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GB group conducting studies on Lionfish
By The Freeport News, K Nancoo-Russell
Apr 24, 2007 - 2:03:06 PM

A 40 member volunteer contingent left the shores of Grand Bahama on Saturday for a week long expedition where they will collect samples and document through photography and videography, the behaviour of lionfish – a fish that has recently been introduced to the waters of The Bahamas.

The group, comprising of persons from Reef Environmental Educational Foundation (REEF), the Na-tional Oceanic and Atmos-pheric Administration (NOAA), the Bahamian Fisheries, the College of the Bahamas and Blackbeard's Cruises, will travel aboard two vessels to various islands and cays to identify where the fish are being found to determine how many there are.

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