CHICHIRIVICHE, Venezuela The dazzling, colorful lionfish is a must for any exotic aquarium, but it has also become a major threat to the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean.“It’s beautiful, but you have to kill it,” says Mavi Escalona, a Venezuelan nurse and amateur spearfisher.“It causes a lot of damage, and it’s delicious!”The spectacular, stripey lionfish with its
CHICHIRIVICHE, Venezuela The dazzling, colorful lionfish is a must for any exotic aquarium, but it has also become a major threat to the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean.“It’s beautiful, but you have to kill it,” says Mavi Escalona, a Venezuelan nurse and amateur spearfisher.“It causes a lot of damage, and it’s delicious!”The spectacular, stripey lionfish with its