Lion Fish Reduction
Increasing seawater temperature with the effect of climate change makes the Mediterranean Basin more livable day by day for species belonging to different ecosystems such as the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. Transported by the Strait of Gibraltar, the Suez Canal and the ballast waters of ships, these new fish quickly adapt and multiply in our unfamiliar seas, while posing threats to native fish species and the small-scale fisheries economy. Lionfish, pintail coral, soldier fish, long-spined sea urchin are species that have begun to live and spread rapidly in our seas in the last few years.
It is not possible to prevent climate change, but it is possible to reduce its effects. For this, the Mediterranean Conservation Society has been working to monitor new fish species, also called invasive, since 2013 and applies the Sea Protection System in areas closed to fishing. As Six Senses Kaplankaya, we contribute to the Lion Fish project, which we started with our chefs at our resort, to include new edible fish species on the tables in order to minimize the effects of climate change.