. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. TOP LEFT: Divers find lionfish alongcrevices and ledges ofhardbottom habitats and shipwrecks. TOP RIGHT: Christine Addison dissects a lionfish onboard the R/V Cape Fear. MIDDLE LEFT: Christine Addison preserves the egg sac of a female lionfish specimen that was ready to spawn. The egg sacs contain up to 20,000 eggs. MIDDLE RIGHT: This lionfish specimen swallowed three small reef fish whole before beingcaptured by NURC divers. BOTTOM LEFT: A lab dissection of a juvenile lionfish exposes gonads for further a
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. TOP LEFT: Divers find lionfish alongcrevices and ledges ofhardbottom habitats and shipwrecks. TOP RIGHT: Christine Addison dissects a lionfish onboard the R/V Cape Fear. MIDDLE LEFT: Christine Addison preserves the egg sac of a female lionfish specimen that was ready to spawn. The egg sacs contain up to 20,000 eggs. MIDDLE RIGHT: This lionfish specimen swallowed three small reef fish whole before beingcaptured by NURC divers. BOTTOM LEFT: A lab dissection of a juvenile lionfish exposes gonads for further analysis. BOTTOM RIGHT: Can you find the two egg balls floatingalongside the lionfish? Adult lionfish spawn in the rearing tank at the Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research in Beaufort. 16 HOLIDAY 2004. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original UNC Sea Grant College Program. [Raleigh, N. C. : UNC Sea Grant College Program]
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