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What It’s Like to Get Stung by a Lionfish

What happens when you get stung by a lionfish underwater? In this firsthand account, I share the intense pain, the immediate ...
Times Argus

Venomous, invasive lionfish species proliferating along Southeast coast

This month Cape Fear diver Jay Styron became the first lionfish sting victim in continental U.S. waters when a fish he was capturing injected his left wrist with venom. "This was actually a lot worse ...
Yahoo

What’s in the water? 4 creatures that might bite or sting at Rhode Island beaches

Ever gone swimming in Rhode Island and wondered what creatures might be wading with you? As the water warms up and the air temperature grows hotter, locals and visitors flock to the shores to cool off ...
Orlando Sentinel

On the hunt to kill elusive, invasive lionfish on Florida’s reefs

ABOARD THE LADY GO DIVER – Drifting in the slight chop of the Atlantic Ocean a mile off Florida’s eastern coast, small groups of divers armed with spears and a purpose tumbled deliberately backward ...