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Photis Gaitanos’ rough fingers adroitly untangle the venomous spikes of a lionfish from a net, throwing the exotic-looking creature into an ice-filled rubber bin along with other fis ...

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One that caught attention from many was a type of sea mollusk that washed ashore on South Padre Island in late May.