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"Aarav Chavda has been diving off the coast of Florida for years. Each time he
became increasingly depressed by the ever-growing void, as colourful species of
fish and coral reefs continued to disappear.
A significant reason for that disappearance is the lionfish, an invasive
species that has boomed in Atlantic waters from Florida to the Caribbean in
recent decades, and in numerous other places from Brazil and Mexico to the
Mediterranean.
Lionfish have no natural predators outside their native range – in the Indian
and Pacific Oceans and the Red Sea – and are all-consuming, devouring an
estimated 79% of young marine life within five weeks of entering a coral reef
system. “You can see the impacts on the reefs when you dive now – it’s less
vibrant, it’s less cacophonous,” Chavda said.
“We know there are solutions for some of the problems – such as coral-friendly
sunscreens to help protect the reefs – but nobody’s been able to do anything
about the lionfish.”
So Chavda and a team of ecologically aware fellow scuba enthusiasts decided to
act by establishing Inversa, which turns lionfish into a new product: fish
leather. On Wednesday, World Oceans Day, the team was recognised as one of nine
finalists in the Global Ocean Resilience Innovation Challenge (Oric)."
Via
The Fixer July 13, 2022:
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/france-safe-streets-traffic-deaths/
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
