The Lion fish.

I went scuba diving today... First time I have been out in a while. Went to a place called Cassablanca.. about 32 miles offshore Jacksonville in 105 feet of water. It is an old purposely sunk ship.

Anyways, while I was laying on the bottom of the ocean, in search of grouper, experiencing total bliss, I witnessed what I have been reading about in scuba magazines for a while. The wreck was COVERED with Lion Fish.

A VERY basic breakdown of the situation is this.... It is a VERY poisonous predator fish. It is a bad mamma jamma. They come from Asia....
As it turns out the pet industry had a saltwater fish facility in Biscayne Bay, Florida that was destroyed during Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Many of their specimens were accidentally released into the Atlantic Ocean, including six red lionfish. These fish survived and formed a colony on the Florida coast over the years as they reproduced.

Well to make a long story short, they are now all over the place... and it was clear to see that they played a major part in life on that ship wreck. What does it mean for the long run? who knows.

Thought I would share.