Two women are working to save the coral reef from the invasive lionfish, using it as a sustainable teaching tool and cooking it into everything from tacos to fish and chips.

Without a natural predator, invasive lionfish, which damage coral reefs, have become widespread throughout the Caribbean over the last several decades. To prevent further harm off the northern ...

A complete lack of predators, voracious appetite and ability to reproduce at an astonishing rate has resulted in a mushrooming lionfish population that is decimating ecosystems, coral reefs and ...

The lionfish is a fearsome predator and it's taking over. This highly venomous fish was first found in Atlantic waters towards the end of the last century. It is a coral reef dwelling species ...

The United States has a variety of venomous wildlife, including hornets, rattlesnakes, black widow spiders, Gila monsters, jellyfish, stingrays, lionfish, fire coral, puss caterpillars ...

A lionfish in the coral reef. Image by Fritz Pinnow for Mongabay. In the Honduran town of Tela, a group of locals led by divemaster Mario Motiño Jr. and his father, Mario Sr., have turned to ...