The Explorers - Hunting lionfish and saving sea turtles

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Channel: Georgia Tech · 2015 · Education

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Georgia Tech researchers traveled to the Carrie Bow Cay field station in Belize to collect coral larvae. While there, they helped rid the reef of invasive lionfish and saved newly hatched sea turtles from hermit crab death. Assistant Professor Danielle Dixson talks about why lionfish are so invasive.
 
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