Florida turns to smart phone app to track invasive lionfish

By Barbara Liston ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) - Florida has a new phone app to help cull the invasion of its waters by the spiked lionfish, a venomous species that is devouring other fish and harming reef ecosystems. "The lionfish has no known natural predators in the Atlantic ... and the ability to spawn year-round," according to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Since their first sighting off Florida's Atlantic coast 25 years ago, the banded lionfish population has increased rapidly, according to the wildlife agency. Popular aquarium fish, they have spread from Florida to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, and to the Bahamas.

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