[Coral-List] mutton snapper eats lionfish in Roatan

Wed May 18 13:31:51 EDT 2011

Dear all,

I was searching for papers about the predators of the lionfish but I found nothing.
Why everybody seems to be sure now that sharks, groupers and morays are eating them in the red sea? I was working there for 7 months and I didn`t saw any attack. The lionfish was not even really afraid of this animals.
If I miss someting.. please help me.

Best regards,
Katrin

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> Datum: Tue, 17 May 2011 13:55:22 -0400
> Von: "John McManus" <jmcmanus at rsmas.miami.edu>
> An: "\'Jon Slayer\'" <jonslayer at hotmail.co.uk>, coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> Betreff: Re: [Coral-List] mutton snapper eats lionfish in Roatan

> These are truly outstanding videos! The section of Jon Slayer's film on
> cooking lionfish is extremely helpful. I hope it gets passed on to people
> throughout the region. 
> 
> Now that we know one can feed wounded lionfish to large Caribbean
> predators,
> I look forward to seeing future videos of natural predation.
> 
> Congratulations to Jon Slayer, Melanie McField, and the rest of Healthy
> Reefs!
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> John
> 
> John W. McManus, PhD
> Director, National Center for Coral Reef Research (NCORE)
> Professor, Marine Biology and Fisheries
> Coral Reef Ecology and Management Lab (CREM Lab)
> Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS)
> University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, 33149
> jmcmanus at rsmas.miami.edu      http://ncore.rsmas.miami.edu/
>  Phone: 305-421-4814   
> 
>   "If I cannot build it, I do not understand it."
>               --Richard Feynman, Nobel Laureate
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> [mailto:coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov] On Behalf Of Jon Slayer
> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 7:16 AM
> To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> Subject: Re: [Coral-List] mutton snapper eats lionfish in Roatan
> 
> Dear Coral List,
> 
> Earlier this year I read this post with interest as I have seen evidence
> of 
> the Carribean Lionfish invasion on all my trips to the area. I was due to 
> visit Roatan Island and was curious to see the behaviour recorded and how
> it
> 
> fit into the local authorities attempts to manage the species. The post 
> below initiated a lot of discussion on the list so I thought the video 
> produced of what I found on the island would be of relevance.
> 
> Here is the link: http://vimeo.com/channels/jonslayer
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Jon
> 
> Jon Slayer
> jon at jonslayer.net
> www.jonslayer.net
> 
> 
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Melanie McField" <mcfield at healthyreefs.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 8:54 PM
> To: <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
> Subject: [Coral-List] mutton snapper eats lionfish in Roatan
> 
> > Dear Colleagues,
> >
> > Last week I had an amazing dive in Roatan during which a nassau grouper 
> > and
> > mutton snapper closely followed our fearless lionfish hunter - and the
> > mutton snapper actually ended up eating the lionfish (after it was
> speared
> > and offered).  I think this record will increase the number of species 
> > that
> > are confirmed to consume it.  The video is on Youtube and our new
> facebook
> > site and will soon be on our website (www.healthyreefs.org).  Feel free
> to
> > use the video as needed. The summary information is detailed below the
> > links.
> >
> > See the video at:
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3oGVWvt7E0
> >
> > We also have it on on facebook and are starting a new suite of
> activities 
> > on
> > facebook... so 'friend' us to keep informed about marine conservation
> > throughout the MAR.
> >
> > This is the link
> >
> http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=104509826290815&saved#!/video/vide
> o.php?v=104509826290815&comments
> >
> >
> > Mutton Snapper recorded eating a lionfish
> >
> > January 12, 2011 West End Wall, Roatan, Honduras
> >
> > Location:  16.26905 N   86.60288 W    Depth: 80 ft
> >
> > In the linked video you can see licensed lionfish hunter and Healthy
> Reefs
> > Coordinator in Honduras, Ian Drysdale, feed  a  speared (and dead) 
> > lionfish
> > to a mutton snapper, as an interested nassau grouper looks on.  The
> video
> > was taken by Melanie McField, Director of the Healthy Reefs Initiate. 
> > Still
> > photos were taken by Marisol Rueda, Healthy Reefs Coordinator in Mexico.
> > The
> > incident occurred about 15 minutes into the dive. The Nassau grouper 
> > began
> > following Ian about 5-10 minutes into the dive and the mutton snapper 
> > joined
> > along shortly after. Both fish seemed particularly interested in
> following
> > Ian and watching the spear keenly.  Spearfishing is banned in HN and the
> > fish show no fear of the spear or the divers in general.  In response to
> > the
> > lionfish problem authorities are allowing managers like the Roatan
> Marine
> > Park to license certain trained individuals to use special lionfish
> spears
> > to remove lionfish from the reef inside and outside the Roatan marine 
> > park.
> > Both fish were approximately 30-40cm length. Dive guides from Roatan
> also
> > report that the following species have been seen consuming speared 
> > lionfish:
> > groupers (several species), snappers (including mutton and yellowtail)
> > spotted and green morays, and grey reef sharks.  Some plan to attempt to
> > train the fish to consume live lionfish, as has been reported from
> Cayman.
> > -- 
> > Melanie McField, PhD
> > Director, Healthy Reefs for Healthy People Initiative, Smithsonian
> > Institution
> > 1755 Coney Dr, Belize City, Belize, Central America
> > tel 501-223-4898   cell 501-610-4899
> > email: mcfield at healthyreefs.org  www.healthyreefs.org
> >
> > Join the International Society for Reef Studies
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