Will Greece save itself from a lionfish invasion by making carpaccio?

Issued on: 06/09/2025 - 12:33

As human-induced climate change intensifies, waters are warming and the sea life within is beginning to change its behaviour. For the past couple of years, the Mediterranean sea has been attracting a litany of invasive fish prone to more tropical climates. In Greece, the lionfish has become a headache for the local fishing industry...Researchers say it can eat up to six times its weight and reduce the number of native fish in its vicinity by 80% in just over a month. But a solution exists. Story by France 2 and Eliza Herbert.

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