TIL: Lionfish Jewelry Can Help Save the Ocean | Today I Learned

there are a ton of fish in the sea but

there are a ton of fish in the sea but there is one fish in particular that we

there is one fish in particular that we

there is one fish in particular that we are working very hard to take out and

are working very hard to take out and

are working very hard to take out and that is the invasive lionfish lionfish

that is the invasive lionfish lionfish

that is the invasive lionfish lionfish were introduced off the coast of South

were introduced off the coast of South

were introduced off the coast of South Florida in the mid-1980s lionfish are

Florida in the mid-1980s lionfish are

Florida in the mid-1980s lionfish are prolific breeders one lionfish and all

prolific breeders one lionfish and all

prolific breeders one lionfish and all of her offspring can produce 8.1

of her offspring can produce 8.1

of her offspring can produce 8.1 quintillion eggs in just three months

quintillion eggs in just three months

quintillion eggs in just three months they’re kind of like the Hoover vacuums

they’re kind of like the Hoover vacuums

they’re kind of like the Hoover vacuums of the sea they gobble up anything they

of the sea they gobble up anything they

of the sea they gobble up anything they can fit in their mouths up to half their

can fit in their mouths up to half their

can fit in their mouths up to half their size and unfortunately that includes a

size and unfortunately that includes a

size and unfortunately that includes a lot of the native fish species that are

lot of the native fish species that are

lot of the native fish species that are ecologically and economically important

one of the really innovative ways people

one of the really innovative ways people are tackling the invasive lionfish

are tackling the invasive lionfish

are tackling the invasive lionfish problem actually involves turning the

problem actually involves turning the

problem actually involves turning the fins and spines of lionfish into jewelry

so now the landing value of the lionfish

so now the landing value of the lionfish is higher and fishermen are strange to

is higher and fishermen are strange to

is higher and fishermen are strange to go after lionfish more and more and they

go after lionfish more and more and they

go after lionfish more and more and they are the ultimate conversation starter

are the ultimate conversation starter

are the ultimate conversation starter who knew that wearing a fish could help

who knew that wearing a fish could help

who knew that wearing a fish could help save the ocean so you probably heard of

save the ocean so you probably heard of

save the ocean so you probably heard of BASE jumping but do you really know what

BASE jumping but do you really know what

BASE jumping but do you really know what Bayes stands for