Lionfish Shack

Experts speculate that people have been dumping unwanted lionfish from home aquariums into the Atlantic Ocean for up to 25 years.Since lionfish are not native to Atlantic waters, they have very few predators. LionFish are native to the Indo-Pacific, but are now established along the southeast coast of the U.S., the Caribbean, and in parts of the Gulf of Mexico.How did the fish get to the Atlantic? While the exact cause is unknown, it’s likely that humans provided a helping hand.