Lionfish explosion in the caribbean
- Thread starter Dre
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Mark Hixon a marine ecology expert at Origon State University compared the invasion on yahoo news to a plaque of locusts saying ''the invasion may well become the most desatating marine invasion in history and there is probably no way to stop the invasion completely''.The article also states the ''invasion'' started of the U.S coast years ago.
On the plus side though I heard Lionfish is actually quite good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR-0zXnYMuc
This video was pretty good too. They show how to prepare them better. Next time I go to the Caribbean I think I'm going spear fishing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6PegwkMXQc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR-0zXnYMuc
This video was pretty good too. They show how to prepare them better. Next time I go to the Caribbean I think I'm going spear fishing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6PegwkMXQc
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just be careful of the spines - they are related to stone fish and can give a very very nasty sting if you get jabbed with the spines. My cousin had one in the aquarium and accidently got pricked while moving some rocks and ended up in the hospital.
There are quite a few Lion fish here in Sydney harbour, but I guess that's where they're supposed to be.
There are quite a few Lion fish here in Sydney harbour, but I guess that's where they're supposed to be.
- Location
- Flushing NY 11355
Did anyone see how they apply heat to neutralize the vernom-just sun or burn it with something?
In Asia, many people cook Foxface or its relatives in congee after removing their fins and heads. It's one of my favorite too.
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tonyyammine
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- Staten island ny
so if there are so many of them why are they still so expensive to buy at a lfs?
How much $ do you think is expensive for a lionfish?I don't think the amount has anything to do with the prices it's more about location of collection and competion.Most of these reefs that are affected now are protected by the U.S and other caribbean countries so it's not that easy to collect what you want i think the prices may go up soon because the U.S. government might stop fish like the lionfish and other animals that can pose a threat to the ecosystem from coming into the country in the first place we have seen this happen before many times before with other species.
They used an acetylene torch in one of the videos I saw. Just burned the spines before cutting the spines at the base and gutting it. I've read the venom breaks down at 103F so you don't need to get it too hot to neutralize it. You could probably give them a good soak in a bucket of hot water.
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- Flushing NY 11355
OK, that's easy.
I vote for open license to catch them :tongue1:
Introduce human beings as the natural predator-we :chefico: can keep them in control by :eat:them !!!!
I think in the Caribbean it's unlimited catch and you can spear in scuba for them. Now that's serious business. :splitspin
Killerdrgn
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- Park Ridge, NJ
My students and I dove off Abaco (Marsh Harbor) and south. We saw Lions in most places. Snake Key had large numbers of them. I read in their paper that they have fishing contests and published some recipes LOL
They are bad news for the reefs for sure. Its open season on them but it has not made a ton of impact yet. Not sure how much it can do. If it were endangered they would be killed by the wind :splitspin
They are bad news for the reefs for sure. Its open season on them but it has not made a ton of impact yet. Not sure how much it can do. If it were endangered they would be killed by the wind :splitspin
What do you teach Dave ?Just curious...Here's another way that help keep the numbers down.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ThtA0vrzMk&feature=related
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