Lion fish and ciguatera

Poisson-lion | Lion fish © Julien Chalifour

In 2013, the guards caught 57 lion fish in the Nature Reserve waters, cut them in half and left them where they were discovered. The aim was to get other fish to start enjoying the taste of their flesh, and eventually become their predators. The tests to determine if their flesh is contaminated by ciguatera toxins continue, the initial results have shown that certain fish were infected, and others weren’t, depending on their origin. The guards, as well as two professional fishermen, continue to collect specimens at different depths and sites. These specimens will be studied by the Institut Pasteur, which will then allow us to determine precisely at which sites the lion fish are edible and at which sites they are not. Les gardes chassant le poisson-lion |The guards hunting lion fish © Julien Chalifour

All articles from: Newsletter-19

Managing The Impact Of Human Activities In Protected Areas

1 : Edito - The track record, 15 years later
2 : The Îles du Nord are highly frequented by marine mammals
3 : The marine mammals showed up
4 : Tracking whales to get to know them better
5 : A «sponge» workshop
6 : 360-degree panoramic reef films
7 : A very rare lizard discovered at Tintamare
8 : An invading species that’s not necessarily harmful
9 : An artificial reef to help rescue larvae
10 : Lion fish and ciguatera
11 : Gaia was saved thanks to the Reserve
13 : The destruction of ruins is in sight
14 : Dry toilets on Pinel
15 : The Nature Reserve and Conservatoire’s projects for 2014
16 : Police actions
17 : Further pollution in the Grand Etang
18 : Anti-theft anchorages at Pinel
19 : Caribbean recognition for the mangrove trail
20 : A bright future for Daniel Lewis
21 : Exchange of good practices in Galion
22 : AGOA represented by the Saint-Martin Nature Reserve
23 : IMPAC 3 : an event not to be missed
24 : Saint-Martin pays a visit to Réunion
25 : The Reserve follows the whales in Martinique
26 : The Reserve travels to Corpus Christi
27 : Press Review

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