Costas Kadis warns of severe threats to marine biodiversity as fishermen like Photis Gaitanos adapt to an invasion of lionfish and toadfish in Cyprus. Following a decline in traditional catches due to climate change and the Suez Canal expansion, the EU is funding compensation schemes and culinary campaigns supported by tavern owners like Stephanos Mentonis.While the invasive species damage nets and decimate native stocks, new initiatives encourage local consumption of the fish to mitigate the economic strain on the fishing industry.