+BobcatReefer Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 (edited) Video is graphic, and there's a gif at the bottom on autoplay so don't click if that's going to upset you. This Video Of A Guy Executing Fish With A Pistol... Edited April 17, 2017 by mFrame embedded video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BobcatReefer Posted April 16, 2017 Author Share Posted April 16, 2017 Are Lionfish that bad for the reefs? Either way, you aren't going to manage population one at a time, Soprano style. Seems like doing something just to see if you can do it. And film it to put on the internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 The underwater Glock seems a bit excessive, I've seen more efficient lionfish hunting with a speargun. One guy with a gun isn't going to make a huge dent, but if people in the Caribbean build a mindset of hunting lionfish to control their numbers and use as a food source, then it could prove to be a good environmental control and also act as a tourism draw as well. If any species can hunt another species to extinction in an area, it's us humans! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mFrame Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Lionfish are devastating as invasive species. I don't see using a gun as significantly different than a spear. I would speculate that this is actually more humane than trying to catch them with hooks or nets. The video and tone aren't really to my liking as I think the distract from the beneficial aspects of hunting these fish. There are many efforts aimed at controlling them, it's definitely an issue worth learning about. https://lionfish.co/lionfish-facts/ http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/03/pictures/110404-sharks-lionfish-alien-fish-invasive-species-science/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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