Implementing new and effective control strategies to reduce populations of invasive species is needed to offset their negative impacts worldwide. The spread of Indo-Pacific lionfish (Pterois sp.) through much of the western Atlantic has been one of the most publicized marine invasions globally, and is considered a major biodiversity threat whose longer-term impacts are still uncertain. Marine managers have explored several strategies to control lionfish, such as fishing tournaments (derbies) and commercial fisheries. Commercial fisheries for invasive species are controversial because they could create perverse incentives to maintain these populations, and they have never been demonstrated to successfully control target populations. We analyzed the development and impacts of an opportunistic fishing operation aimed at commercializing invasive lionfish in the Mexican Caribbean. We examined official lionfish landings and compared them to catches from lionfish derbies and lionfish densities from locations in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. We found that commercial fishers, particularly from one fishing cooperative on Cozumel Island, were effective at catching lionfish, with landings peaking at 20,000 individuals in 2014. This number is comparable to the number of lionfish caught in derbies across the entire Caribbean in the same year. Ecological survey data suggest a ~ 60% reduction in lionfish density on Cozumel reefs over two years (2013–2015), matching the peak landings in the lionfish fishing operation. However, the fishery’s apparent success as a control tool during the time window analyzed seemed to trigger its own demise: a decline in landings was followed by evaporating market interest and loss of economic viability. If fisheries are to be established and used as management strategies to control future invasions, managers must develop strategic collaboration plans with commercial fishing partners.

需要执行新的有效控制策略以减少入侵物种的数量，以抵消其在全球范围内的负面影响。印度太平洋Pacific鱼（翼龙）的传播）在整个西大西洋大部分地区一直是全球范围内最广为人知的海洋入侵之一，被认为是主要的生物多样性威胁，其长期影响尚不确定。海洋管理者已经探索了几种控制l鱼的策略，例如钓鱼比赛（德比）和商业性渔业。入侵物种的商业性渔业引起争议，因为它们可能产生有害的诱因来维持这些种群，而且从未证明它们能够成功地控制目标种群。我们分析了旨在将侵略性fish鱼商业化的机会主义捕捞作业在墨西哥加勒比海的发展及其影响。我们检查了official鱼的官方着陆情况，并将其与l金枪鱼的捕捞量和金塔纳罗奥州各州的l鱼密度进行了比较，墨西哥。我们发现，商业捕鱼者，尤其是来自科苏梅尔岛上一个捕鱼合作社的捕捞者，在捕捞ion鱼方面非常有效，2014年的登岸高峰达到20,000人。这一数字与同年在整个加勒比地区的德比犬中捕捞的ion鱼数量相当。 。生态调查数据表明，在两年内（2013-2015年），科苏梅尔礁石上的ion鱼密度降低了约60％，与l鱼捕捞作业的高峰登陆相吻合。然而，在所分析的时间范围内，渔业作为控制工具的明显成功似乎触发了其自身的灭亡：上岸量减少之后，市场利益蒸发，经济活力丧失。如果要建立渔业并将其用作控制未来入侵的管理策略，