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By DEREK GATOPOULOS and THANASSIS STAVRAKIS<\/strong><\/p>\n

ATHENS, Greece (AP) \u2014 Fishermen in Greece are getting cash payouts to catch toxic fish migrating north into the Mediterranean Sea due to climate change.<\/p>\n

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The silver-cheeked toadfish is a torpedo-shaped species with prominent, humanlike teeth. Its skin and organs contain a powerful neurotoxin that can cause heart failure in humans if consumed.<\/p>\n

Authorities say the fish have not been sighted in bathing areas at Greek island resorts. But in recent weeks, the fish have wreaked havoc for fishermen off the coast of Crete and several other Greek islands, chomping through nets.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s got to the point where we might go out fishing one day and then spend the next three days fixing our nets,\u201d Giorgos Kyriakakis, of a Cretan fishermen\u2019s association, told Greek public broadcaster ERT on Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey eat our catch and damage our nets \u2014 that\u2019s very costly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The fish are believed to have traveled up the Suez Canal and into the Mediterranean, attracted by warming waters. The invasion prompted Cyprus to launch a similar catch program earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Starting Friday, Greece\u2019s government is offering 5.33 euros per kilogram (about $2.75 per pound) for catches of the fish, which is normally found in tropical waters.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s the first time that such a measure has been taken in Greece,\u201d Agriculture Minister Margaritis Schinas, a former European Commission vice president, said ahead of the program\u2019s launch.<\/p>\n

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The fish \u2013 a member of the puffer fish family \u2013 will be frozen and incinerated at local government facilities, Schinas said. He added that the measure would likely be expanded from the currently affected islands to all Greek waters.<\/p>\n

Public concern has been stoked in Greece by online videos posted by Greek fishing crews, showing the fish sinking their teeth into soda cans or pieces of wood.<\/p>\n

The Greek Red Cross has issued a public health warning about the fish, outlining first-aid protocols for bleeding caused by potential bites and warning of the deadly neurotoxin in the fish\u2019s organs.<\/p>\n

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But authorities and businesses on the island of Crete cautioned against overreacting to the fish\u2019s offshore presence.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe presence of these fish in the Mediterranean has been known for years,\u201d a statement issued Friday by 16 medical and tourism associations on Crete said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is, however, no \u2018invisible\u2019 or imminent danger to bathers. Marine predators do not threaten the safety of visitors and residents,\u201d it said. \u201cExaggeration is often a feature of public debate.\u201d<\/p>\n

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