The Invasive Species Diet: The Ethics of Eating Lionfish as a Wildlife Management Strategy
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Davis, Brittany
Noll, Samantha
Date Issued
November 19, 2020
Abstract
This paper explores the ethical dimensions of lionfish removal and provides an argument supporting hunting lionfish for consumption. Lionfish are an invasive species found around the world. Their presence has fueled management strategies that predominantly rely on promoting human predation and consumption. We apply rights-based ethics, utilitarian ethics, and ecocentric environmental ethics to the question of whether hunting and eating lionfish is ethical. After applying these perspectives, we argue that, from a utilitarian perspective, lionfish should be culled. Rights-based ethics, on the other hand, are not applicable in this case, while ecocentric environmental ethics would support lionfish removal.
Journal
Ethics, Policy, & Environment
Department
Environmental Science / Studies
Citation
Samantha Noll & Brittany Davis (2020) The Invasive Species Diet: The Ethics of Eating Lionfish as a Wildlife Management Strategy, Ethics, Policy & Environment, DOI: 10.1080/21550085.2020.1848189
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Routledge
Version of Article
Published article
DOI
10.1080/21550085.2020.1848189
ISSN
2155-0093
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© Routledge 2020. All Rights Reserved.
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