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Invasive Lionfish Focus of NOAA Research Cruise; Public Education About Invasive Species Part of Mission (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 08-03-2006 at 09:00:18
| NOAA Ocean Service researchers, in collaboration with the Essential Image Source Foundation, embarked aboard the NOAA research vessel Nancy Foster to further examine the status in the Atlantic Ocean of the invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish. Research will be conducted off the coast of North Carolina from water depths of 115 to 150 feet deep, from Cape Lookout to Cape Fear. "The lionfish provides a classic example of the risks of introducing a non-native aquarium fish into the wild environment," said retired Navy Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Ph.D., undersecretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator. "NOAA, by educating the public about its consequences, hopefully can teach the public not to introduce other non-natives and minimize risks to our natural coastal resources." |
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