Lionfish: it's what's for dinner

[Len]

The federal government has thrown its weight behind plans to field a novel weapon – the American appetite – in a bid to halt the spread of the voracious and invasive lionfish.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38632799/ns ... vironment/

 

[leftovers]

mmmmmmmmmmmm

 

[Ben1]

Theres a big thread on scuba board about this too. Maybe its just me but I feel bad for these guys.

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/florid ... art-v.html

 

[Elliott]

I saw a documentary about this problem some time ago, it's a major issue, I would think cleaning a lion fish would be a bit tricky, but hey, maybe it will take off as a delicacy, sushi !

 

[leftovers]

Theres a big thread on scuba board about this too. Maybe its just me but I feel bad for these guys.

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/florid ... art-v.html

I feel sorry for them like I feel sorry for zebra muscles, fire ants and Africanized Honey Bees...death to many and to all if possible...

 

[Ben1]

I feel sorry for them like I feel sorry for zebra muscles, fire ants and Africanized Honey Bees...death to many and to all if possible...

Lol yeah I get that they are invasive in their non-native waters causing problems. But I also think they are cuter than zebra mussels, fire ants, and Africanized honey bees. :lol: I mean I am all for thowing a bunch of potassium in a lake to get rid of the zebra mussels they don't look so cute/cool.

 

[Anonymous]

Theres a big thread on scuba board about this too. Maybe its just me but I feel bad for these guys.

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/florid ... art-v.html

Yup, it's just you :lol:

I feel for all the fish the lionfish are removing from those reefs.

 

[Anonymous]

Here's a picture I took after a Lionfish tournament in the Bahamas in June. The largest ones were cleaned and eaten. Either snip spines off with scissors, or denature them with a torch. Skin is ripped off with pliers, as with other tough-skinned scaleless fish. They tasted disappointingly little like lion. More like grouper, the chicken of the sea.

 

[Microcosmos]

The article links to this: http://www.lionfishderby.com/. I think that's a great idea! Pass me some tortilla chips and lionfish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceviche! Mmmmmmm! Tasty and nutritious and I'm doing my part to keep U.S. reefs diverse!

 

[Microcosmos]

Wow JohnHenry that's a lot of lionfish! I bet they were good eatin'!

 

[Anonymous]

What I want to know is how JH knows what lion tastes like! :lol:

 

[Anonymous]

What I want to know is how JH knows what lion tastes like! :lol:

It's kind of a mix between bald eagle and florida panther.

Louey

 

[Anonymous]

Here's a picture I took after a Lionfish tournament in the Bahamas in June. The largest ones were cleaned and eaten. Either snip spines off with scissors, or denature them with a torch. Skin is ripped off with pliers, as with other tough-skinned scaleless fish. They tasted disappointingly little like lion. More like grouper, the chicken of the sea.

That's a lot of money on that table.