Reflection

When we think of ocean pollution, we think about oil spills, sewage, debris, but not invasive species. Invasive species are animals or plants that are carried by man to a place they should not be. They are a growing problem for the marine ecosystem, but are constantly ignored and unmentioned, and many of us may have added to the problem. One example of an invasive species is the lionfish. The lionfish, an aggressive fish that is natively found in the Indo-Pacific region, is now causing a huge problem by devouring all the prey fish in the Caribbean Sea and in the East Coast of the U.S. The lionfish in my drawing is depicted throwing up fish bones and other things like trash and mammal bones. The bones show how much fish are being eaten, and the size of the lionfish depicts how many of them are in the ocean. I also added a bit of trash to depict marine debris, and a few bones of bigger animals to exaggerate the scene. I hope that my drawing will inspire people to act on invasive species.