Commercial Spear Fisherman

Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado rises to the surface with a bag of lionfish after spearing several of the invasive species off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Lionfish eat native fish and contribute to fish declines. Image release available.

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Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado rises to the surface with a bag of lionfish after spearing several of the invasive species off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Lionfish eat native fish and contribute to fish declines. Image release available.