionfish and chips, you name it. They use every part of the Lionfish, nothing goes to waste. And the scales? They’re ...

This weekend, the Caribbean Restoration and Education Foundation will host a training session to educate residents how to safely remove lionfish from Virgin Islands National Park waters. “Lionfish eat ...

ABOARD THE LADY GO DIVER – Drifting in the slight chop of the Atlantic Ocean a mile off Florida's eastern coast, small groups of divers armed with spears and a purpose tumbled deliberately backward ...

Hundreds of tournament divers raced until the last minute to bring in a record-breaking haul of more than 31,000 venomous lionfish, Florida officials said. The state’s annual competition to remove the ...