Stakeholder perceptions of red lionfish ( Pterois volitans ) as a threat to the ecosystem and its potential for human consumption in Quintana Roo, Mexico

Carrillo-Flota, Evelyn del Carmen; Aguilar‐Perera, Alfonso

doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2016.11.027

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“…It is therefore an easy step to go from culling lionfish for conservation to harvesting them recreationally or commercially for human consumption. There are fledgling lionfisheries in several Caribbean nations (Chapman et al, ; Carrillo‐Flota & Aguilar‐Perera, ). There are barriers to their development, however, including the highly seasonal, tourist‐linked demand, the difficulty in meeting the large minimum sizes required for export markets and the relatively low price fishers fetch for lionfish compared with native target fisheries (Chapman et al, ).…”

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The lionfish Pterois sp. invasion: Has the worst‐case scenario come to pass?

Côté

Smith

2018

Journal of Fish Biology

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This review revisits the traits thought to have contributed to the success of Indo-Pacific lionfish Pterois sp. as an invader in the western Atlantic Ocean and the worst-case scenario about their potential ecological effects in light of the more than 150 studies conducted in the past 5 years. Fast somatic growth, resistance to parasites, effective anti-predator defences and an ability to circumvent predator recognition mechanisms by prey have probably contributed to rapid population increases of lionfish in the invaded range. However, evidence that lionfish are strong competitors is still ambiguous, in part because demonstrating competition is challenging. Geographic spread has likely been facilitated by the remarkable capacity of lionfish for prolonged fasting in combination with other broad physiological tolerances. Lionfish have had a large detrimental effect on native reef-fish populations in the northern part of the invaded range, but similar effects have yet to be seen in the southern Caribbean. Most other envisaged direct and indirect consequences of lionfish predation and competition, even those that might have been expected to occur rapidly, such as shifts in benthic composition, have yet to be realized. Lionfish populations in some of the first areas invaded have started to decline, perhaps as a result of resource depletion or ongoing fishing and culling, so there is hope that these areas have already experienced the worst of the invasion. In closing, we place lionfish in a broader context and argue that it can serve as a new model to test some fundamental questions in invasion ecology.

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The lionfish Pterois sp. invasion: Has the worst‐case scenario come to pass?

Côté

Smith

2018

Journal of Fish Biology

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“…It also has a strong continental influence from discharges of the rivers La Antigua, Jamapa, and Papaloapan, carrying a number of chemical substances [1]. Wastewater discharges have been detected in the Jamapa River [2,3]; agricultural discharges in La Antigua river [4]; and in the Papaloapan these discharges come from different anthropogenic activities [5]. Among the top contaminants damaging this coastal environment are heavy metals (HMs) [6].…”

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Heavy Metals in Muscle Tissue of Pterois volitans from the Veracruz Reef System National Park, Mexico

Montoya-Mendoza

Alarcón-Reyes

Castañeda-Chávez

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Concentrations of cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), vanadium (V), and zinc (Zn) were measured in the muscle of 30 specimens of Pterois volitans, captured on April 2018, in the Veracruz Reef System National Park (VRSNP), Veracruz, Mexico. Concentrations, in the samples, were quantified with atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS), after microwave digestion. Results of the mean concentration, in descending order were V = 7.3 ± 0.7; Pb = 0.66 ± 0.07; Zn = 0.43 ± 0.14; and Cd = 0.03 ± 0.01 mg kg−1 dry weight. These values did not exceeded limits established in the Mexican National Standard (NOM-242-SSA1-2009), of Cd and Pb (0.5 mg kg−1) wet weight. This means that consumption of lionfish from this site does not pose a potential risk for human health.

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“…Since the earliest records of lionfish specimens in Mexico, authorities have implemented actions such as fishing tournaments (Malpica-Cruz et al, 2016) and promoted its use for consumption (Carrillo-Flota & Aguilar-Perera, 2017) to try to reduce its abundance and the consequent impact on local ecosystems. In Banco Chinchorro, management is based on capture during fishing tournaments and by daily catch brigades for approximately five months with local anglers and tourist service providers.…”

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