Fighting an Invasive Species By Adding It to the Menu

Lionfish—a black and orange tropical fish with spiky venomous fins—are generally native to the Indo-Pacific. Thanks in part to human involvement, though, a population along the southern U.S coast and into the Caribbean has exploded over the past decade. Without any natural predators in this new environment, the lionfish are free to consume everything from smaller fish to competing fish’s young, devastating native populations.

In the wake of this ecological crisis, Florida conservationists have begun promoting the invasive species to restaurants, showing that they’re safe to eat if their venomous spines are removed (carefully). The campaign has made lionfish a popular dish in Florida and New York, albeit an expensive one. But the process to catch the lionfish is an inefficient and costly one—divers must catch them by hand and only in small numbers. Without a better way to catch the lionfish, the market cannot hope to outpace the growth in population.

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Sound Cloud, 4 minutes

I don't care how exotic or how expensive or who eats lion fish, or who the chef is or how experimental or brave you think you are. I am not impressed.

Poison is poison. Bon Apetit at your own risk and with out me.

Or just bring in their natural predators.

I saw on TV were they were preparing it.
Supposed to be delish.