b'What to do about the growing lionfish threatand it is still growingis the subject of a varied amount of bothspeculation and action. Knowledgeable marine authorities are still learning about how lionfish behave and how other species react to them. Theres also the issue of whether governments should take actionand if so, what they canactually do. Some governments have gotten involved, says Gittings. Florida is a good example. And Belize has worked effectively with NGOs to prepare and implement a comprehensive lionfish response plan. In some places, governments could help by incentivizing lionfish fishing and distribution, education of the public and visitors, monitoring and intervention(targeted culling, for example). And they could strengthen laws to reduce the removal of native fish and other stressors that are damaging reef ecosystems.Frank formed Lionfish University a decade ago along with her brother Courtney Platt and Hollywood screenwriter James V. Hart (best known for writing the 1992 big screen version of Bram Stokers Dracula) after noticing how lionfish were decimating the reefs in the Cayman Islands as they were diving and doing research for a potential film. The trio later created an extensive global system of volunteer field reporters (Muller is one of them) who share observa-tions and data. Along with regular updates on their website, the trio continue to work however and wherever they can towards creating more general awareness about lionfish. We just had an education-al booth at DEMA (the big scuba diving convention) in Orlando in November, says Frank. We also co-sponsored a lionfish derby and educational festival with The Elkhorn Marine Conservancy in An-tigua this past November that was a huge success. US$13,000 was given to cullers, chefs and students in an art competition and 863 Roger J. Muller, owner of Muller Insurance, screenwriter JV Hart & Stacy Frank, invasive lionfish were removed from the reefs of Antigua, saving co-founders of Lionfish University visiting Rogers office in Hoboken, NJ.6 millions of native reef fish.'