Dossier
lionfish
Coverage of lionfish in the Nexus archive.
Mediterranean Seaplace1Suez Canalplace1Ernesto Azzuroperson1Ronan McAdamperson1Piero Genovesi Papikperson1Italian National Research Council’s Institute for Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnologyorganization1Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Changeorganization1U.N. food and agriculture body’s General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterraneanorganization1climate changetopic1
- The Mediterranean’s warming waters are drawing hundreds of invasive species
The Mediterranean Sea is warming due to climate change, leading to the influx of invasive fish species through the Suez Canal that threaten native biodiversity. Scientists warn that rising temperatures and invasive species like lionfish and rabbitfish are decimating indigenous populations, impacting coastal communities reliant on traditional fishing practices.