[Coral-List] Lionfish confirmed in Anguilla

[Stuart P. Wynne]

The first reported sighting of a lionfish in Anguillian waters was made on Monday August 16th by Douglas Carty, a local dive operator. This report was later confirmed when Fisheries Officer Carlos Sasso captured the specimen. For full details see article in local newspaper at http://www.anguillian.com/article/articleview/8689/1/140/ or contact the Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources by email (fishersmr at gov.ai).

Stuart Wynne
(previous Deputy Director, Scientific Research DFMR Anguilla)