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Making Juicy Jim’s Florida Citrus Nectar « Florida Politic — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:17:39 +0000

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Comment on Invasive Species In Florida: Pterois miles and Pterois volitans by Invasive Species In Florida: Record-Breaking Python Captured In Everglades « Florida Politic

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 20:41:18 +0000

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Mon, 13 Aug 2012 20:41:14 +0000

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Comment on Invasive Species In Florida: Pterois miles and Pterois volitans by Florida Politic

Florida Politic — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 21:01:24 +0000

Thank for the input Lad. I appreciate the venomous vs poisonous correction.

Here is my source for the 1000 per acre http://www.ccfhr.noaa.gov/stressors/lionfish.aspx

Here is my source for the first confirmed sighting http://www.dep.state.fl.us/coastal/news/articles/2010/1002_Lionfish.htm

Other sources noted.

You are correct, venomonous is not poisonous.

Comment on Invasive Species In Florida: Pterois miles and Pterois volitans by Lad Akins

Lad Akins — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 18:13:58 +0000

Nice report Jim. A few minor corrections though…first lionfish was reported in 1985 off Dania Beach, FL (the 2009 report was the first in the FL Keys). Densities of lionfish have been reported as high as 1,000 lionfish per hectare (About 2 1/2 acres). Lionfish are not poisonous, but they do possess venemous spines. Sting symptoms CAN include those you listed but do not always. (Symptoms vary depending on the sting and the individual).

Thanks for helping to get the word out.

All the best,

Lad

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Mon, 06 Aug 2012 01:24:53 +0000

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Update: Short List Of Florida PSC Candidates Released « Florida Politic — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 22:07:01 +0000

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Update: Short List Of Florida PSC Candidates Released « Florida Politic — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 22:06:58 +0000

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Update: Short List Of Florida PSC Candidates Released « Florida Politic — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 22:06:56 +0000

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Comment on Update: Fight The Slime, Florida – Petitions Delivered, Will They Listen? by Ron Thuemler

Ron Thuemler — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:54:26 +0000

Seeing pics of the Santa Fe River green with bacteria and contaminants made me feel more than just sad and sick to my stomach…I believe “Mother Nature” is giving us perhaps a final wake-up call, and we had better listen and respond to it. We must protect our underground aquifer by halting the dumping of excess nitrates and other pollutants immediately. Our springs are telling us, loud and clear, that we are making the earth sick.
Water is not an option; it is, literally, our life-blood.
Ron Thuemler
Florida Master Naturalist