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Virgin Islands Lionfish Management Plan


Executive Summary
The executive summary provides a list of major findings, immediate action items, and priority strategies for the next 5 years, with the overall goal for management and control being: to prevent lionfish from negatively impacting local fisheries and marine ecosystems, and endangering public safety.  Also contained within the plan are specific actions for the upcoming year, a guide for addressing gaps and making advancements in lionfish control, a review of existing resources and potential funding sources, and an inventory of current activities taking place with contact information for each.

This plan is meant to be a living document with regular updates made to reflect current information and management strategies.  We invite the community to comment or make suggested changes to keep the document up to date.

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Virgin Islands National Park Lionfish Response Plan 
A Systematic Approach to Managing Impacts from the Lionfish, an Invasive Species, in Units of the National Park System 
Natural Resource Report NPS/NRSS/WRD/NRR—2012/497

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