The Benefits of Culling, Consuming, and Banning Live Imports as Methods of Controlling Lionfish Populations

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dc.contributor.authorWilson, Jacqueline
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-02T14:07:58Z
dc.date.available2022-11-02T14:07:58Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionRecommended citation: Wilson, Jacqueline. "The Benefits of Culling, Consuming, and Banning Live Imports as Methods of Controlling Lionfish Populations." Royal Road, 2022. https://doi.org/10.48497/8BBP-NN40en_US
dc.description.abstractThe invasive species Pterois miles and Pterois volitans, better known as lionfish, have created the need for vast efforts to control their populations in Florida. Many solutions have been discussed, including: training reef sharks to prey on lionfish, expanding the culinary market, banning imports, and culling (Culling is targeting a specific species with a goal of reducing its population). This paper argues that culling is the most effective because it is the most the most widely researched solution out of the four, it has been seen to work in multiple studies, and people are currently working on ways to mitigate the negative effects of culling. While culling is the most effective method individually, implementing and maintaining a combination of multiple solutions will allow for the most effective results. Determining the most effective method of eradicating invasive lionfish is important (particularly for fishermen and private organizationsin Florida) because lionfish are consuming dangerous amounts of fish in the Florida reef systems and destroying the environment. There are a variety of ways that culling could be implemented, from government agencies to private organizations.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWilson, Jacqueline. "The Benefits of Culling, Consuming, and Banning Live Imports as Methods of Controlling Lionfish Populations." Royal Road, 2022. https://doi.org/10.48497/8BBP-NN40en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.48497/8BBP-NN40
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11868/3575
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherKeyhole Pressen_US
dc.subjectLionfishen_US
dc.subjectCullingen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmenten_US
dc.subjectWildlifeen_US
dc.subjectEcosystemsen_US
dc.titleThe Benefits of Culling, Consuming, and Banning Live Imports as Methods of Controlling Lionfish Populationsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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