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Evaluating the Potential Efficacy of Invasive Lionfish (Pterois volitans) Removals
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The lionfish, Pterois volitans (Linnaeus) and Pterois miles (Bennett), invasion of the Western Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico has the potential to alter aquatic communities and represents a legitimate ecological concern. Several local removal programs have been initiated to control this invasion, but it is not known whether removal efforts can substantially reduce lionfish numbers to ameliorate these concerns. We used an age-structured population model to evaluate the potential efficacy of lionfish removal programs and identified critical data gaps for future studies. We used high and low estimates for uncertain parameters including: length at 50% vulnerability to harvest (L(vul)), instantaneous natural mortality (M), and the Goodyear compensation ratio (CR). The model predicted an annual exploitation rate between 35 and 65% would be required to cause recruitment overfishing on lionfish populations for our baseline parameter estimates for M and CR (0.5 and 15). Lionfish quickly recovered from high removal rates, reaching 90% of unfished biomass six years after a 50-year simulated removal program. Quantifying lionfish natural mortality and the size-selective vulnerability to harvest are the most important knowledge gaps for future research. We suggest complete eradication of lionfish through fishing is unlikely, and substantial reduction of adult abundance will require a long-term commitment and may be feasible only in small, localized areas where annual exploitation can be intense over multiple consecutive years.
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“To date, two studies have used modeling to predict responses of lionfish populations to removals (Barbour et al., 2011;Morris et al., 2011a).”
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“Other VBGF's by both Barbour et al. (2011) and Edwards et al. (2014) estimated larger L ∞ (425.2 mm and 349 mm vs. 322 mm), but a smaller k (0.47 and 0.42 vs. 1.48).”
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“, lionfish Pterois volitans), sufficiently high removal rates may be attained only locally, but not throughout the range (Barbour et al. 2011).”
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Usseglio, P., Selwyn, J., Downey-Wall, A. M., & Hogan, J. (2017) · PeerJ · doi:10.7717/peerj.3043 · Cited by 40
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Self-citationDISTRIBUTION AND LENGTH FREQUENCY OF INVASIVE LIONFISH (PTEROIS SP.) IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO
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“Urgent action is therefore needed (e.g. Barbour et al. 2011) to slow the continued growth of this invasive species, which likely affects both mangrove and reef systems.”
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Andradi‐Brown, D. A. (2019) · Coral reefs of the world · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-92735-0_48 · Cited by 41
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“Our overall (joint-sex) estimates of L¥ (381.3 mm) and k (0.30 yr−1) are generally consistent with results from previous studies on lionfish in the western Atlantic (Potts et al. 2010, Barbour et al. 2011, Fogg 2017).”
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“Physical removals may represent the most viable alternative to control its population, at least on a local scale (Barbour et al. 2011; Frazer et al. 2012).”
BackgroundInvasive lionfish in the Mediterranean: Low public awareness yet high stakeholder concerns
Kleitou, P., Savva, I., Kletou, D., Hall-Spencer, J. M., Antoniou, C., Christodoulides, Y., Chartosia, N., Hadjioannou, L., Dimitriou, A. C., Jiménez, C., et al. (2019) · Marine Policy · doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2019.02.052 · Cited by 38
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“A similar phenomenon was observed in the western Atlantic and should be taken into account as it can have implications for the impact of the invasive species and for the design and success of management measures (Côté et al., 2014).”
InfluentialTrégarot, E., Fumaroli, M., Arqué, A., Hellio, C., & Maréchal, J. (2015) · Marine Biodiversity Records · doi:10.1017/s1755267214001341 · Cited by 35
“…decrease in the overall population; it has been stated by Morris et al. (2011) that 27% of the adult population should be removed every month while Barbour et al. (2011) mentioned that a rate of 15–65% removal of the total population each year would be necessary to control lionfish population…”
BackgroundMethodIs the lionfish invasion waning? Evidence from The Bahamas
Benkwitt, C. E., Albins, M. A., Buch, K. L., Ingeman, K. E., Kindinger, T. L., Pusack, T. J., Stallings, C. D., & Hixon, M. A. (2017) · Coral Reefs · doi:10.1007/s00338-017-1620-7 · Cited by 33
“Moreover, the closest annual lionfish fishing competition to the study area is over 350 km away in Abaco, The Bahamas, and the intensity of fishing required to cause recruitment failure is extremely high (Morris et al. 2010; Barbour et al. 2011; Johnston and Purkis 2015).”
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Hardison, D. R., Holland, W. C., Darius, H. T., Chinain, M., Tester, P. A., Shea, D., Bogdanoff, A. K., Morris, J. A., Quintana, H. A. F., Loeffler, C. R., et al. (2018) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0198358 · Cited by 31
“Predicted annual exploitation rates between 35 and 65% of the total population would be required to eliminate lionfish [15], and a predicted monthly exploitation of 27% of the adult population would result in zero net growth [16].”
BackgroundBogdanoff, A. K., Shertzer, K. W., Layman, C. A., Chapman, J. K., Fruitema, M. L., Solomon, J. N., Sabattis, J., Green, S. J., & Morris, J. A. (2020) · Biological Invasions · doi:10.1007/s10530-020-02398-z · Cited by 31
“…predicted monthly exploitation of 27% of the adult population in the temperate and tropical western Atlantic would result in zero net growth; Barbour et al. (2011) predicted annual exploitation rates between 35 and 65% of the total population in North Carolina would be required to cause…”
BackgroundResultInfluentialSmith, N. S., Green, S. J., Akins, J. L., Miller, S., & Côté, I. M. (2017) · Biological Invasions · doi:10.1007/s10530-017-1449-6 · Cited by 31
“…however, suggest that regular culling at targeted sites significantly reduces lionfish abundance and mean size (e.g., Arias-González et al. 2011; Barbour et al. 2011; Morris et al. 2011; Frazer et al. 2012; de León et al. 2013; Green et al. 2014; Johnston and Purkis 2015a), sometimes with…”
BackgroundInfluentialBors, E. K., Herrera, S., Morris, J. A., & Shank, T. M. (2019) · Ecology and Evolution · doi:10.1002/ece3.4952 · Cited by 29
Sandel, V., Martínez-Fernández, D., Wangpraseurt, D., & Sierra, L. S. (2015) · Revista de Biología Tropical · doi:10.15517/rbt.v63i1.14749 · Cited by 29
“present an unintended bias towards larger fish, as nearly all fishing gears do, since small fish are less visible and harder to catch with a polespear (Barbour et al., 2011).”
BackgroundInfluentialJohnson, E. G., & Swenarton, M. K. (2016) · PeerJ · doi:10.7717/peerj.2730 · Cited by 33
“Lionfish live for decades in aquaria (Potts, Berrane & Morris Jr, 2010) and older fish are reported from North Carolina (Barbour et al., 2011) and the more recently invaded Caribbean (Edwards, Frazer & Jacoby, 2014), so this finding is unexpected given that lionfish have been established in…”
BackgroundMethodResultInfluentialInvasive Lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles) feeding ecology in Biscayne National Park, Florida, USA
Sancho, G., Kingsley‐Smith, P. R., Morris, J. A., Toline, C. A., McDonough, V., & Doty, S. M. (2018) · Biological Invasions · doi:10.1007/s10530-018-1705-4 · Cited by 29
“…the presence of Lionfish within shallow nursery areas (e.g., mangroves, seagrass beds) may be a source of early juvenile mortality for native fish species, via either direct predation or competition for food and/or space (Morris and Whitfield 2009; Barbour et al. 2010, 2011; Green et al. 2012).”
BackgroundHarris, H. E., Fogg, A. Q., Allen, M. S., Ahrens, R., & Patterson, W. F. (2020) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-020-58886-8 · Cited by 33
Self-citationRemoval of corallivorous snails as a proactive tool for the conservation of acroporid corals
Williams, D. E., Miller, M. W., Bright, A., & Cameron, C. (2014) · PeerJ · doi:10.7717/peerj.680 · Cited by 27
“Predator control as a management strategy is most commonly considered for invasive predators (Barbour et al., 2011; Baxter et al., 2008; Morris Jr, Shertzer & Rice, 2011) or outbreaks of endemic predators (Sanz-Aguilar et al., 2009; Yamaguchi, 1986).”
BackgroundPredicting impacts of lionfish (Pterois volitans) invasion in a coastal ecosystem of southern Brazil
Bumbeer, J., da Rocha, R. M., Bornatowski, H., Robert, M. D. C., & Ainsworth, C. H. (2017) · Biological Invasions · doi:10.1007/s10530-017-1625-8 · Cited by 26
“…in the Caribbean and USA, usually conducted with spear guns during diving activities, are efficient only in reducing the number of individuals in small areas, and require an enormous and continuous effort (Morris and Whitfield 2009; Barbour et al. 2011; Frazer et al. 2012; León et al. 2013).”
BackgroundCerveira, I., Baptista, V., Teodósio, M. A., & Morais, P. (2021) · Biological Invasions · doi:10.1007/s10530-021-02685-3 · Cited by 26
“However, there are cases where the population size may rebound once removal rates decrease, as predicted for the invasive populations of red lionfish Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) and common lionfish Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828) (Barbour et al. 2011).”
BackgroundHavird, J. C., Weeks, J. R., Hau, S., & Santos, S. R. (2013) · Hydrobiologia · doi:10.1007/s10750-013-1568-8 · Cited by 26
“On the other hand, while physical removal of invasive species can be timeconsuming and expensive (Zabala et al., 2010; Barbour et al., 2011), ongoing attempts to eradicate invasive fishes via trapping at WC have proven moderately successful, with fish densities decreasing over time (S. Hau pers.…”
BackgroundKindinger, T. L. (2014) · Environmental Biology of Fishes · doi:10.1007/s10641-014-0279-y · Cited by 27
“Various models have indicated that manual removal efforts must remain intense and necessitates long-term commitment to effectively reduce adult lionfish densities, which further limits control mostly to small, localized areas (Morris et al. 2011; Arias-González et al. 2011; Barbour et al. 2011).”
BackgroundSwitzer, T. S., Tremain, D. M., Keenan, S. F., Stafford, C. J., Parks, S. L., & McMichael, R. H. (2015) · Marine and Coastal Fisheries · doi:10.1080/19425120.2014.987888 · Cited by 25
“…the extreme southeastern portion of the gulf before 2010, we cannot confirm or refute the notion that introduction into the gulf was possible as early as 2008, an idea based on the projected age at length (e.g., Barbour et al. 2011) of a single large specimen collected in 2012 (Fogg et al. 2013).”
BackgroundMeasuring Bahamian lionfish impacts to marine ecological services using habitat equivalency analysis
Johnston, M. W., Purkis, S. J., & Dodge, R. E. (2015) · Marine Biology · doi:10.1007/s00227-015-2745-2 · Cited by 24
“In an effort to reduce the impacts of the fish, removal programs have been implemented by many Caribbean nations to varying degrees of success (Barbour et al. 2011; de León et al. 2013).”
BackgroundInfluentialOrtiz, M., Rodríguez-Zaragoza, F. A., Hermosillo‐Núñez, B. B., & Jordán, F. (2015) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0130261 · Cited by 22
“These qualitative responses do not agree with the outcomes described by [27, 28], who simulated dynamically different harvest scenarios considering only lionfish from shallow waters.”
BackgroundMethodPhoto‐identification as a simple tool for studying invasive lionfish Pterois volitans populations
Chaves, L. C. T., Hall, J., Feitosa, J. L. L., & Côté, I. M. (2015) · Journal of Fish Biology · doi:10.1111/jfb.12857 · Cited by 23
Rojas, D. C., Schmitter-Soto, J. J., Aguilar‐Perera, A., Betancourt, C. M. A., Ruíz-Zárate, M.-Á., González-Sansón, G., Monteagudo, P. P. C., García‐Rodríguez, A., Herrera-Pavón, R. L., Perera‐Valderrama, S., et al. (2017) · Revista de Biología Tropical · doi:10.15517/rbt.v66i1.28197 · Cited by 22
Fogg, A. Q., Evans, J. T., Peterson, M. S., Brown‐Peterson, N. J., Hoffmayer, E. R., & Ingram, G. W. (2019) · Fishery Bulletin · doi:10.7755/fb.117.3.1 · Cited by 21
Ramos-Ascherl, Z., Williams, E. H., Bunkley-Williams, L., Tuttle, L. J., Sikkel, P. C., & Hixon, M. A. (2014) · Journal of Parasitology · doi:10.1645/13-422.1 · Cited by 21
Malpica‐Cruz, L., Fulton, S., Quintana, A. C. E., Zepeda-Domínguez, J. A., Quiroga-García, B. A., Tamayo, L., Noh, J. Á. C., & Côté, I. M. (2021) · Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries · doi:10.1007/s11160-021-09660-0 · Cited by 24
Harris, H. E., Patterson, W. F., Ahrens, R., Allen, M. S., Chagaris, D., & Larkin, S. L. (2023) · Biological Invasions · doi:10.1007/s10530-023-02998-5 · Cited by 23
“This is consistent with early population models constructed for lionfish (Arias-González et al. 2011; Barbour et al. 2011; Morris et al. 2011b) as well as recent assessments.”
ResultSelf-citationMarine Transcriptomics Analysis for the Identification of New Antimicrobial Peptides
Houyvet, B., Bouchon‐Navaro, Y., Bouchon, C., Corre, E., & Zatylny‐Gaudin, C. (2021) · Marine Drugs · doi:10.3390/md19090490 · Cited by 20
“Lionfish total length ranged between 19 and 37 cm, corresponding to one-and-a-half to four-anda-half-year-old animals, respectively, based on the equati n proposed by B rbour and collaborators [79].”
MethodJohnston, M. W., & Purkis, S. J. (2013) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0073023 · Cited by 21
“Longevity 19 years up to 30 years in captivity [26]”
BackgroundRitger, A. L., Curtis, A. N., & Chen, C. Y. (2018) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.03.035 · Cited by 19
A global review of marine recreational spearfishing
Sbragaglia, V., Arlinghaus, R., Blumstein, D. T., Diogo, H., Giglio, V. J., Gordoa, A., Januchowski‐Hartley, F. A., Laporta, M., Lindfield, S. J., Lloret, J., et al. (2023) · Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries · doi:10.1007/s11160-023-09790-7 · Cited by 30
“The average intrinsic vulnerability index of fishes (i.e., an index ranging from 0 to 100, which integrates life history and ecological characteristics of marine fishes to estimate their intrinsic vulnerability to fishing; Cheung et al. 2005) harvested within recreational spearfishing catches was reported in eight pap…”
BackgroundInfluentialOptimal monitoring and control under state uncertainty: Application to lionfish management
Kling, D. M., Sanchirico, J. N., & Fackler, P. L. (2017) · Journal of Environmental Economics and Management · doi:10.1016/j.jeem.2017.01.001 · Cited by 19
Growth parameters of the invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans) in the Colombian Caribbean
Bustos-Montes, D., Wolff, M., Sanjuan-Muñoz, A., & P., A. (2020) · Regional Studies in Marine Science · doi:10.1016/j.rsma.2020.101362 · Cited by 9
Marshak, A. R., Heck, K. L., & Jud, Z. R. (2018) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0206749 · Cited by 17
The lionfish expansion in the Aegean Sea in Turkey: A looming potential ecological disaster
Ulman, A., Tunçer, S., Kızılkaya, İ. T., Zilifli, A., Alford, P., & Giovos, I. (2020) · Regional Studies in Marine Science · doi:10.1016/j.rsma.2020.101271 · Cited by 18
Resilient and rapid recovery of native trout after removal of a non‐native trout
Budy, P. E., Walsworth, T. E., Thiede, G. P., Thompson, P. D., McKell, M. D., Holden, P. B., Chase, P. D., & Saunders, W. C. (2020) · Conservation Science and Practice · doi:10.1111/csp2.325 · Cited by 17
“The native fish restoration literature is replete with studies documenting the general failure of a restoration project to meet intended goals because the scale of action is inadequate (Bernhardt & Palmer, 2011) or conversely unmanageable (Barbour, Allen, Frazer, & Sherman, 2011).”
Malpica‐Cruz, L., Haider, W., Smith, N. S., Fernández-Lozada, S., & Côté, I. M. (2017) · Frontiers in Marine Science · doi:10.3389/fmars.2017.00138 · Cited by 17
“However, these interventions must be maintained over the long term to prevent lionfish populations from rebounding (Arias-Gonzalez et al., 2011; Barbour et al., 2011).”
BackgroundDriven by speculation, not by impact – the effects of plastic on fish species
Cunningham, E. M., Kiriakoulakis, K., Dick, J. T. A., Kregting, L., Schuchert, P., & Sigwart, J. D. (2020) · Journal of Fish Biology · doi:10.1111/jfb.14303 · Cited by 16
“populations globally are inestimable (Barbour et al. 2011), and more devastating when multiplied by the number of introduced fish species around the world.”
BackgroundPopulation Characteristics and the Suppression of Nonnative Burbot
Klein, Z. B., Quist, M. C., Rhea, D. T., & Senecal, A. C. (2016) · North American Journal of Fisheries Management · doi:10.1080/02755947.2016.1173137 · Cited by 16
“Similarly, Barbour et al. (2011) evaluated the potential removal of nonnative Red Lionfish Pterois volitans from the western Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico and concluded that an A of at least 0.60 would be needed to cause recruitment overfishing.”
BackgroundInfluentialOngoing removals of invasive lionfish in Honduras and their effect on native Caribbean prey fishes
Peiffer, F., Bejarano, S., de Witte, G. P., & Wild, C. (2017) · PeerJ · doi:10.7717/peerj.3818 · Cited by 18
“Models suggest that removing 35–65% of adult biomass yearly, or 20–30%monthly, is needed to control population (Barbour et al., 2011; Morris, Rice & Shertzer, 2011; Johnston & Purkis, 2015).”
BackgroundBlakeway, R. D., Jones, G. A., & Boekhoudt, B. (2019) · Fisheries Management and Ecology · doi:10.1111/fme.12404 · Cited by 20
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Age-dependent strategies related to lionfish activities in the Mexican Caribbean
García-Rivas, M. D. C., Machkour-M’Rabet, S., Pérez-Lachaud, G., Schmitter-Soto, J., Céréghino, R., Doneys, C., St-Jean, N., & Hénaut, Y. (2018) · Environmental Biology of Fishes · doi:10.1007/s10641-018-0718-2 · Cited by 14
“However, current control measures are based on direct capture by divers and fishermen, which has resulted in great effort with local and limited results (Barbour et al. 2011; Frazer et al. 2012).”
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Loya-Cancino, K. F., Ángeles–González, L. E., Yáñez‐Arenas, C., Ibarra-Cerdeña, C. N., Velázquez‐Abunader, I., Aguilar‐Perera, A., & Vidal-Martinez, V. M. (2023) · Marine Biology · doi:10.1007/s00227-023-04174-8 · Cited by 16
“Many strategies have been attempted to cope with lionfish populations, chiefly involving traps and mechanical removal from coral reefs (Barbour et al. 2011; Bogdanoff et al. 2021; Harris et al. 2020; Green and Grosholz 2021).”
BackgroundAguilar‐Perera, A., Quijano-Puerto, L., & Hernández‐Landa, R. C. (2016) · Marine Biodiversity · doi:10.1007/s12526-016-0536-8 · Cited by 14
“Removal by divers is the more common and recommended method for population control (Barbour et al. 2011); however, such a method is only possible for divers in waters shallower than 35 m.”
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Sliding mode dynamics on a prey–predator system with intermittent harvesting policy
Bhattacharyya, J., Roelke, D. L., Pal, S., & Banerjee, S. (2019) · Nonlinear Dynamics · doi:10.1007/s11071-019-05263-4 · Cited by 14
Metadata
- Authors
- Barbour, A. B., Allen, M. S., Frazer, T. K., & Sherman, K. D.
- Affiliations
- University of Florida (US)
- Corresponding author
- Barbour, Andrew B.
- Venue
- PLoS ONE
- Publisher
- Public Library of Science (PLoS)
- Published
- 2011-05-10
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- e19666
- ISSN
- 1932-6203 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3091870
- OpenAlex
- W2012613333
- Cited by
- 188
- References
- 44
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- FWCI
- 13.40
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Update notices
- correction (2011-05-31)
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- PLoS ONE (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Science Foundation (0802270)
- University of Florida
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- National Marine Fisheries Service
- National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
- Southeast Fisheries Science Center
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Aquatic Science › Marine and fisheries research
- Keywords
- invasive lionfish, Pterois volitans, Pterois miles, invasive species management, recruitment overfishing, exploitation rate, natural mortality, population recovery, age-structured population model, western Atlantic, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico
- MeSH terms
- Aging, Animals, Body Weight, Computer Simulation, Conservation of Natural Resources, Female, Male, Models, Biological, North Carolina, Perciformes, Introduced Species
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